Halloween

Mothers are 11.3 percent less likely to give birth on Halloween than they are on the days before and after the holiday.

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Connecticut State Representative Tim Larson has proposed that the state change the date of Halloween so it always falls on a weekend.

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Etsy, in case you don't know, is basically the craft fair/flea market of the internet. Millions of people come together to sell the unique things they've handcrafted to those wishing to have something unique in their lives. And like most craft fair/flea markets, it's

IHOP invites kids 12 and under along with their families to enjoy a free Scary Face Buttermilk Pancake. I wish I was still under twelve so that I could enjoy one of these pancakes topped with whipped cream, Oreos, a cherry and candy corn on the side. Kids are encouraged to make the scariest face they can imagine before ea

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Every year, it hides in some dark, dank corner of even the most raucous Halloween party, waiting for some unknowing fool to stick their hand in its clutches of doom. It entices its prey with colorful designs and the promise of sweet joy, only to fill its victims with a familiar sense of bland, flavorless dread. T

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From dogs dressed as Darth Vader to Elvis kitties, we can’t stop stuffing our four-legged friends into Halloween attire each October. Dog and cat costume parades are more popular than ever, and everyone from major pet supply companies like Petco to mom-and-pop Etsy dealers mak

At this year’s New England Pumpkin Growers Weigh-Off in Rhode Island, a boulder-sized monster pumpkin weighing in at more than 1,600 pounds took the top prize. Gourd almighty!

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Hurricane Irene flooded dozens of pumpkin patches this year, leading to what many say will be an unprecedented shortage — and price increase — for those wanting to carve traditional Halloween Jack O’ Lanterns.

That said, even a hurricane won’t stop the super-creative types who work their magic to create stylish artwork on pumpkins every year.

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Kids always look forward to trick-or-treating on Halloween, but a new study from the Centers for Disease and Prevention may give some parents pause.

The CDC reports children are four times more likely to be hit by cars on October 31 than on any other day of the year — probably not terribly surprising, given the increase in the number of kids who are out and about on Halloween.

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To get you in the “spirit” of Halloween, ‘Good Morning America‘ offered a slideshow of thrill-seekers making a scream-filled trip through the Nightmares Fear Factory in Niagara Falls.

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