Halloween

Trick or treating is now innocent Halloween fun, but before kids went door to door, the holiday was all about mischief and mayhem.

Steve Clark, the world's fastest pumpkin carver, takes us through some of his more intricate carvings.

Vlad Dracula earned his nickname "The Impaler" for a gruesome sight he left at his abandoned palace.

In the 1850s, families began commissioning portraits of their deceased loved ones in a trend that came to be known as "memento mori" photography.

Halloween was originally called Samhain and marked the end of the harvest season for Celtic farmers.

Ghosts in white sheets have become a classic Halloween icon, but where did this costume actually begin?

Frankenstein author, Mary Shelley, is world renowned for her terrifying fiction, but few know that she had a dark secret of her own.

Vampire legends have permeated many cultures, but is there any truth to these blood-sucking, un-dead creatures?

You know to avoid black cats, but did you know not to cut your nails at night?