31 Days of Halloween | Day 8: The Jersey Devil

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31 Days of Halloween | Day 11: The Woman Who Tamed Halloween

In 1899, Halloween was so destructive in parts of America that grown men sat outside their homes with shotguns, waiting for the pranksters to arrive.People stole gates, overturned outhouses, tore up sidewalks, and sometimes set property on fire.Halloween wasn't the family-friendl ...  Show more

31 Days of Halloween | Day 10: American Werewolves in America

On Halloween night in 1991, eighteen-year-old Doris Gipson was driving along a rural road outside Elkhorn, Wisconsin, when she struck something with her car.She stopped to investigate.There was nothing in the road.Then she saw something running toward her on two legs.Within month ...  Show more

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