THE HALLOWEEN LIBRARY
17 original features covering nostalgic Halloween television, cozy movie nights, parties, DIY, games and the haunted corners of the web.
A History of Halloween: From Samhain to Trick-or-Treating
Trace Halloween from Gaelic seasonal festivals and All Hallows’ Eve through the American candy aisle, costumes, neighborhood parties, and television specials.
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Halloween Movies That Actually Feel Like Halloween (Without Being Too Scary)
Want pumpkins, costumes and trick-or-treating rather than slashers? Here are Halloween movies and specials that capture the holiday itself.
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12 Nostalgic Halloween Cartoons and TV Specials Worth Bringing Back
Rebuild the perfect retro Halloween TV lineup with Rugrats, Hey Arnold!, Scary Godmother, Garfield and more classic spooky specials.
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How to Recreate a 1990s Halloween TV Night at Home
A cozy guide to the ultimate retro Halloween night: vintage commercials, CRT television ambience, cartoons, old-school snacks and a homemade TV schedule.
READ THE STORY ↗DIY Vintage Halloween Decorations That Look Like the 1990s, Not a Big-Box Store
Make charming old-school Halloween decorations with paper bats, handmade window cutouts, warm lights and affordable thrift finds.
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How to Celebrate Halloween as an Adult Without Kids or a Big Party
Twelve cozy, creative Halloween traditions for adults, couples, introverts and anyone whose neighborhood gets few trick-or-treaters.
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Halloween Party Games for Adults That Don't Feel Awkward
Easy Halloween party games guests can join, skip or play while mingling—without complicated rules, forced performances or drinking games.
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10 Last-Minute Halloween Costumes You Can Make From Your Closet
Ten easy thrifted and no-sew Halloween costume ideas, with shopping lists, recognizable details and a plan for getting dressed in under an hour.
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How Much Halloween Candy Should You Buy? A Simple Trick-or-Treat Calculator
Estimate Halloween candy for 25, 50, 100 or 200 trick-or-treaters, set a budget and plan non-food treats without overbuying.
READ THE STORY ↗How to Keep a Carved Pumpkin Fresh Until Halloween
Learn when to carve a jack-o'-lantern, how temperature and moisture affect rot, and which pumpkin-preservation tricks are actually worth trying.
READ THE STORY ↗Free Halloween Browser Games for a Cozy or Creepy October Night
Play verified free Halloween browser games, from ghostly pixel-art adventures and witchy visual novels to genuinely unsettling point-and-click horror.
READ THE STORY ↗Halloween anime episodes worth watching
From schoolroom scare contests to witch-filled Digimon mysteries, a selective guide to anime that actually celebrates the holiday.
READ THE STORY ↗Halloween on Nickelodeon: five episodes to revisit
Candy, aliens, Flying Dutchmen and the weirdness of the late 1990s, with a guide to finding the actual episodes.
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The Cartoon Network Halloween shelf
A tour of the Eds, the Ghostbusters, Billy & Mandy, and the tradition of October animated specials.
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Revisiting the seasonal television films and one-off animated specials that made October feel like an event.
READ THE STORY ↗How to find free Halloween browser games that still run
A tested-first approach to old and new online Halloween games, without dead Flash players or misleading links.
READ THE STORY ↗The lost Halloween internet
When Halloween portals looked like homemade haunted houses: buttons, webrings, animated GIFs and the joy of wandering.
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