Halloween

National

Los Angeles County Issues Guidance Discouraging Trick Or Treating This Halloween

9:16pm September 09, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

As fall approaches and the pandemic continues, health officials in California's most populous county are prohibiting many of the usual Halloween gatherings and recommending against trick or treating.

Arts
Economy

NC Film Industry Bouncing Back With Grant Incentives

4:50pm February 04, 2020

by Eddie Garcia

The film industry is picking up in North Carolina as the state's film grant program is seeing returns on the investment.

A police officer stares down a man and child wearing masks in the Lan Kwai Fong area of central Hong Kong.

World News

On Halloween, Police Fire Tear Gas At Costumed Hong Kong Protesters

1:38pm October 31, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

Police fired tear gas and closed off sections of central Hong Kong and Kowloon, as protesters defied the city's mask ban with costumes depicting Guy Fawkes, the Joker and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

A young girl paints a pumpkin teal to signify that a place is safe for children with food allergies to go trick-or-treating.

Teal Pumpkins Make Halloween Less Tricky For Kids With Food Allergies

7:00am October 29, 2019

by Tove Danovich

In addition to handing out candy, places that display teal pumpkins also give out non-food items such as glow sticks or stickers. The movement took off quickly on social media and continues to grow.

Native American protesters stand outside the Phoenix office of Yandy.com, a retailer of "sexy Native American" costumes on Oct. 24, 2018. For some ethnic and racial groups, Halloween has long been haunted by costumes that perpetuate stereotypes and instan

National

Cultural Appropriation, A Perennial Issue On Halloween

5:00am October 29, 2019

by Leila Fadel

Halloween is filled with tricks and treats, but it's also filled with landmines of cultural appropriation and racist tropes. When does holiday fun turn into an offense for someone else?

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A skull door knocker and cobweb decorations on the day before Halloween in Philadelphia.

Arts

The Code Switch Guide To Halloween

4:59pm October 28, 2019

by Angela Vang

Halloween each year brings a cauldron of unpleasantness for people of color — and a surge of questions to our inbox. To get through it all, we put together the official Code Switch Guide to Halloween.

'Night Of The Living Dead' Gets New Score From Greensboro's Modern Robot

9:00am October 23, 2018

by Eddie Garcia

There's a chill in the air with Halloween just around the corner.

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A fallen leaf reflects in a puddle in a park.

For Many Native Americans, Fall Is The Least Wonderful Time Of The Year

12:24pm November 23, 2017

by Savannah Maher

"Fall is the annual middle finger this country gives Native Americans," says one member of the Oglala Lakota nation.

Donald Trump holds up a mask of himself during a rally in Florida in November 2016.

Political Costumes This Halloween Rank Right Behind Slasher Villains, Wonder Woman

1:55pm October 31, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

More people say they will wear a political costume this Halloween in a year after an election than ever before. Hillary Clinton, for one, says she might go as "the president."

NPR intern Kevin Garcia endures the sour taste of Warheads hard candy. Why are we tempted by candy that pretends to be made of hazardous chemicals, that threatens to nuke our taste buds, or that dares us to be disgusted?

Science
Arts

Toxic. Sour. Atomic. Why We Love To Hate Gross Candy

8:01pm October 30, 2017

by Nadia Berenstein

Candy is supposed to be sweet and delicious. So why are we tempted by candy that pretends to be made of hazardous chemicals, that threatens to nuke our tastebuds, or that dares us to be disgusted?