1Ann Landers
Ann Landers is responsible for the urban legend of people putting razor blades in children's Halloween candy.
2Ghostwatch tv show
On Halloween 1992, the UK show 'Ghostwatch' purported to show a real haunting which was spreading around the country. Banned for a decade and never re-aired, it was blamed for several traumas, including a suicide.
3Samhainophobia
Samhainophobia is the medical term for the irrational fear of Halloween. The root word is expressive of the ancient Celts who held a ceremony called Samhain in order to honor the harvest cycle.
4Des Moines and St. Louis
Only in Des Moines and St. Louis, local Halloween tradition calls for children not to say "trick or treat," but to tell a joke in order to earn candy. This stems from a Depression-era attempt to curb hooliganism.
5Land of Oz theme park
The abandoned Land of Oz theme park in North Carolina, deserted for decades, reopens just once a year for two days leading up to Halloween.
6Pet costumes
Americans spend nearly $400 million on Halloween pet costumes each year.
7Harry Houdini
Magician Harry Houdini died on Halloween on October 31, 1926.
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8Pork pastries
The Witchcraft Act 1735 banned pork pastries such as sausage rolls in Britain on Halloween. The law wasn't repealed until the 1950s.
9Forest
On Halloween in Poland, believers are encouraged to walk through forests whilst praying out loud so that the souls of the dead might find comfort.
10Birth rates
Significantly fewer birth rates happen on Halloween as compared to a week before and after, and the opposite is true for Valentine's day.