Halloween - History, Facts, Origins, Myths and Traditions

From the soulless Jewish monster created from soil to the cannibal ghouls of Native American cultures, here are several spooky ghost traditions from around the world.

It's that time of year again, when people are racking their brains for a great Halloween costume idea. At LiveScience, we've collected some of our favorite science-themed costumes.

Americans cannot get enough vampires, according to a nationally representative survey on beloved movie monsters conducted even before "Twilight" revived the bloodsucking trend.

Special effects made by Andrew Clement's Creative Character Engineering include Freddy Krueger's make-up and an array of gruesome corpses.

Carving vegetables into scary faces then lighting them is an odd kind of custom that just must have interesting roots.

Werewolves, zombies, ghosts and the rest didn't just appear out of thin air...

A NASA worker has a long-standing tradition of carving "space-o'-lanterns."

Prejudice against black kitties may go beyond the superstition that they're bad luck, a new study suggests

Bat bombs, zombie dogs and mind control: here are some of the most frightening experiments of all time

Urban legends and tall tales about a spooky holiday.

A rundown of some of October's spooky space happenings, just in time for Halloween.

Here are five surprising hazards to keep an eye out for this Halloween.

Smooth, orange pumpkins? So old-school. Check out these genetically modified jack-o-lanterns with warts and odd skin tones to boot.

The origin of Halloween is a far cry from modern tradition's vampires, trick-or-treating and candy corn.