Happy Trick or Treat Tuesday! Traditions and customs may have changed over the years and across regions but Halloween has been a community celebration since Celtic times. Do you know the answers of these old Halloween trivia questions?
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What ancient Celtic festival from Ireland and Britain became the precursor to Halloween?
Before pumpkins, these vegetables were often used to make lanterns to ward off evil spirits on Halloween night.
What’s the name of the popular paper company that became famous for manufacturing Halloween decorations?
What were the first Halloween party books filled with party planning ideas, recipes, and decorations released in 1909 by this same company called?
What’s the name of the company thst made inexpensive plastic masks and vinyl smocks that became an iconic American symbol of Halloween?
Name one of the four major popular Halloween postcard artists whose scary works are now a collector’s dream (hint: if you click the link, you’ll find some names). 😊
Happy Trick or Treat Tuesday! Only a witch (or a really motivated person) can answer these witchy movie trivia questions correctly.
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What was the name of this 1922 silent Scandinavian film showing the evolution of witchcraft?
This role proved to be a cursed part for this actress when she and her stunt-double were badly injured in two different pyrotechnic fires while filming the Wizard of Oz.
Name the two actresses who attended Satan’s School for Girls before becoming “angels”.
In 1999, this witchy tale gave birth to a whole new sub-genre of horror films.
Robert Egger’s directorial debut about a puritan New England family plagued by witches was also the big screen debut of which actress?
Amy Madigan won an Oscar portraying this witch in Zach Creggar’s folk horror Weapons.
We celebrate all 31 days in October and before I share the Halloween schedule this year, I just wanted to say a few words.
Sharing our cultural traditions helps preserve them and embracing our communities makes us stronger and breaks down barriers between human beings. This is the time of year when people do the most for each other, and the Halloween season is all about community.
Spirit Halloween’s charitable org Spirit of the Children celebrates 20 years!
So, I want to encourage people to go out and get involved in community events. Go to an art show, holiday fair or school carnival, visit a haunted maze, go to the theater to watch a spooky play or movie, invite some neighbors over on Halloween night and pass out candy together. Start a new tradition.
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, CA just opened a new horror movie exhibition.
I’m also going to repeat something I said last year because I believe in it so much:
Don’t let anyone tell you how to do Halloween. Decorate or not. Wear a costume or not. We can be scary and sweet. We can be spooky and cute. Let the teenagers trick or treat. Kids collecting candy are too occupied to do anything else. I truly believe Halloween makes people happy. It’s about community. We need our communities more than ever. It’s the only thing that can save America now.
Be sure to check back every day this October for cool, fun, and inspirational Halloween, horror, and haiku.
HALLOWEEN SCHEDULE 2026
Monday Macabre
Every Monday, I’ll be posting a brand new Halloween Haiku.
Trick or Treat Tuesdays
Check in on Tuesdays for some trivia fun. I’ve got treats and I’ve got tricks!
Wicked Art Wednesdays
Every Wednesday, I’ll showcase the amazing and unique talents of Halloween artists from around the globe. Real art, not ai made.
TimelessThursdays
Every Thursday, let’s travel back in time and revisit the spookiest toys and games.
Friday Fright Nightcaps
Bubble bubble, drink away trouble. It’s the return of Friday Fright Nightcaps!
Sinister Saturdays
Decadent desserts from the darkside. I’m not much of a cook, so this could get truly evil.
Spooky Sundays
Spooky Sundays are for reading, relaxing, and recharging our brooms.
The Halloween Haiku Challenge returns for one day only this October. The contest starts midnight on October 30th through Halloween day and a winner will be chosen on November 1st.
More details to come, but for now, sharpen those pencils or pull up a blank page; I can’t wait to see those Halloween haiku!
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Have a Happy Halloween season, everyone! Be safe out there!🎃
Happy Summer Solstice! Werewolf summer returns and the beasts of washignton are on the prowl. They may very well be the scariest most evil monsters on the planet.
summer cherries old beasts sniffing around in search of victims
I cannot believe it’s been 8 years. I know, I haven’t been writing much in the last year. It’s been tough to find time, and honestly, to even feel creative some days, with so much negativity and uncertainty in the world. I hate what’s happening to our country and loathe the evil criminals in charge. Who needs scary movies when the real life horrors are neverending.
But, as I stated many times, this isn’t a political blog, it’s a Halloween blog, and a safe space for like-minded individuals. I just want to celebrate and share my love for Halloween, horror and all things spooky.
Save the earth! It’s the only planet with pumpkins!
My haiku comes straight out of my own little noggin. There’s no AI use here for my poetry or words. These poems, good and bad, are all mine and I’ve got receipts! I’m honestly a little scared about how AI might affect Halloween 2026. Sometimes it’s cool and sometimes it’s slop. At first, I gave it a chance, but I’m beginning to see the danger it poses, especially to the climate. So, I’ve decided to go AI free this Halloween season!
The one thing I’ve been slacking on this year is movie lists. If you’re looking for horror movie suggestions, I make lists that I’ve curated myself, meaning I spent hours watching and rewatching to see if I want to add said movie to my list. Last year was a banner year for horror and my own list of favorite horror movies has expanded. I’m gonna put a new spooky list up soon so check back!
Gladys from Zach Cregger’s Weapons played by Oscar winner Amy Madigan
I want to thank you for stopping by my little blog and giving your attention, time and energy. I hope you enjoyed reading my haiku and my old blog posts, some of which still hold up, like the one below:
April is the halfway point to Halloween! It’s also Earth Month. The easiest way to celebrate both is too plant new pumpkins for the upcoming Halloween season!
blue skies and white clouds planting jack o lanterns from seed to smile
March has been a little rough, but I have a new haiku to share, celebrating both St. Patrick’s Day and the recent horror show that is the United States. Not everything that glitters is gold.
beware the trickster whose only concern is gold death is imminent
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