Evangelist John Ramirez spent much of his early life with strong ties to the devil--he drank animal blood, conducted sacrifices, was baptized with the devil and got married in a demonic wedding on ...

Halloween weekend is always one of the most fun-filled times of the year, and I am counting down the seconds until I can enjoy the very best part: dressing up. Although, I could do without the costs.

If you’re like the majority of Americans, you don’t have a special term for the night before Halloween, and it may not even have occurred to you that anyone does. But for a substantial minority of ...

As the leaves turn and nights grow longer, millions will embrace the spirit of Halloween, a holiday that captivates the imagination with its distinctive blend of fear, fantasy and festivity. It offers ...

In early thirteenth-century Belgium a young woman named Christina (who would later have “Mirabilis” or “The Astonishing” affixed to her name) died, apparently, after suffering a seizure. But during ...

Dear Carolyn: I trick-or-treated every year and look forward to handing out candy to little neighbor kids. My husband embraced Halloween like no other because his mother forbade him and his siblings ...

Rhianna Malas is a creative writer and essayist currently living in Melbourne, Australia. An RMIT alum, she has self produced a comic zine, and has written short stories and creative non-fiction ...