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Encyclopedia > Halloween (disambiguation)

Halloween is a tradition celebrated on the night of October 31, also known as Hallowe'en, All-hallow-even, All Hallows' Eve, Hallow Eve, and All Saints' Eve. Halloween, or Halloween, is a tradition celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting sweets, fruit, and other gifts, called most commonly trick-or-treating. ...


Halloween may also refer to:


In film:

In music: Michael Myers peers over the stairs from the original Halloween film The Halloween films are a financially successful series of horror films. ... Halloween (also known as John Carpenters Halloween) is a 1978 American independent horror film set in the fictional Midwest town of Haddonfield, Illinois on Halloween. ... Halloween II (also known as Halloween II: The Horror Continues and Halloween II: The Nightmare Isnt Over!) is a 1981 horror film set in the fictional Midwest town of Haddonfield, Illinois, on Halloween night, 1978. ... Halloween III: Season of the Witch is a horror film released in 1982. ... Halloween is a remake of the 1978 film of the same name. ... Halloween is a 1979 novelization by Curtis Richards of the horror film Halloween (1978). ... Halloween is a video game for the Atari 2600, released in October of 1983. ... The Halloween series has had several tie-in comic books published. ...

In television: Halloween is a live album by Frank Zappa, released in DVD-Audio CD format by Vaulternative Records in 2003. ... Halloween is a song by Dave Matthews Band from the 1998 album Before These Crowded Streets. ... Halloween (B-side Saturday Night Holocaust) is a seventh and final single by the Dead Kennedys. ... Halloween was Lupen Crooks debut single, released on Tap n Tin Records in October 2005. ... Halloween is a single released by The Misfits. ... Halloween is a single by the heavy metal band King Diamond. ... Released by Japan in 1979, this album was a huge departure for the band, musically. ... After the electronic bent of their last album, Siouxsie & the Banshees returned to a more guitar-based sound for their fourth album Juju. ... Flower/Halloween is a single by the alternative rock band Sonic Youth released in 1985. ... Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles is a compilation album by the grunge band Mudhoney. ... Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1 is the second release from the German power metal/heavy metal band Helloween. ... Revolutions Per Minute is the debut album from Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players band member, Jason Trachtenburg. ... The Young Werewolves is the debut album from the band of the same name. ... Several Arrows Later is the sixth album from Matt Pond PA, released in 2005. ... Helloween is a German power/speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. ...

In other uses: Halloween is episode 6 of season 2 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... Halloween is the fifth episode of the second season of the television series The Office (U.S. version). ... Future Halloween is episode #1. ... Halloween is an episode from That 70s Show. ... Plot Spoiler warning: Sam is scared while trick-or-treating when a man scares him. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
CalendarHome.com - Halloween - Calendar Encyclopedia (3547 words)
Halloween is an observance celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting sweets or money.
Halloween's theme is spooky or scary things particularly involving death, magic, or mythical monsters.
Observance of Halloween faded in the South of England from the 17th century onwards, being replaced by the commemoration of the Gunpowder Plot on November 5.
Halloween - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4442 words)
Halloween is not celebrated much in Australia as it is in the U.S., and although slowly increasing in popularity, very few Australian children would actually go "trick or treating".
Television specials with a Halloween theme, usually aimed at children, are commonly aired on or before the holiday while new horror films are often released theatrically before the holiday to take advantage of the atmosphere.
Observance of Halloween traditions faded in the South of England from the 17th century onwards, being replaced by the commemoration of the Gunpowder Plot on November 5.
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