Category Archives: Halloween

Denver Haunts: KathE Walker, the 13th Door, and More

August 26th, 2008 | Posted in Halloween, haunted attraction industry, haunted houses

The haunt industry is now in full swing as preparations are made for the 2008 Halloween season. One of the contacts I have been fortunate to make in the haunt industry is KathE Walker, who made time in her increasingly busy schedule in haunted houses and convention planning to discuss her work. TheoFantastique: KathE, thanks […]

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Jack Santino: Halloween, Folklore, and Death Festivals

October 25th, 2007 | Posted in Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos, festivals, Halloween, Jack Santino, liminality

Dr. Jack Santino is a professor in the Department of Popular Culture at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH. His academic work has included an analysis of the cultural meaning of holidays and festivals. Among his many publications is the book Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life (Knoxville: University of Tennessee, […]

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Vintage Halloween Memorabilia Collection: Mark Ledenbach Interview

August 23rd, 2007 | Posted in Halloween

July 25, 2012 Update: Mark Ledenbach and his collection of Halloween memorabilia are featured as part of Lesley Pratt Bannatayne’s book Halloween Nation: Behind the Scenes of America’s Fright Night (Pelican, 2011). As should be evident from my discussions on this blog, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Some of my hobbies relate to […]

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Halloween in April: Rocky Point Haunted House Finale

April 15th, 2007 | Posted in Halloween, haunted houses, Rocky Point

Growing up in northern California I had a difficult time finding events and attractions associated with the Halloween holiday. Things were especially difficult in my home town of Stockton, but they got a little better when I moved to the Sacramento area as I entered military service and was stationed at Mather Air Force Base. […]

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Disney’s Contributions to America’s Halloween Mythology

February 20th, 2007 | Posted in Disney, Halloween, Tim Burton

Last year I had an opportunity to do some research in preparation for a series of presentations at Cornerstone Festival in the Imaginarium venue looking at a historical and cross-cultural perspective on the development of Halloween. Some of the materials that I interacted with noted a variety of influences in current America’s celebration of this […]

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