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Children trick or treat and wear Halloween costumes for a full week during Day of the Dead season in Mexico. FG Trade Latin/Collection E+ via Getty Images

Day of the Dead is taking on Halloween traditions, but the sacred holiday is far more than a ‘Mexican Halloween’

Halloween’s influence is transforming popular festivities around Día de los Muertos and its ceremonial customs in rural and urban areas of Mexico in some fascinating ways.
Investigative seances held by Canadian physician Thomas Glendenning Hamilton and his wife, Lillian Hamilton, attracted a visit from British author Arthur Conan Doyle. (University of Manitoba Archives and Special Collections)

‘The Undead Archive’ exhibit: Contemporary artists respond to 1920s photos of mediums manifesting spirits

An art exhibit, ‘The Undead Archive: 100 Years of Photographing Ghosts,’ sees contemporary artists contextualize uncanny photographs taken between the World Wars in Winnipeg.
A participant of the ‘Stokerland’ event in Dublin, in front of St Patrick’s Cathedral, goes the extra mile, with an ornate costume and even stilts. Luisa Golz

Gothic getaways: the rise and evolution of ‘dark tourism’ festivals

A recent addition to the “spooky” calendar of events are Gothic festivals, inspired by Gothic literature classics such as “Dracula”.
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The book that haunts me – seven experts on the scariest thing they’ve ever read

From haunted houses to villainous vampires, these are the spooky reads our experts just can’t forget.
More than 8 million pumpkins are thrown away over Halloween each year. Evgeny Atamanenko/Shutterstock

Five tips for a sustainable Halloween

Halloween is a sustainability nightmare – but it doesn’t have to be.

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