All over my neighborhood, there are ghosts, skeletons, tombstones and jack-o-lanterns. Some displays are cartoonish, others are gory, but they all have a common theme. They are poking fun at death.

Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Getty Images Plus. If this happens a lot and it really bothers you, you have two good options: Get better candy (ask around; it won’t be hard to find out what ...

My inbox is cluttered with Halloween nutrition advice. I say cluttered because most of it feels a lot like junk mail: The advice is slick. Smooth. Deceptively simple. It's tempting. In short, the ...

Halloween is a festive holiday for most, but it can also be dangerous if you aren’t careful. Each year, about 3,200 people go to the emergency room on Halloween for injuries. So how can you stay safe?

And suddenly, it’s Halloween. Suddenly, the season of swelled line-ups of local bands going all method-actor with their music, disguised in hair styles and ...

What kid doesn't love Halloween? You get to become your favorite character, plus you get a bag full of candy! But as you get older, Halloween loses some of its magic. Trick-or-treating and consuming ...