Halloween

Hand-carved pumpkins are displayed at Van Cortlandt Manor on Oct. 8, 2022, in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.

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Venture into the 'Fresh Air' crypt for a Halloween horror fest

3:13pm November 03, 2022

by Terry Gross

Ever wonder what keeps Stephen King up at night, or which movie scenes make Jordan Peele jump? For Halloween this year, Fresh Air rebroadcasting archival interviews with masters of the horror genre.

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From October to December, Pumpkins For Pigs connects community members across the country with local farms, so their leftover pumpkins can be used for animal feed.

Ready to toss out your pumpkins? Here's how to keep them out of the landfill

1:24pm November 03, 2022

by Halisia Hubbard

The U.S. produces billions of pumpkins each year, most of which end up in the trash when Halloween ends. From composting them to putting them out for wildlife to eat, here are some recycling ideas.

Mourners in the Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul pay tribute Monday to the victims of a deadly crowd crush that took place during Halloween celebrations Saturday night.

World News

After Seoul's Halloween tragedy, South Koreans are searching for answers

5:53pm October 31, 2022

by Se Eun Gong

As the police launch an investigation, the country is mourning the victims of Saturday night's deadly stampede in Itaewon. Eyewitnesses are lamenting the lack of crowd control measures.

Experts say misinformation about candy laced with drugs happens every Halloween.

Unfounded fears about rainbow fentanyl become the latest Halloween boogeyman

10:26am October 31, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

Experts say misinformation about candy laced with drugs happens every Halloween. But public alarm from a DEA warning about bright-colored fentanyl pills remains.

A woman places a bouquet of flowers to pay tribute for victims near the scene of the deadly crowd crush tragedy in Seoul, South Korea.

Survivors recount chaotic scene in Seoul during tragic Halloween stampede

4:04pm October 30, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

South Korean officials say at least 26 foreign nationals were among the more than 150 people killed in the incident in Seoul's Itaewon district. Many were young adults celebrating Halloween.

Books

13 books full of thrills and chills for Halloween

5:40pm October 28, 2022

by Pilar Galvan

Halloween is a time of mystery and mischief. Here are some hair-raising novels that will keep you on your toes, ranging from thrillers and murder mysteries to horror stories both supernatural and not.

A woman visits a cemetery as part of the 'Day of the Dead' celebration on November 2, 2020 in Valle de Chalco, Mexico.

Arts

How Halloween is celebrated around the world

4:38pm October 28, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

Here's a look at how the time around Halloween is celebrated in seven countries outside of the United States.

Halloween revelers dressed in costumes march in New York City's 48th annual Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, in New York.

National

These are the Halloween costumes you may see a lot, based on people's Google searches

4:34am October 27, 2022

by Ayana Archie

This year, the search engine Google composed a map of its most popular spooky searches. The results, broken down by geography, may be surprising.

Travis Gienger, right, from Anoka, Minn., watches as his winning pumpkin is lifted and weighed Monday at the 49th World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

National

What's next for the world-champ pumpkin? A parade, pics and a record-setting makeover

2:17pm October 11, 2022

by Ashley Ahn

Travis Gienger plans to turn his 2,560-pound gourd into a record-setting jack-o'-lantern. If you want your own shot at a great pumpkin, he'll be selling its seeds.

Bobby Huber and his sister, Fritzi Huber at a StoryCorps interview in Wilmington, N.C., in September.

National

For their first Halloween, their parents dressed up as the whole neighborhood

8:31am October 29, 2021

Every day is like Halloween when you're the children of costumed circus performers. Siblings Fritzi and Bobby Huber recount the time that their parents made their first Halloween extraordinary.