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

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

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

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