In 1968, the face of Frankenstein’s monster came to life with a glint in its gaping hollow eyes, as a 5-year-old Howard Harris peered through the eye sockets of the flimsy plastic mask. It was ...

Halloween in the ’60s meant plenty of feel-good creativity. Costumes ranged from homemade ghosts and clowns to pop culture icons inspired by TV and comic books. Kids roamed the streets with ...

Halloween is taken from the ancient Celtic festival called Samhain. It marked the end of harvest time as well as the start of winter. By lore, it was said that on the night of Samhain, the line ...

A diverse batch of costumed children spooked the Southwest Missouri State College campus on October 1960, a few days before Halloween. The children were participants in the traditional Goblin Parade, ...