However, the essays in this volume also suggest that there is something ironic and unsettling about the immense popularity of a holiday whose main images are of death, evil, and the grotesque.

A wide-ranging, illustrated look at the history of Halloween illuminates the holiday from ancient Celtic ritual to billion-dollar industry. 32 halftones & line illustrations.

John Ankerberg, John Weldon, and Dillon Burroughs team up to revise and update The Facts on Halloween, a significant book from the popular Facts On Series (more than 1.9 million copies of books from this series sold).

Considering the holiday in the context of its worldwide popularity for the first time, this book will be a treat for any Halloween lover.

Explains the origins of and relates stories associated with familiar Halloween symbols.

In some mysterious way, the spirits feel your every thought and hear your every word on this mystical, magical night. The Power of Halloween draws on author Diana Millay's heritage: witches and witchcraft.

When you first enter The Halloween Store, things seem normal.

Presents information about Halloween including its origins and how it's celebrated in various parts of the world.

It will take the help of some resourceful children to make things right and save the day. With exuberant text from David Martin and bold art from Lori Richmond, Skelly’s Halloween is sure to delight trick-or-treaters of all ages.

Children eagerly look forward to trick-or-treating dressed up as ballerinas, cowboys, and dragons, but preparing for Halloween by making decorations and costumes can be part of the fun too.