Despite the pandemic, statistics show that Americans spent a record $10 billion during the 2021 Halloween season, an increase of more than $2 billion dollars over the previous year. Also notably ...

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As autumn proves and Robert Frost reminds us, “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” In October, daylight wanes, fields empty and much of the Northern Hemisphere turns itself towards full blown memento mori. All of ...

Much like Frankenstein’s monster, traditions are also alive, which means they can change over time or get reinvented. Built from a hodgepodge of diverse parts, Halloween is one such tradition that has ...

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