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Halloween.
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The holiday
of mischief and mayhem.
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A night to stock up on candy
and become anyone
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or anything you want to be.
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This was the best night
of my life.
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But this holiday was born
out of darkness.
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At Halloween, the spirit world
is reaching closer to us.
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A time to celebrate the dead.
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Halloween is the night
where the dead can freely
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interact with the living.
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Halloween unleashes
our deepest fears.
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When are you more alive
than when you're afraid?
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But beware the dark side...
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Fires broke out across the city
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on the night before Halloween.
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I had nothing to do
with my son's death.
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...Because this is the
true story of Halloween.
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Halloween is a
multi-billion-dollar industry
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of candy,
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costumes,
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and trick-or-treating,
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the second most popular holiday
in america after christmas.
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But to the countless
who celebrate around the world,
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it's much more than sweets
and dressing up.
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Trick or treat!
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It is a holiday
steeped in nostalgia.
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When we were younger, you know,
you didn't go on the streets
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until it turned dark.
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And it became a search
for candy,
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and it was just phenomenal.
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I think there's
something about fall.
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The leaves start changing.
It gets dark earlier.
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The air starts
to get kind of crisp.
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It takes us back
to our childhood,
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and we feel
a little more vulnerable.
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And we have this interest
in ghosts and spooky things.
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Halloween is a time where
the mystical and the strange
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can sort of enter your life
a little bit
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and you can start thinking about
the weirder things of the world.
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Who doesn't like Halloween?
Everybody loves Halloween.
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You get to dress up,
be whoever you want to,
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and then get free candy?
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Sign me up every day
of the year.
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But its playful
appearance belies another truth.
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The holiday started
as something much darker.
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What we now call Halloween
was created in the shadows
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of a mystical time 2,000
years ago in ancient ireland.
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Every year, ethereal
creatures of the night
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became frighteningly real
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during the celtic festival
of the samhain.
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Samhain meant "summer's end,"
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and that's exactly what it was.
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It was the time of year
when celtic tribes
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would bring their herds back
from pasture for wintering.
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It was on the edge of going
into the dark, dangerous season.
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Cold, scarcity of food.
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Anything could happen
in the winter.
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And so you gathered together
one last time.
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This time was the beginning
of the dark half of the year,
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a time of danger
when evil was present.
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The dark half is when the dead
are particularly powerful,
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and so oíche samhain,
or Halloween,
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is the night where
the dead can freely interact
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with the realm of the living.
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During the samhain,
the celtic druids
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dressed in gruesome costumes
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and gathered around
massive bonfires,
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where they offered sacrifices
to appease the haunting spirits.
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Samhain was also
a time for them when
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the barriers between worlds
were at their thinnest,
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and they thought that things
could cross over
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from the other world.
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It was also believed
that you could access
information
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from the spirit world.
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They would try to see visions
of what might happen,
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and that was critical
to the safety of the tribe.
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They needed to know
what's ahead.
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These customs
endured for generations,
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until the medieval
catholic church
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wanted to christianize
samhain rituals.
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The idea that
you can speak to the dead
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and they can help you and you
can get insight into the future
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doesn't really line up
with christianity's teachings
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about how the souls of the dead
are supposed to work.
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Church leaders
tried to blend samhain
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with all hallow's day,
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a christian festival
honoring saints,
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by moving it to November 1st,
the day after samhain.
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A new holiday was born...
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All hallow's eve.
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In time, all hallow's eve
becomes hallowe'en.
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Today, samhain traditions
have been revived.
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Festivals and bonfires pay
tribute to the celtic rituals
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that gave birth to Halloween.
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Revelers in edinburgh, scotland,
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hold a spectacular
fire festival parade every year.
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Ghoulish costumed dancers
evoke a battle
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between summer and winter,
the light and the dark.
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These modern celebrations
channel the same
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fear of the unknown
as our ancestors.
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Halloween still has
a connection to the spirit world
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because for the past
2,000 years,
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we've been thinking about
the dead at this time of year.
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There's a sense that
the other world is present
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and things are not all normal,
and basically it's a warning...
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"stay close."
"don't go into the dark.
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Gather around, build a fire,
tell a few stories,
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and let's hunker down
for the winter.
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Be careful."
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Like the ancient celts,
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many still believe the veil
between the living and the dead
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is thin on Halloween.
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I think the veil is
a bit thinner that night.
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And I've investigated
on Halloween.
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I've held seances
in haunted places to see
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if we could communicate with
the dead a little bit easier.
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And I've had
crazy things happen.
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A lot of people who may
not give it a lot of thought
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tend to think about ghosts
and spirits more at Halloween
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because that's kind of
what Halloween is all about.
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When people discuss
how the veil thins
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right around Halloween,
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there are so many more people
keyed in to life, death,
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and the afterlife in October
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that we seem to be opening
that portal.
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We seem to be
thinning that veil.
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These thoughts
of the supernatural
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fuel the imagination.
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I grew up in
muscle shoals, alabama,
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and like six houses down,
there was this lady,
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and she used to decorate
the inside of her house
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really creepy and very witchy.
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But I thought she was witch,
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and she would let you
come in the house
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and stand in this big entryway
and this old staircase.
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And then she would leave up
the stairs to get the candy
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and leave you alone to, like,
think about what's happening.
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So as a kid, it is so exciting
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because you're like,
"do I leave? Do I run?"
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I have never forgotten her.
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People like that make
Halloween spectacular.
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Halloween is
the one time of year
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we confront the darkness,
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and not just earthly danger.
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Many parents are growing
more concerned
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about the treats their children
might be getting this Halloween.
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The night before
Halloween used to be a time
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for harmless pranks.
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The people that are scared
of it, it's like,
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"well, yeah,
you should be scared."
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that's part of the point
of Halloween.
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This shared fear of
a deeper supernatural evil
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is the heart of almost
every Halloween tradition.
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This is the day
when you get to be scared.
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You get to worry about ghosts
or witches or see the future,
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all of the marvelous,
spooky sort of stuff
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that we don't get to do in our
everyday, ordinary lives.
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This is the time that everybody
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can all be a part of one thing,
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and that's being a part
of this fun of Halloween
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and enjoying the scares
because, really,
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when are you more alive
than when you're afraid?
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We've created an
amazing array of traditions
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to ward off the darkness.
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For almost all of them,
we wear costumes, but why?
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Coming up, the terrifying truth
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of why we turn ourselves
into monsters at Halloween.
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Evil is
all around us at Halloween.
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What better way to face
our fears than to blend in
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and become something
monstrous ourselves?
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Halloween is the one day
of the year
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we can reach deep inside
and transform
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into something
totally different.
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Demons,
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superheroes,
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cartoons,
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or monsters.
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I'm a big fan of
"the phantom of the opera."
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my dad got me
the old 1920s silent film,
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and I'm obsessed with that film.
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It's my favorite film.
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I just love that look
of the phantom of the opera...
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The mask, mysterious,
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you know, the hat,
the cape, everything.
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I was that for maybe four
or five years straight.
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And I was just walking around,
creeping people out.
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It was fun. It's Halloween.
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What's behind our
desire to become someone else,
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even something horrifying,
on Halloween?
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The truth may frighten you.
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It was commonly believed
that ghoulish spirits
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roamed the earth
on all hallow's eve.
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Costuming may have started
when people went door to door
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disguised as these evil beings
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to receive offerings
on their behalf.
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People also wore disguises
as protection.
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It was believed that you
dress up on these nights
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to create this affront
to the dark side
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so that they would
stay away from you.
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As the centuries passed,
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the old folk beliefs
in the spirit world faded.
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But the costumes remained and
combined with other traditions.
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Masking was
part of disguised begging
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back in europe.
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The idea was to disguise
yourself so nobody knew
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who you were when you came out
and banged on someone's door.
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And so these people
would come, very often dressed
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in traditional costumes
that they would make...
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Spooky costumes
representing the other world
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or, somewhat, the monstrous
or what have you.
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When modern Halloween
traditions began to emerge,
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this desire
to disguise ourselves
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as something strange,
powerful, and evil was familiar.
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Halloween was
really just the beginning
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of the social season,
where people put on fancy dress
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and went out to balls
and masquerades and clubs.
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Masks were a big part of that,
and the mystery of "who am I"
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was a big part of that.
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The earliest masks
would have been handmade.
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They would have been made
out of cotton or muslin
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and shaped like a face or a
devil or a witch or something.
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Of course, the classic
costume of just cutting
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some holes in a sheet,
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putting it over your head,
and you're a ghost.
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To our eyes,
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these early Halloween costumes
are the stuff of nightmares.
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As Halloween grew in popularity,
though, the handmade,
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nightmarish costumes of the past
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gave way to
off-the-shelf merchandise.
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There was money to be made,
and yet people still wanted
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to channel the dark side
with their costume.
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But once people figured out
that there was a market in this,
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some of these paper companies
started establishing
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what american Halloween costumes
should look like.
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The first store-bought costumes
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drew inspiration from the world
of spirits and monsters,
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evil witches and ghosts,
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anything that was taboo
in normal society.
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Halloween is always
a little bit edgy.
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And some of its core costumes
are people on the edge.
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At one point in our culture,
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it might have been
what we call hobos or tramps
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or gypsies, pirates, outlaws.
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The whole idea of being
outside of our everyday life
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is great as far
as Halloween costumes go,
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and it's something
that you can see through time.
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In the 1940s and '50s,
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fairy-tale characters
and cowboys became popular,
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but once television truly
conquers america in the 1960s,
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pop culture takes over.
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By the 1970s and '80s
and beyond,
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it's rare to see a costume
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that doesn't reference a movie
or a television show.
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What's hot in this year's
Halloween costumes?
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Those california raisins
have commercial fame.
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Also, spuds mackenzie.
Reagans are still popular.
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So are jim
and tammy faye bakker,
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hulk hogan, george bush,
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and the usual assortment
of scary monsters.
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I just remember growing up
always being fascinated
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with comic books
and superheroes,
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so dressing up like spider-man
and these different things.
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Do kids still get
dressed up for Halloween?
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Yeah. It's fun.
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Most no longer fear evil spirits
in the dark around Halloween,
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but the desire to disguise
ourselves remains.
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I was a very morbid child,
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so I always did something
really spooky,
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like I was a kindergartner
dressed up as a zombie
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with, like,
blood coming out of my mouth.
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I think I really liked painting
my face and having blood.
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Like, there had to be blood.
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Being a vampire was
the coolest thing
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because I could, like,
paint my face all white
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and, like, try to scare people.
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I was a vampire
for many, many years.
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I'm a devil.
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Want to go to hell?
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'80s zombie.
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Robin hood, man. I take from
the rich and I give to the poor.
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From witches, devils, and demons
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to psychotic killers
from horror movies,
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Halloween lets us
explore the dark side.
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Halloween gives us all
that moment to step away
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from who we are and be a little
bit of what we wish we were
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or want to be
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for that one brief moment
in time, and then next year,
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you could be somebody totally
new and reinvent yourself.
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Every year, Halloween
costumes give us the opportunity
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to be anyone or anything.
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And sweet treats wait
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for some who venture out
on all hallow's eve.
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But this delicious tradition,
like most things Halloween,
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did not start
with wholesome intentions.
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It was born of desperation
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to escape Halloween's
own special brand of hell.
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October brings cool air,
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changing leaves,
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and childhood memories
of all things Halloween.
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For kids all over the country,
Halloween is all about candy.
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As a kid,
it's like your one time
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to just do whatever you want.
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You get to be silly.
You get to be loud.
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You get to run around
the neighborhood
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asking people for candy.
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Trick-or-treating
is a wholesome tradition.
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But it came about to solve
a very troublesome problem.
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In the 1930s, when modern
trick-or-treating appeared,
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adults faced some serious
threats to public order.
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Roaming bands of rambunctious
youths raised hell on Halloween.
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There was a lot of mischief
associated with Halloween.
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This was not new.
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There was mischief associated
with this time of year
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in the old countries
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and certainly in this country
well before the 20th century.
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Under the cover of darkness
of the fall, things happened,
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and when you have this holiday
where the spirits are out,
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many more things happened.
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Young kids would pull tricks
at this time.
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The mischief got to be known
more as vandalism
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as the decades wore on.
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The pranks were crazy.
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I have a postcard from
a small...
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I think it's iowa...
Town in 1910.
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It's the morning
after Halloween,
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and the entire front main street
is covered with things
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that these kids have moved...
Carriages, bathtubs, outhouses,
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and the kids are all sitting
on top of this stuff.
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During the great depression,
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the cauldron of mischief takes a
dark and sometimes deadly turn.
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While many cities considered
outlawing Halloween,
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some residents tried to save the
holiday with a clever ploy...
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Bribing the tricksters
with treats.
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They drew inspiration from
earlier religious traditions,
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especially the practice
of souling.
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Souling was an
interesting tradition
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that actually is connected
to all souls' day.
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Part of the belief
with all souls' day
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was that your loved ones
may be trapped in purgatory
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and were unable to move on,
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and so you would offer prayers
to your loved ones
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to help them move on
up to heaven.
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And souling became a thing
where beggars and kids
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would go from house to house.
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And they would say, "if you
give me a cake or a treat,
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I will offer up a prayer
for your loved one."
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The small, round cakes
given out came to be known
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as soul cakes.
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With souling as a model,
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treats are given out
at Halloween costume parties
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in hopes of curbing kids'
urge to cause mayhem.
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The idea of buying
the kids off was brilliant.
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It worked.
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Kids came to depend
much more, of course,
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on the parties and the costuming
and the candies
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than they did on the pranking
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Every kind of organization
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threw a Halloween party for kids
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and tried to curtail what was
going on outside in the dark.
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While parties curb
some of the mischief,
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kids continue sneaking
door to door in the dark,
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threatening to play tricks.
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This was actually what
eventually evolved into
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trick or treat, because the
parties and all of those tactics
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didn't entirely work.
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There was still
a little bit of mischief,
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and it was when the homeowner
took up the effort
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that it actually
did start to work.
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Since kids are out,
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since they're ringing
your doorbell,
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since they're banging
on your door anyway,
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have something for them.
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As america eases out
of the great depression,
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the custom of handing out
goodies gains
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widespread acceptance.
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In the 1940s and '50s,
trick-or-treating takes off
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and becomes a
coast-to-coast tradition.
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Neither rain or snow
will keep kids from their candy.
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I grew up
in colorado, in denver,
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and it could get quite cold,
so Halloween could get spoiled
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relatively easily
with a snowfall or two.
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But it doesn't matter.
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We'd still trudge out there
in the middle of winter
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and go door to door, trying to
get as much candy as we could.
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I think I remember one year
I dressed up as huck finn.
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I was like, "I'm gonna go
barefoot like huck finn."
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and my mom was like,
"what the hell are you doing?"
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I went around like a few blocks.
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I think I almost got frostbite.
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They almost had
to saw off a few toes.
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But hey, I was committed
to my outfit.
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As the popularity
of trick-or-treating soared
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in the middle
of the 20th century,
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candy companies got onboard.
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The candy companies
also realized
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that there was
a tremendous market here,
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that they could have
candy marketed
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specifically for
trick-or-treat sweets.
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And so candy companies
started making spooky candies
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and candy specifically
for this holiday.
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00:23:11,591 --> 00:23:14,336
This sort of Halloween candy
helped establish
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00:23:14,360 --> 00:23:17,306
trick-or-treating as a
child-friendly activity
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for children.
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It's kids! Hundreds of them!
What do we do?
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Give them tootsie rolls.
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00:23:25,605 --> 00:23:27,516
But there's so many
kids out there.
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00:23:27,540 --> 00:23:28,884
And there are so many
tootsie rolls
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00:23:28,908 --> 00:23:30,486
in this Halloween package.
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All of a sudden, we've got kids,
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we've got suburbs,
we've got candy manufacturers,
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00:23:37,750 --> 00:23:39,495
and we've got
a good reason for them
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to be going house to house,
and that's where Halloween is
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trick or treat, really,
coast to coast.
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With a little help
from candy companies,
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00:23:49,595 --> 00:23:54,343
Halloween made trick-or-treating
a fall fixture.
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00:23:54,367 --> 00:23:56,712
Our parents were like,
"okay, peace out.
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00:23:56,736 --> 00:23:57,813
You're gonna go
trick-or-treating
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00:23:57,837 --> 00:23:58,947
all by yourself."
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00:23:58,971 --> 00:24:00,416
and it was just this
fun, wild night
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00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:02,317
where we got to be out
after dark
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00:24:02,341 --> 00:24:04,920
and go trick-or-treating,
and you feel very free,
422
00:24:04,944 --> 00:24:07,890
but it's also a little spooky.
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00:24:07,914 --> 00:24:09,558
Halloween was great
because it was a time
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00:24:09,582 --> 00:24:12,094
that I had mapped out...
Grabbed my pillowcase,
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00:24:12,118 --> 00:24:13,762
grabbed my costume,
grabbed my buddies,
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00:24:13,786 --> 00:24:16,298
and we went to
the furthest edges of town
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00:24:16,322 --> 00:24:18,300
so we could work our way
from the far end of town
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00:24:18,324 --> 00:24:19,935
all the way back home.
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00:24:19,959 --> 00:24:22,337
And of course,
the secret was always carrying
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00:24:22,361 --> 00:24:25,040
a second pillowcase
in the back holster,
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00:24:25,064 --> 00:24:27,609
just in case
you filled up the first one.
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Today, over 40 million
kids take part,
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00:24:33,506 --> 00:24:36,418
and parents often join the fun.
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00:24:36,442 --> 00:24:39,588
The idea was to get as
much candy as humanly possible.
435
00:24:39,612 --> 00:24:41,824
So we all had pillowcases.
436
00:24:41,848 --> 00:24:44,893
I take my kids out now,
I don't see any pillowcases.
437
00:24:44,917 --> 00:24:47,062
I just see the
little plastic pumpkins.
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00:24:47,086 --> 00:24:51,033
I'm like, "you can't get
too much candy in there."
439
00:24:51,057 --> 00:24:52,968
When it comes to
trick-or-treating,
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00:24:52,992 --> 00:24:55,537
every kid develops a sixth sense
441
00:24:55,561 --> 00:24:59,007
for where to find
the best candy.
442
00:24:59,031 --> 00:25:01,810
Kind of got to plan
your route. It's strategic.
443
00:25:01,834 --> 00:25:04,813
And so I did that.
I knew the good houses.
444
00:25:04,837 --> 00:25:08,150
I'd skip the bad houses.
445
00:25:08,174 --> 00:25:10,319
One of my fondest memories
from Halloween
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00:25:10,343 --> 00:25:11,854
was our next-door neighbor.
447
00:25:11,878 --> 00:25:14,490
He was a professional
football player.
448
00:25:14,514 --> 00:25:17,659
He gave us, like,
king-sized candies.
449
00:25:17,683 --> 00:25:21,230
And I would not...
I would never miss his house.
450
00:25:21,254 --> 00:25:22,698
You know, I was raised
by a single mother.
451
00:25:22,722 --> 00:25:24,333
So my mom was smart.
452
00:25:24,357 --> 00:25:26,768
She would take us to rich
neighborhoods, you know?
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00:25:26,792 --> 00:25:28,737
Our neighborhood got me
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00:25:28,761 --> 00:25:30,606
a little couple snickers bars
here and there...
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00:25:30,630 --> 00:25:31,740
The fun size.
456
00:25:31,764 --> 00:25:33,275
They didn't give you
the large ones,
457
00:25:33,299 --> 00:25:34,877
until you go
to the nice neighborhoods.
458
00:25:34,901 --> 00:25:36,278
Then they give you
the full candy.
459
00:25:36,302 --> 00:25:37,880
And that's what we used to do.
460
00:25:42,041 --> 00:25:43,652
At the end of the evening,
461
00:25:43,676 --> 00:25:46,455
Halloween turns
into a high-stakes game
462
00:25:46,479 --> 00:25:48,991
as the candy trading begins.
463
00:25:49,015 --> 00:25:50,292
You dump your bag on the ground
464
00:25:50,316 --> 00:25:52,194
and you start sorting it all
because you got to go,
465
00:25:52,218 --> 00:25:53,595
"all right.
How many kit kats do I have?
466
00:25:53,619 --> 00:25:55,197
How many snickers do I have?
467
00:25:55,221 --> 00:25:57,933
All right. I got 10 snickers,
only five kit kats.
468
00:25:57,957 --> 00:26:01,069
Let's trade a couple of snickers
and get some more kit kats."
469
00:26:01,093 --> 00:26:02,604
"oh, you want a snickers?"
470
00:26:02,628 --> 00:26:05,941
"no, I'll take your m&m's,
and you can have this."
471
00:26:05,965 --> 00:26:07,943
clearly, reese's
peanut butter cups
472
00:26:07,967 --> 00:26:10,612
were the hottest commodity.
473
00:26:10,636 --> 00:26:12,548
You start eating
and you don't even care
474
00:26:12,572 --> 00:26:15,651
about a stomachache at all
'cause you're just chowing down.
475
00:26:15,675 --> 00:26:18,887
And then all of a sudden,
you hit this super high,
476
00:26:18,911 --> 00:26:21,123
and then you just crash.
477
00:26:21,147 --> 00:26:22,824
You want to stay up all night,
478
00:26:22,848 --> 00:26:25,861
but it's really hard to when you
just downed a ton of candy bars.
479
00:26:33,092 --> 00:26:35,404
But millions of kids
taking to the streets,
480
00:26:35,428 --> 00:26:40,842
knocking on strangers' doors
revealed unexpected dangers.
481
00:26:40,866 --> 00:26:42,945
In the 1970s,
482
00:26:42,969 --> 00:26:46,070
Halloween faced
its greatest crisis.
483
00:26:48,074 --> 00:26:51,486
Next up, a shocking murder
triggers waves of panic
484
00:26:51,510 --> 00:26:53,021
through the american public...
485
00:26:53,045 --> 00:26:57,593
I had absolutely nothing to do
with my son's death.
486
00:26:57,617 --> 00:27:01,830
...Threatening to end
Halloween celebrations for good.
487
00:27:12,665 --> 00:27:16,044
There's one magical,
haunted evening each year,
488
00:27:16,068 --> 00:27:18,280
when all the scary creatures
come out to prowl
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00:27:18,304 --> 00:27:20,515
through every neighborhood.
490
00:27:20,539 --> 00:27:22,684
Halloween has a reputation
491
00:27:22,708 --> 00:27:25,954
as a carefree night
for children of all ages.
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00:27:25,978 --> 00:27:28,190
Trick or treat!
493
00:27:28,214 --> 00:27:31,293
But in the 1970s and '80s,
494
00:27:31,317 --> 00:27:33,328
the holiday faced crisis
495
00:27:33,352 --> 00:27:37,599
when a series of sensational
media stories caused mass panic.
496
00:27:42,828 --> 00:27:44,473
All during
the Halloween weekend,
497
00:27:44,497 --> 00:27:47,142
police across the state received
reports of candy
498
00:27:47,166 --> 00:27:49,277
containing dangerous objects.
499
00:27:49,301 --> 00:27:53,515
Candy given out by
strangers was no longer safe.
500
00:27:53,539 --> 00:27:58,186
It could contain poison,
razor blades, needles,
501
00:27:58,210 --> 00:28:00,656
even broken glass.
502
00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:02,391
Many parents are growing
more concerned
503
00:28:02,415 --> 00:28:05,227
about the treats their children
might be getting this Halloween.
504
00:28:05,251 --> 00:28:07,029
Police in new york
are warning people
505
00:28:07,053 --> 00:28:10,499
buying Halloween treats to check
their purchases carefully.
506
00:28:10,523 --> 00:28:12,968
Straight pins were found
in candy from four
507
00:28:12,992 --> 00:28:15,237
long island stores.
508
00:28:15,261 --> 00:28:18,607
I remember getting home
from trick-or-treating
509
00:28:18,631 --> 00:28:23,345
on Halloween, and my mother,
based on the news reports
510
00:28:23,369 --> 00:28:25,714
that someone's putting
razor blades in the candy,
511
00:28:25,738 --> 00:28:30,185
started to take a snickers bar
and start cutting it in slices.
512
00:28:30,209 --> 00:28:32,120
There might be things
in the candy.
513
00:28:32,144 --> 00:28:34,990
So break open candy bars
before you eat them.
514
00:28:35,014 --> 00:28:37,125
I think it was my dad,
was like, "what are you doing?
515
00:28:37,149 --> 00:28:38,293
They're fine."
516
00:28:38,317 --> 00:28:39,695
but I think these reports
517
00:28:39,719 --> 00:28:41,797
were coming out
that this really happened.
518
00:28:45,925 --> 00:28:49,838
The panic started
with a real case,
519
00:28:49,862 --> 00:28:54,309
a shocking story the media
dubbed "the candy man murder."
520
00:28:54,333 --> 00:28:56,278
in 1974,
521
00:28:56,302 --> 00:29:00,348
8-year-old timothy o'bryan
of pasadena, texas,
522
00:29:00,372 --> 00:29:04,019
died of poisoning
on Halloween night.
523
00:29:04,043 --> 00:29:06,955
Even more horrific,
the boy's father,
524
00:29:06,979 --> 00:29:12,828
ronald o'bryan, was arrested
and put on trial for the crime.
525
00:29:12,852 --> 00:29:15,430
Most of today's testimony
came from jimmy bates,
526
00:29:15,454 --> 00:29:17,766
a close friend
of the o'bryan family.
527
00:29:17,790 --> 00:29:19,334
Bates said o'bryan went
to one house
528
00:29:19,358 --> 00:29:20,736
where no one appeared
to be home,
529
00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:22,304
and after the children
had scampered ahead
530
00:29:22,328 --> 00:29:23,739
to the next house,
531
00:29:23,763 --> 00:29:27,175
o'bryan came off the front porch
carrying the pixy stix.
532
00:29:27,199 --> 00:29:29,678
Later that night,
timothy o'bryan died from eating
533
00:29:29,702 --> 00:29:32,114
a poisoned pixy stix.
534
00:29:32,138 --> 00:29:35,283
Ronald o'bryan was
convicted of killing his son
535
00:29:35,307 --> 00:29:37,385
and sentenced to death.
536
00:29:37,409 --> 00:29:40,989
The state of texas executed
him by lethal injection,
537
00:29:41,013 --> 00:29:45,761
setting off another wave of
publicity surrounding the case.
538
00:29:45,785 --> 00:29:48,497
It became a very famous case.
539
00:29:48,521 --> 00:29:51,433
And after that, people were
in an absolute panic,
540
00:29:51,457 --> 00:29:53,935
thinking that there were
anonymous psychos out there
541
00:29:53,959 --> 00:29:57,172
tampering with their
children's treats.
542
00:29:57,196 --> 00:30:00,442
The paranoia only
accelerates in 1982
543
00:30:00,466 --> 00:30:02,778
when a series of murders
in chicago, illinois,
544
00:30:02,802 --> 00:30:05,080
make national news.
545
00:30:05,104 --> 00:30:07,449
Tylenol capsules were
removed from the market
546
00:30:07,473 --> 00:30:10,452
after seven deaths were reported
in the chicago area.
547
00:30:10,476 --> 00:30:11,920
In 1982,
548
00:30:11,944 --> 00:30:15,657
a number of tylenol bottles
were tampered with in chicago,
549
00:30:15,681 --> 00:30:17,526
and people died.
550
00:30:17,550 --> 00:30:22,597
They did not find who did it
by the time Halloween happened.
551
00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:24,933
And as a result, there was
a culture of fear
552
00:30:24,957 --> 00:30:26,501
around Halloween.
553
00:30:26,525 --> 00:30:29,538
Towns and cities
stopped allowing
554
00:30:29,562 --> 00:30:32,007
people to trick or treat
that year.
555
00:30:32,031 --> 00:30:34,409
Halloween is on Sunday,
and there's a spreading fear
556
00:30:34,433 --> 00:30:36,278
that this year
the real Halloween scare
557
00:30:36,302 --> 00:30:39,181
will be many more cases
of contaminated treats.
558
00:30:39,205 --> 00:30:41,616
Halloween candy sales
at this minneapolis supermarket
559
00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:43,151
are down 10 to 15 percent.
560
00:30:43,175 --> 00:30:45,187
A lot of people
say they won't give out
561
00:30:45,211 --> 00:30:46,588
candy treats on Halloween.
562
00:30:46,612 --> 00:30:48,757
It's too dangerous
and they're too scared.
563
00:30:48,781 --> 00:30:51,893
I think it's a very
sad situation.
564
00:30:51,917 --> 00:30:54,796
With concerns
about copycat crimes,
565
00:30:54,820 --> 00:30:57,666
the tainted candy- and
product-tampering scare
566
00:30:57,690 --> 00:31:00,735
threatens to end
trick-or-treating forever.
567
00:31:00,759 --> 00:31:03,638
Officials all over
the country are emphasizing,
568
00:31:03,662 --> 00:31:06,074
when in doubt, throw it out.
569
00:31:06,098 --> 00:31:07,676
I remember seeing it on the news
570
00:31:07,700 --> 00:31:09,444
where we all had to be careful
571
00:31:09,468 --> 00:31:11,613
because there are people putting
razor blades in the candy.
572
00:31:11,637 --> 00:31:14,516
So I remember having to
dump out all of my candy.
573
00:31:14,540 --> 00:31:17,485
My mom had to check
all of my candy.
574
00:31:17,509 --> 00:31:20,388
It was a really
scary time for us.
575
00:31:20,412 --> 00:31:24,025
In reality,
what we had were isolated cases
576
00:31:24,049 --> 00:31:26,061
that were far from anonymous.
577
00:31:26,085 --> 00:31:28,463
We knew exactly who had done
these things and why,
578
00:31:28,487 --> 00:31:33,168
but it caught on
in people's minds.
579
00:31:33,192 --> 00:31:36,805
The razor-blade thing didn't
alter my view of Halloween,
580
00:31:36,829 --> 00:31:39,674
but I just remember
it being something
581
00:31:39,698 --> 00:31:45,914
that we all had to be careful of
because it was happening.
582
00:31:45,938 --> 00:31:48,383
In time, the panic dissipates,
583
00:31:48,407 --> 00:31:51,319
and Halloween
survives the ordeal,
584
00:31:51,343 --> 00:31:56,691
but the mass hysteria leaves an
indelible mark on our culture.
585
00:31:56,715 --> 00:32:00,695
Urban legends of tainted treats
still sweep through communities
586
00:32:00,719 --> 00:32:07,002
along with growing alarm
over stranger danger.
587
00:32:07,026 --> 00:32:10,505
Some parents never shake
the feeling that a real monster
588
00:32:10,529 --> 00:32:13,541
could be lurking in the shadows
on Halloween.
589
00:32:13,565 --> 00:32:15,043
There would also be stories
590
00:32:15,067 --> 00:32:17,612
where crimes were happening
in the area,
591
00:32:17,636 --> 00:32:19,481
and it was tied
to closer to Halloween.
592
00:32:19,505 --> 00:32:22,651
They told you to be more careful
and to keep your kids closer
593
00:32:22,675 --> 00:32:26,288
because, you know,
something bad could happen.
594
00:32:26,312 --> 00:32:27,822
We have that phrase...
595
00:32:27,846 --> 00:32:29,758
"never take candy
from strangers."
596
00:32:29,782 --> 00:32:32,994
okay, so around comes Halloween,
and what do we tell kids?
597
00:32:33,018 --> 00:32:35,230
"oh, go take candy
from strangers."
598
00:32:35,254 --> 00:32:36,631
trick or treat.
599
00:32:36,655 --> 00:32:37,966
Trick or treat.
600
00:32:42,094 --> 00:32:44,839
The real-world fears
of psychotic killers
601
00:32:44,863 --> 00:32:49,511
stalking kids on Halloween
had another effect.
602
00:32:54,340 --> 00:32:58,453
"night of the living dead."
603
00:32:58,477 --> 00:33:01,222
In the late '70s
and into the '80s,
604
00:33:01,246 --> 00:33:04,025
a bloody wave
of terrifying films built
605
00:33:04,049 --> 00:33:08,363
on old Halloween obsessions
took the country by storm.
606
00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:17,138
I've been obsessed
with horror movies
607
00:33:17,162 --> 00:33:19,841
my entire life, and Halloween
just fits into that.
608
00:33:19,865 --> 00:33:21,943
You know, I remember
going trick-or-treating
609
00:33:21,967 --> 00:33:25,547
and then going back to the house
and watching, you know,
610
00:33:25,571 --> 00:33:27,649
"c.H.U.D." and all of these
different movies
611
00:33:27,673 --> 00:33:29,284
while I'm sifting
through my candies.
612
00:33:29,308 --> 00:33:31,820
And I still continue
that tradition.
613
00:33:31,844 --> 00:33:34,322
It's just the best thing ever.
It really is.
614
00:33:36,415 --> 00:33:42,130
In 1978, Halloween and
hollywood cement a lifelong bond
615
00:33:42,154 --> 00:33:45,433
after the release
of a low-budget thriller
616
00:33:45,457 --> 00:33:48,336
cleverly named
after the holiday.
617
00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:51,539
"Halloween" by john carpenter
618
00:33:51,563 --> 00:33:54,275
was originally called
"the babysitter murders."
619
00:33:54,299 --> 00:33:56,711
fortunately, one of the
producers of the film
620
00:33:56,735 --> 00:33:58,213
was smart enough to go,
"you know,
621
00:33:58,237 --> 00:34:00,248
we could tie this
to that holiday
622
00:34:00,272 --> 00:34:02,684
and I'll bet it would be
more successful"
623
00:34:02,708 --> 00:34:05,387
and was completely right.
624
00:34:05,411 --> 00:34:09,724
That, of course, is the movie
that not only kind of
625
00:34:09,748 --> 00:34:12,861
associated Halloween
and horror movies forever,
626
00:34:12,885 --> 00:34:16,386
but also turned Halloween
really scary.
627
00:34:18,690 --> 00:34:21,069
I think any movie
that's scary around Halloween,
628
00:34:21,093 --> 00:34:23,138
it works for me.
629
00:34:23,162 --> 00:34:25,607
The movie "Halloween"
is amazing,
630
00:34:25,631 --> 00:34:27,776
but I like the '80s movies
around Halloween...
631
00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:30,178
"nightmare on elm street,"
"pet sematary."
632
00:34:30,202 --> 00:34:33,515
they're more like campy and fun.
633
00:34:33,539 --> 00:34:36,684
I'm a "Friday the 13th"
girl, though.
634
00:34:36,708 --> 00:34:38,787
Part 1 is the best one.
635
00:34:42,014 --> 00:34:44,259
Once I got old enough to
maybe watch real scary movies,
636
00:34:44,283 --> 00:34:46,227
I started watching the classics
637
00:34:46,251 --> 00:34:48,496
like all the slasher movies,
everything.
638
00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:50,565
That's where I was exposed
to horror movie,
639
00:34:50,589 --> 00:34:52,200
and that's where I found
my love for horror.
640
00:34:52,224 --> 00:34:55,804
And I still am obsessed
with horror.
641
00:34:55,828 --> 00:34:57,572
"nightmare on elm street."
642
00:34:57,596 --> 00:35:00,875
that was the first movie
that actually terrified me.
643
00:35:00,899 --> 00:35:04,112
And so every Halloween, I like
to try to watch that movie
644
00:35:04,136 --> 00:35:06,548
just to get back into
the spirit of being scared
645
00:35:06,572 --> 00:35:09,417
and remember my childhood
a little bit.
646
00:35:11,443 --> 00:35:14,989
Fans of horror
became fans of Halloween.
647
00:35:15,013 --> 00:35:18,293
Adults found their way
into celebrating Halloween,
648
00:35:18,317 --> 00:35:21,029
and older teenagers found
their way back into Halloween.
649
00:35:21,053 --> 00:35:22,397
So it actually increased
650
00:35:22,421 --> 00:35:25,467
the celebration
of Halloween in america.
651
00:35:25,491 --> 00:35:28,636
But it also changed
the look of Halloween
652
00:35:28,660 --> 00:35:32,173
to become much more
visually dangerous.
653
00:35:32,197 --> 00:35:35,310
A new generation of
Halloween costumes are inspired
654
00:35:35,334 --> 00:35:38,580
by violent slasher films.
655
00:35:38,604 --> 00:35:41,449
For me, it was always
special make-up effects.
656
00:35:41,473 --> 00:35:42,917
Ever since I can remember,
you know,
657
00:35:42,941 --> 00:35:45,587
having the eyes
dripping out of my head.
658
00:35:45,611 --> 00:35:46,921
I couldn't wait
to get everything
659
00:35:46,945 --> 00:35:50,113
and, you know, really
make myself up every year.
660
00:35:52,451 --> 00:35:55,964
Horror films revel
in the mayhem of Halloween,
661
00:35:55,988 --> 00:35:58,500
but it's all for show.
662
00:35:58,524 --> 00:36:02,704
What happens when the chaos
turns frighteningly real?
663
00:36:02,728 --> 00:36:04,873
It was devil's night
last night in detroit,
664
00:36:04,897 --> 00:36:06,574
the night before Halloween
665
00:36:06,598 --> 00:36:09,444
Could lawless Halloween revelers
666
00:36:09,468 --> 00:36:13,915
plunge a major american city
into anarchy?
667
00:36:29,488 --> 00:36:33,168
Halloween cooks up
delicious frights every year,
668
00:36:33,192 --> 00:36:35,436
and while trick-or-treating
was meant to contain
669
00:36:35,460 --> 00:36:37,705
kids' destructive impulses,
670
00:36:37,729 --> 00:36:41,543
the mischievous spirit
never went away entirely.
671
00:36:51,476 --> 00:36:53,188
What we do is we'd go to tping,
672
00:36:53,212 --> 00:36:56,024
which is when you grab
just, like, a toilet-paper roll
673
00:36:56,048 --> 00:36:58,459
and you unravel it a little bit,
that's the pro technique,
674
00:36:58,483 --> 00:37:01,329
and then you just huck it as
high as you can up in the trees.
675
00:37:01,353 --> 00:37:02,964
And the higher it is,
the better it is
676
00:37:02,988 --> 00:37:04,832
'cause it's harder to get out.
677
00:37:04,856 --> 00:37:06,901
And you don't tp, like,
random people's houses.
678
00:37:06,925 --> 00:37:09,704
You go to your friend's house
and, like, tp them
679
00:37:09,728 --> 00:37:11,472
and then you tell them
about it 'cause it's funny.
680
00:37:11,496 --> 00:37:13,074
But like, you never went
to, like,
681
00:37:13,098 --> 00:37:17,979
try to make it, like, malicious
or try to be mean to someone.
682
00:37:18,003 --> 00:37:20,237
We decided to egg our school.
683
00:37:22,140 --> 00:37:25,220
And we ended up egging the
windows of our own classroom,
684
00:37:25,244 --> 00:37:27,355
and we just thought
it was kind of funny.
685
00:37:27,379 --> 00:37:29,457
And I remember going into school
that next morning
686
00:37:29,481 --> 00:37:31,859
and the windows
were just covered so much
687
00:37:31,883 --> 00:37:33,995
that you couldn't see out.
688
00:37:34,019 --> 00:37:35,697
I mean, the teacher
knew it was us
689
00:37:35,721 --> 00:37:38,199
'cause we were just laughing.
690
00:37:38,223 --> 00:37:41,102
It didn't last long, to figure
out who were the culprits.
691
00:37:47,699 --> 00:37:50,044
Rowdy kids have a reputation
692
00:37:50,068 --> 00:37:53,081
for wild behavior on Halloween,
693
00:37:53,105 --> 00:37:55,383
but they're not the only ones
that pull pranks
694
00:37:55,407 --> 00:37:58,386
and scare the living daylights
out of strangers.
695
00:38:02,247 --> 00:38:03,858
It's funny, like,
most of my halloweens
696
00:38:03,882 --> 00:38:05,426
are spent scaring people,
697
00:38:05,450 --> 00:38:08,296
I guess, now that
I'm thinking about it.
698
00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:13,134
My dad is a prank guy, and he
taught me young to do pranks.
699
00:38:13,158 --> 00:38:14,569
The front of our house...
700
00:38:14,593 --> 00:38:16,204
We had a scarecrow
there all year round,
701
00:38:16,228 --> 00:38:17,939
just sitting on the chair there.
702
00:38:17,963 --> 00:38:20,842
And so we got a similar-looking
outfit so it blended in,
703
00:38:20,866 --> 00:38:24,679
and I was in the scarecrow's
stuffed suit and scared people
704
00:38:24,703 --> 00:38:26,414
when they went up
to the front door.
705
00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:29,884
I did that for the
whole night of Halloween,
706
00:38:29,908 --> 00:38:31,748
for one Halloween.
707
00:38:33,745 --> 00:38:39,927
What I like to do is just
turn my yard into a show.
708
00:38:39,951 --> 00:38:42,397
I've got the lights
and the fog machines.
709
00:38:42,421 --> 00:38:46,834
I tend to hide with the little
fog-machine clicker in my pocket
710
00:38:46,858 --> 00:38:48,469
and wait and time it,
711
00:38:48,493 --> 00:38:51,806
just as the kids come up to
the door, and I'll blast them.
712
00:38:54,099 --> 00:38:56,044
They go crazy.
713
00:38:57,636 --> 00:38:59,714
I did a really
cool party one time.
714
00:39:02,074 --> 00:39:05,586
And I built all these monsters
715
00:39:05,610 --> 00:39:09,090
with actuation
out of pvc and masks,
716
00:39:09,114 --> 00:39:13,328
and I used timers
and I used motion sensors...
717
00:39:15,053 --> 00:39:17,398
and the mechanism
from an oscillating fan
718
00:39:17,422 --> 00:39:22,303
to move the heads and created
this big game out of it.
719
00:39:22,327 --> 00:39:25,506
And I had a guy who was
in the bushes with a chainsaw
720
00:39:25,530 --> 00:39:28,042
and he would go... brrm...
Scare everybody.
721
00:39:34,606 --> 00:39:36,617
I used to deck up my house.
722
00:39:36,641 --> 00:39:40,388
I would set up sheets with
rear-facing projector systems
723
00:39:40,412 --> 00:39:44,325
and have scary things
moving on it.
724
00:39:44,349 --> 00:39:47,161
At one point, I created
a false garage door,
725
00:39:47,185 --> 00:39:49,097
and I had a
rear-projector system
726
00:39:49,121 --> 00:39:52,667
shooting on a sheet,
which looked like the door,
727
00:39:52,691 --> 00:39:54,969
and it would go off
with a sensor as kids
728
00:39:54,993 --> 00:39:56,704
were walking down the driveway.
729
00:39:59,398 --> 00:40:02,210
My wife made me stop that
after the second year
730
00:40:02,234 --> 00:40:06,647
because people would drive by
and purposely avoid our house.
731
00:40:06,671 --> 00:40:09,817
So the wife made me stop doing
that so kids would feel safe
732
00:40:09,841 --> 00:40:12,854
and secure enough to come up
our driveway and trick or treat.
733
00:40:16,548 --> 00:40:18,593
In many parts of the country,
734
00:40:18,617 --> 00:40:20,461
Halloween mischief is confined
735
00:40:20,485 --> 00:40:23,931
to a specific night
where youths run amuck.
736
00:40:30,262 --> 00:40:32,507
The night before Halloween
737
00:40:32,531 --> 00:40:34,976
has often been called
mischief night,
738
00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:39,547
cabbage night, damage night,
tick-tack night,
739
00:40:39,571 --> 00:40:40,915
devil's night.
740
00:40:44,009 --> 00:40:46,154
When I was growing up,
it was doorbell night,
741
00:40:46,178 --> 00:40:47,889
and that's what we did.
742
00:40:47,913 --> 00:40:50,992
We rang doorbells and ran away.
743
00:40:51,016 --> 00:40:53,828
So it depends on what area
of the country you're from,
744
00:40:53,852 --> 00:40:55,229
what you call that night.
745
00:40:55,253 --> 00:40:59,333
But it is the night
where you make mischief.
746
00:41:02,661 --> 00:41:04,839
Over its long history,
747
00:41:04,863 --> 00:41:07,608
devil's night
represents rebellion
748
00:41:07,632 --> 00:41:10,878
when city youths pull
petty pranks like egging
749
00:41:10,902 --> 00:41:13,314
or soaping houses and cars.
750
00:41:22,113 --> 00:41:24,025
But in the 1980s,
751
00:41:24,049 --> 00:41:26,394
devil's night
in detroit, michigan,
752
00:41:26,418 --> 00:41:29,997
took on a much
darker reputation.
753
00:41:30,021 --> 00:41:33,935
Playful mischief
transformed into mayhem.
754
00:41:33,959 --> 00:41:37,738
Halloween celebrations
were under siege by arsonists.
755
00:41:37,762 --> 00:41:39,273
And for a time,
756
00:41:39,297 --> 00:41:43,211
many wondered if Halloween
should be canceled entirely.
757
00:41:43,235 --> 00:41:45,379
It was devil's night
last night in detroit.
758
00:41:45,403 --> 00:41:47,482
The night before Halloween
used to be a time
759
00:41:47,506 --> 00:41:49,684
for harmless pranks,
but no longer.
760
00:41:49,708 --> 00:41:52,587
200 fires were set in the city.
761
00:41:52,611 --> 00:41:53,754
When you think of devil's night,
762
00:41:53,778 --> 00:41:55,490
you often think
of detroit, michigan,
763
00:41:55,514 --> 00:41:58,793
which had a problem
with arson around Halloween,
764
00:41:58,817 --> 00:42:03,498
and their devil's night
was especially powerful.
765
00:42:03,522 --> 00:42:06,067
For several years,
residents felt like the city
766
00:42:06,091 --> 00:42:10,471
was teetering on the edge of
total anarchy on devil's night.
767
00:42:10,495 --> 00:42:13,040
Hundreds of fires were
being set all over the city,
768
00:42:13,064 --> 00:42:18,346
and the authorities felt,
at times, powerless to stop it.
769
00:42:18,370 --> 00:42:21,215
They basically called
for community support
770
00:42:21,239 --> 00:42:25,686
to knock these practices out,
especially arson.
771
00:42:25,710 --> 00:42:28,356
The authorities
simply couldn't keep up.
772
00:42:28,380 --> 00:42:32,493
But the true spirit
of Halloween was resilient.
773
00:42:32,517 --> 00:42:36,597
Brigades of volunteers patrolled
the streets of detroit.
774
00:42:36,621 --> 00:42:39,667
They were determined
to keep Halloween safe
775
00:42:39,691 --> 00:42:44,338
and transform devil's night
into angel's night.
776
00:42:44,362 --> 00:42:47,108
No arsonists will touch
this house.
777
00:42:47,132 --> 00:42:48,809
My lamp will burn,
778
00:42:48,833 --> 00:42:50,478
not my neighborhood.
779
00:42:50,502 --> 00:42:53,514
We'll keep an eye out
for anyone who doesn't belong.
780
00:42:53,538 --> 00:42:56,873
Halloween will be
safer this year.
781
00:42:58,877 --> 00:43:02,523
So, within a couple of years,
they had amassed volunteers
782
00:43:02,547 --> 00:43:04,058
that would patrol
the neighborhoods
783
00:43:04,082 --> 00:43:06,193
and keep a lookout.
784
00:43:06,217 --> 00:43:09,063
Last year, the people
of detroit made it clear
785
00:43:09,087 --> 00:43:11,632
through their anti-arson efforts
786
00:43:11,656 --> 00:43:13,367
that they would
no longer tolerate
787
00:43:13,391 --> 00:43:17,838
the senseless destruction
of our neighborhoods.
788
00:43:17,862 --> 00:43:19,574
10 years later, they had
789
00:43:19,598 --> 00:43:23,544
something like
50,000 volunteers,
790
00:43:23,568 --> 00:43:29,016
which eventually did change
devil's night to angel's night.
791
00:43:29,040 --> 00:43:31,986
Angel's night
brought the fires under control
792
00:43:32,010 --> 00:43:33,821
in detroit.
793
00:43:33,845 --> 00:43:35,289
As we join together
794
00:43:35,313 --> 00:43:37,058
to keep the devil
out of devil's night,
795
00:43:37,082 --> 00:43:38,793
we are taking another step
796
00:43:38,817 --> 00:43:41,128
and making detroit
a world-class city.
797
00:43:46,391 --> 00:43:51,138
Halloween survived
the chaos of devil's night.
798
00:43:51,162 --> 00:43:55,910
But what kind of evil
truly lurks in the shadows?
799
00:43:55,934 --> 00:44:00,681
Could Halloween open a portal
that allows ghosts, ghouls,
800
00:44:00,705 --> 00:44:04,907
demons, and devils
to walk the earth?
801
00:44:18,556 --> 00:44:22,403
Halloween is
terrifying and mysterious.
802
00:44:22,427 --> 00:44:26,107
A night when we hide
our true selves behind masks
803
00:44:26,131 --> 00:44:29,677
and embrace the dark side.
804
00:44:29,701 --> 00:44:32,813
It's a time of year
when the veil thins
805
00:44:32,837 --> 00:44:37,218
and a portal
to another world opens up.
806
00:44:37,242 --> 00:44:39,676
The dead walk among us.
807
00:44:41,546 --> 00:44:45,459
Could demons and devils break
into our world, as well?
808
00:44:53,692 --> 00:44:58,039
Does Halloween bring
the spirit world closer to us?
809
00:44:58,063 --> 00:45:00,875
Does paranormal activity
increase?
810
00:45:04,002 --> 00:45:05,212
Common belief in the paranormal,
811
00:45:05,236 --> 00:45:07,248
that more activity happens
that night,
812
00:45:07,272 --> 00:45:11,986
I have no proof of that,
but I wouldn't be surprised.
813
00:45:12,010 --> 00:45:14,622
And I would actually love to go
to a haunted place on Halloween.
814
00:45:14,646 --> 00:45:16,624
That might be, maybe,
what I do this next Halloween
815
00:45:16,648 --> 00:45:17,925
and put it to the test,
816
00:45:17,949 --> 00:45:21,295
but if any night of
the 365 days out of the year
817
00:45:21,319 --> 00:45:25,266
is gonna be haunted,
it's gonna be that night.
818
00:45:25,290 --> 00:45:26,867
It's a scary time of year.
819
00:45:26,891 --> 00:45:29,003
You've been told
that's when the veil is thinned
820
00:45:29,027 --> 00:45:32,373
and we're so much closer
to the other side.
821
00:45:32,397 --> 00:45:36,043
So maybe it's just the intention
of millions of people
822
00:45:36,067 --> 00:45:38,245
and maybe even billions
of people around the world
823
00:45:38,269 --> 00:45:42,783
focused on the meaning
of that day and looking for it
824
00:45:42,807 --> 00:45:45,586
so that these
opportunist spirits
825
00:45:45,610 --> 00:45:47,655
find a way to
make their presence known.
826
00:45:53,384 --> 00:45:55,730
Chilling paranormal
encounters on Halloween
827
00:45:55,754 --> 00:45:59,233
are more common than you think.
828
00:45:59,257 --> 00:46:03,637
And the sheer terror of them
can haunt a person for years.
829
00:46:07,732 --> 00:46:12,980
It was probably 1977, 1978.
I grabbed my stuff.
830
00:46:13,004 --> 00:46:14,982
I was on my way
to my buddy's house
831
00:46:15,006 --> 00:46:17,084
to go for trick-or-treating,
832
00:46:17,108 --> 00:46:19,687
and there was a house
that I passed by.
833
00:46:19,711 --> 00:46:22,289
I noticed that there was a man
standing in the window,
834
00:46:22,313 --> 00:46:24,125
and he was just looking out.
835
00:46:24,149 --> 00:46:26,761
And I took a few more steps,
and I turned back to look,
836
00:46:26,785 --> 00:46:29,897
only now he was outside.
837
00:46:29,921 --> 00:46:31,665
When I turned back, he was in
the middle of the yard,
838
00:46:31,689 --> 00:46:33,768
just standing there
staring at me,
839
00:46:33,792 --> 00:46:36,003
and at that point,
I scooby doo'd it.
840
00:46:36,027 --> 00:46:37,404
Boom!
841
00:46:37,428 --> 00:46:40,207
I was out of there, running
all the way to my buddy's house.
842
00:46:40,231 --> 00:46:42,810
I did find out that the father
had passed away in that house
843
00:46:42,834 --> 00:46:45,012
a few years earlier
on christmas.
844
00:46:45,036 --> 00:46:47,648
So I don't know
if I was encountering
845
00:46:47,672 --> 00:46:50,985
that as my first
full-on apparition,
846
00:46:51,009 --> 00:46:55,523
but I have no idea how this guy
moved from inside to outside
847
00:46:55,547 --> 00:46:58,259
to the middle of the yard
without making a sound.
848
00:47:02,687 --> 00:47:05,599
Can we make contact
with the spirits of the dead
849
00:47:05,623 --> 00:47:08,736
on Halloween?
850
00:47:08,760 --> 00:47:10,638
That notion would be
put to the test
851
00:47:10,662 --> 00:47:15,042
by someone who made a career
out of cheating death...
852
00:47:15,066 --> 00:47:19,279
The great magician and
escape artist harry houdini.
853
00:47:19,303 --> 00:47:22,082
Harry houdini was
a dynamic personality.
854
00:47:22,106 --> 00:47:27,054
He was a man of great ego,
a man of great force.
855
00:47:27,078 --> 00:47:28,956
Houdini was world-famous
856
00:47:28,980 --> 00:47:30,424
for his thrilling escapes
857
00:47:30,448 --> 00:47:33,727
from straitjackets,
suspended from skyscrapers
858
00:47:36,888 --> 00:47:39,055
Or sealed in water tanks,
859
00:47:41,159 --> 00:47:45,306
even being buried alive.
860
00:47:45,330 --> 00:47:52,646
But on Halloween 1926,
death finally claimed houdini.
861
00:47:52,670 --> 00:47:54,582
Many wondered,
862
00:47:54,606 --> 00:47:59,153
"could the great houdini
pull off the ultimate escape?"
863
00:47:59,177 --> 00:48:01,422
the renowned magician
would use Halloween
864
00:48:01,446 --> 00:48:05,125
to test the limits
of the afterlife.
865
00:48:05,149 --> 00:48:09,430
Harry houdini had left
instructions to his widow
866
00:48:09,454 --> 00:48:12,199
that she would hold
a yearly seance
867
00:48:12,223 --> 00:48:15,135
to try and contact him
on Halloween.
868
00:48:15,159 --> 00:48:18,572
He left a very specific
pass-phrase,
869
00:48:18,596 --> 00:48:23,010
which supposedly only she knew.
870
00:48:23,034 --> 00:48:24,812
Faithfully keeping her promise,
871
00:48:24,836 --> 00:48:29,917
his wife, bess, held a seance
on Halloween night, 1927.
872
00:48:29,941 --> 00:48:33,654
It is the spirit of houdini
we wish to contact.
873
00:48:33,678 --> 00:48:35,678
Houdini, are you here?
874
00:48:38,049 --> 00:48:41,595
But the
great houdini was silent.
875
00:48:41,619 --> 00:48:46,500
For 10 years, bess tried
to reach her beloved husband.
876
00:48:46,524 --> 00:48:49,370
In 1936, she tried one last time
877
00:48:49,394 --> 00:48:53,707
atop the knickerbocker hotel
in hollywood, california.
878
00:48:53,731 --> 00:48:57,244
Mrs. Houdini,
the 10 years are up.
879
00:48:57,268 --> 00:49:00,981
Have you reached a decision?
880
00:49:01,005 --> 00:49:02,449
Yes.
881
00:49:02,473 --> 00:49:05,619
Houdini did not come through.
882
00:49:05,643 --> 00:49:09,456
I do not believe that houdini
can come back to me
883
00:49:09,480 --> 00:49:11,625
or to anyone.
884
00:49:11,649 --> 00:49:13,827
Good night, harry.
885
00:49:17,121 --> 00:49:19,400
Since then,
others have tried diligently
886
00:49:19,424 --> 00:49:23,704
to contact the famous magician,
especially around Halloween.
887
00:49:25,863 --> 00:49:27,574
Every year,
888
00:49:27,598 --> 00:49:29,977
houdini's descendants
and his family members
889
00:49:30,001 --> 00:49:31,979
still hold the seances.
890
00:49:32,003 --> 00:49:34,048
And of course, there are
other groups that continue
891
00:49:34,072 --> 00:49:38,319
to try to contact houdini
every Halloween, as well.
892
00:49:38,343 --> 00:49:41,388
Perhaps the great
houdini is still out there,
893
00:49:41,412 --> 00:49:44,725
waiting for the right time
to reach across the veil
894
00:49:44,749 --> 00:49:47,094
and touch
the world of the living.
895
00:49:50,288 --> 00:49:53,334
No one can be sure how active
the spirit world is
896
00:49:53,358 --> 00:49:55,257
on all hallow's eve.
897
00:49:56,828 --> 00:49:58,672
But one thing is certain.
898
00:49:58,696 --> 00:50:01,542
Some of our most cherished
Halloween traditions
899
00:50:01,566 --> 00:50:03,699
are rooted in the paranormal.
900
00:50:05,737 --> 00:50:10,451
For our ancestors,
the spirit world was very real.
901
00:50:10,475 --> 00:50:12,152
They were celebrating it
902
00:50:12,176 --> 00:50:13,887
with a lot of
fortunetelling games,
903
00:50:13,911 --> 00:50:16,223
and some of those
were incredibly macabre.
904
00:50:16,247 --> 00:50:18,325
They were calling on the devil
905
00:50:18,349 --> 00:50:21,362
to reveal the name
of their future husband or wife,
906
00:50:21,386 --> 00:50:25,332
or calling on various
sort of spirits and so forth
907
00:50:25,356 --> 00:50:27,568
to help them discern the future.
908
00:50:31,462 --> 00:50:33,140
The face of Halloween itself,
909
00:50:33,164 --> 00:50:37,511
the jack-o'-lantern,
once had a paranormal purpose.
910
00:50:37,535 --> 00:50:40,547
The first jack-o'-lanterns
were far scarier
911
00:50:40,571 --> 00:50:43,484
and carved into turnips.
912
00:50:43,508 --> 00:50:46,854
You would hollow these
little scary-looking faces out
913
00:50:46,878 --> 00:50:50,524
and put candles in them and
put them in front of your door
914
00:50:50,548 --> 00:50:52,459
to scare away
the spirits of the dead
915
00:50:52,483 --> 00:50:56,363
so that they wouldn't be
coming in your house.
916
00:50:56,387 --> 00:51:00,467
We don't carve turnips
anymore, but pumpkins,
917
00:51:00,491 --> 00:51:04,571
something irish immigrants
brought to america.
918
00:51:04,595 --> 00:51:07,941
Pumpkin-carving has lost its
spiritual meaning,
919
00:51:07,965 --> 00:51:10,411
but it's become so much more.
920
00:51:19,110 --> 00:51:21,355
During Halloween, my family
921
00:51:21,379 --> 00:51:25,125
would always... we'd always go
to a pumpkin patch,
922
00:51:25,149 --> 00:51:28,529
and we pick out our pumpkins
and go home and we carve them.
923
00:51:28,553 --> 00:51:30,264
Of course,
I would try to make mine
924
00:51:30,288 --> 00:51:32,633
either really funny
or really scary.
925
00:51:32,657 --> 00:51:33,967
Never really worked out.
926
00:51:33,991 --> 00:51:36,703
I'm not very good at it.
927
00:51:36,727 --> 00:51:39,540
I had this friend
in elementary school.
928
00:51:39,564 --> 00:51:42,376
Her father is a farmer,
and every Halloween,
929
00:51:42,400 --> 00:51:44,711
he would have a massive display
of pumpkin carvings.
930
00:51:44,735 --> 00:51:47,414
But they were
elaborate, amazing.
931
00:51:47,438 --> 00:51:50,217
So we would drive out
to the farm, and there would be
932
00:51:50,241 --> 00:51:54,188
hundreds of pumpkins
lined up along the road.
933
00:51:54,212 --> 00:51:55,689
They were just amazing carvings.
934
00:51:55,713 --> 00:52:00,194
So that's one thing I really
found special about Halloween.
935
00:52:00,218 --> 00:52:04,998
Pumpkin carvings
attract onlookers and artists.
936
00:52:05,022 --> 00:52:11,004
But the pumpkin itself can be
an invitation for mischief.
937
00:52:11,028 --> 00:52:13,907
Smashing pumpkins was
a big thing when I was a kid
938
00:52:13,931 --> 00:52:15,409
on Halloween, but looking back,
939
00:52:15,433 --> 00:52:18,045
now that I, you know,
have a house and kids,
940
00:52:18,069 --> 00:52:22,015
if anybody smashed a pumpkin
in my driveway, I'd be pissed,
941
00:52:22,039 --> 00:52:24,818
you know, I mean, 'cause then
I got to clean it up.
942
00:52:24,842 --> 00:52:29,456
So you know, I regret, sort of,
the mayhem that I caused
943
00:52:29,480 --> 00:52:31,291
when I was a teenager, I think.
944
00:52:36,020 --> 00:52:37,898
Halloween traditions
are thought of now
945
00:52:37,922 --> 00:52:42,870
as harmless fun
despite their origins.
946
00:52:42,894 --> 00:52:45,906
But for millions
of religious americans,
947
00:52:45,930 --> 00:52:49,409
this is cause for alarm.
948
00:52:49,433 --> 00:52:51,712
Evil is very real to them.
949
00:52:54,338 --> 00:52:58,785
And celebrating it only
empowers the forces of darkness.
950
00:53:00,478 --> 00:53:05,826
For them, Halloween is a night
that belongs to the devil.
951
00:53:17,495 --> 00:53:22,543
Does Halloween mark
the return of restless spirits?
952
00:53:22,567 --> 00:53:27,014
Or something far more sinister?
953
00:53:27,038 --> 00:53:30,317
Are satanic forces
at work on Halloween?
954
00:53:40,418 --> 00:53:43,764
For me, Halloween
has always been tricky.
955
00:53:43,788 --> 00:53:45,766
My mother has been
a pastor of a church
956
00:53:45,790 --> 00:53:47,501
since I was in the third grade,
957
00:53:47,525 --> 00:53:50,070
so I'm talking about
nondenominational christian
958
00:53:50,094 --> 00:53:52,072
speaking in tongues, shouting,
959
00:53:52,096 --> 00:53:56,009
holy ghost catching
southern church.
960
00:53:56,033 --> 00:53:57,878
So we didn't
celebrate Halloween.
961
00:53:57,902 --> 00:53:59,846
My mother would never
let me trick or treat.
962
00:53:59,870 --> 00:54:03,617
She would never let me dress up,
never decorated anything.
963
00:54:03,641 --> 00:54:06,620
Halloween would be in church
praising the lord
964
00:54:06,644 --> 00:54:08,121
and not glorify
what they thought
965
00:54:08,145 --> 00:54:12,192
was the devil in Halloween.
966
00:54:12,216 --> 00:54:15,229
I think for me,
in my upbringing,
967
00:54:15,253 --> 00:54:16,863
you didn't mess with
the demonic energies,
968
00:54:16,887 --> 00:54:19,633
you didn't mess with goes,
you didn't mess with spirits.
969
00:54:19,657 --> 00:54:22,769
We would shy away
from the name Halloween
970
00:54:22,793 --> 00:54:26,206
because of me growing up
in a religious household.
971
00:54:26,230 --> 00:54:29,009
And we were always told
it's demonic.
972
00:54:31,769 --> 00:54:34,348
Religious fears of
devil worship at Halloween
973
00:54:34,372 --> 00:54:36,783
are centuries old.
974
00:54:36,807 --> 00:54:41,688
In scotland around
the 1500s and 1600s,
975
00:54:41,712 --> 00:54:46,627
they were extremely obsessed
with witchcraft and witches.
976
00:54:46,651 --> 00:54:49,196
For the scots,
witches were frightening.
977
00:54:49,220 --> 00:54:50,897
They had made a pact
with the devil,
978
00:54:50,921 --> 00:54:55,102
and this was all something
that needed to be eradicated.
979
00:54:55,126 --> 00:54:59,039
So when the scots began
to write about Halloween,
980
00:54:59,063 --> 00:55:02,643
it always had witchcraft in it.
981
00:55:02,667 --> 00:55:05,846
Fear of witches
and the diabolical
982
00:55:05,870 --> 00:55:09,605
were burned into american
culture from its earliest days.
983
00:55:11,642 --> 00:55:15,822
No town knows this better
than salem, massachusetts.
984
00:55:18,883 --> 00:55:22,562
In the winter of 1692,
this superstitious settlement
985
00:55:22,586 --> 00:55:25,866
of 2,000 souls
nearly destroyed itself
986
00:55:25,890 --> 00:55:30,003
when three women were first
accused of witchcraft.
987
00:55:30,027 --> 00:55:32,105
Tell how you suckle the snake.
988
00:55:32,129 --> 00:55:33,340
Tell.
989
00:55:36,267 --> 00:55:39,179
You are liars.
990
00:55:39,203 --> 00:55:42,282
Accusations turned
into mass hysteria,
991
00:55:42,306 --> 00:55:46,086
and 200 people were
accused of witchcraft.
992
00:55:46,110 --> 00:55:48,822
Do the condemned wish to speak?
993
00:55:48,846 --> 00:55:50,857
I'm innocent!
994
00:55:50,881 --> 00:55:54,717
14 women and six men
were executed.
995
00:56:00,791 --> 00:56:06,073
Even a dog was killed for
being in league with the devil.
996
00:56:06,097 --> 00:56:09,242
The panic ended when the
governor of massachusetts' wife
997
00:56:09,266 --> 00:56:11,278
was accused of being a witch.
998
00:56:14,305 --> 00:56:16,650
But the fear of witchcraft
and the devil
999
00:56:16,674 --> 00:56:22,289
is still a potent force,
especially around Halloween.
1000
00:56:22,313 --> 00:56:25,892
Many churches are so fearful
of demonic influence,
1001
00:56:25,916 --> 00:56:28,617
they've created alternatives
to Halloween.
1002
00:56:31,021 --> 00:56:36,370
All over america, children
attend hallelujah nights.
1003
00:56:36,394 --> 00:56:38,305
Hallelujah night, for me,
1004
00:56:38,329 --> 00:56:40,273
we would get together
with friends,
1005
00:56:40,297 --> 00:56:43,477
go to different booths
in, like, a church parking lot,
1006
00:56:43,501 --> 00:56:46,780
and pick up some candy
with a bible verse attached
1007
00:56:46,804 --> 00:56:50,016
to the trick-or-treat bags.
1008
00:56:50,040 --> 00:56:53,353
We'd still get candy. We'd still
hang out with the kids.
1009
00:56:53,377 --> 00:56:55,589
They felt like it was
a lot safer to be in church
1010
00:56:55,613 --> 00:56:57,758
than it would be on the streets.
1011
00:56:59,450 --> 00:57:01,595
Most church groups
provide simple,
1012
00:57:01,619 --> 00:57:04,331
family-friendly alternatives
to the holiday.
1013
00:57:07,892 --> 00:57:11,138
But a few churches have
taken it a step further
1014
00:57:11,162 --> 00:57:12,639
and ignited controversy
1015
00:57:12,663 --> 00:57:16,710
when they embraced the dark
and deeply offensive.
1016
00:57:16,734 --> 00:57:18,712
It's a haunted house,
1017
00:57:18,736 --> 00:57:21,581
the likes of which
you've never seen before,
1018
00:57:21,605 --> 00:57:24,418
and it's playing
to standing room only.
1019
00:57:24,442 --> 00:57:25,952
In recent decades,
1020
00:57:25,976 --> 00:57:30,624
some churches have opened
hell houses on Halloween.
1021
00:57:30,648 --> 00:57:33,360
A pentecostal
congregation in suburban denver
1022
00:57:33,384 --> 00:57:37,330
is delivering its version
of a Halloween hell house...
1023
00:57:37,354 --> 00:57:39,900
Somebody call
a hospital, please.
1024
00:57:39,924 --> 00:57:41,902
...With skits of
an accident scene
1025
00:57:41,926 --> 00:57:46,006
caused by a drunk driver,
a bloody abortion scene,
1026
00:57:46,030 --> 00:57:51,211
a teen suicide, and a funeral
for an aids victim.
1027
00:57:51,235 --> 00:57:54,047
The hell house plays
on fear of satanic powers
1028
00:57:54,071 --> 00:57:57,150
and eternal damnation.
1029
00:57:57,174 --> 00:58:00,053
To this day,
hell houses are a fixture
1030
00:58:00,077 --> 00:58:04,791
in some parts of the country
around Halloween.
1031
00:58:04,815 --> 00:58:07,627
But religious alternatives
to Halloween traditions
1032
00:58:07,651 --> 00:58:10,797
have never been
broadly accepted.
1033
00:58:10,821 --> 00:58:13,567
And many kids, forbidden
from celebrating,
1034
00:58:13,591 --> 00:58:18,238
find creative ways
to bend the rules.
1035
00:58:18,262 --> 00:58:20,807
The worst part
was going to school
1036
00:58:20,831 --> 00:58:23,210
and they would allow kids
in elementary
1037
00:58:23,234 --> 00:58:25,378
to dress up
in Halloween costumes,
1038
00:58:25,402 --> 00:58:29,182
but then I got smart, and I say
maybe about the fourth, fifth,
1039
00:58:29,206 --> 00:58:33,720
sixth grade, the rap group
kris kross came out,
1040
00:58:33,744 --> 00:58:37,491
and their whole thing was they
wore their clothes backwards.
1041
00:58:37,515 --> 00:58:41,394
So I would leave to go to school
with my jeans on regular
1042
00:58:41,418 --> 00:58:42,863
and a baseball jersey.
1043
00:58:42,887 --> 00:58:44,631
As soon as I got to school,
I would go in the bathroom
1044
00:58:44,655 --> 00:58:46,533
and I would turn my clothes
around backwards.
1045
00:58:46,557 --> 00:58:50,003
And when a teacher asked me
who was I, I was kris kross.
1046
00:58:50,027 --> 00:58:52,005
It was the only costume
I could get away with.
1047
00:58:52,029 --> 00:58:54,574
My mom never knew.
1048
00:58:54,598 --> 00:58:56,810
Many, denied
Halloween as children,
1049
00:58:56,834 --> 00:59:00,547
find new meaning in the holiday
when they become parents.
1050
00:59:00,571 --> 00:59:02,949
Growing up the way I did,
our family,
1051
00:59:02,973 --> 00:59:07,854
it wasn't in their belief system
to celebrate Halloween.
1052
00:59:07,878 --> 00:59:09,923
So growing up without it,
1053
00:59:09,947 --> 00:59:13,093
I think I missed it more while
it was happening as a child.
1054
00:59:13,117 --> 00:59:15,295
As a grown up, I am reliving it,
1055
00:59:15,319 --> 00:59:18,031
and I get to see it all happen
right in front of me
1056
00:59:18,055 --> 00:59:21,268
and I get to live it real-time
with my daughter.
1057
00:59:21,292 --> 00:59:23,737
Halloween takes on a whole
new meaning for me now
1058
00:59:23,761 --> 00:59:25,572
because I have kids.
1059
00:59:25,596 --> 00:59:31,011
I allow them to have as much fun
as possible on Halloween.
1060
00:59:31,035 --> 00:59:33,079
My parents, on Halloween now,
1061
00:59:33,103 --> 00:59:36,082
they ask if my kids
have a good time,
1062
00:59:36,106 --> 00:59:38,151
but they always tell me,
1063
00:59:38,175 --> 00:59:42,355
"well, remember the underlying
connotations of Halloween
1064
00:59:42,379 --> 00:59:44,658
and what you were
taught growing up."
1065
00:59:47,985 --> 00:59:50,230
Even to this day,
they still hold to the belief
1066
00:59:50,254 --> 00:59:55,602
that Halloween could be
dangerous, just celebrating it.
1067
01:00:00,564 --> 01:00:02,409
Despite the controversies,
1068
01:00:02,433 --> 01:00:05,979
the popularity of Halloween
continues to rise.
1069
01:00:06,003 --> 01:00:11,084
For many, the lure of
the dark side is irresistible.
1070
01:00:11,108 --> 01:00:14,521
Halloween means being able
to be somebody
1071
01:00:14,545 --> 01:00:19,960
that you're not normally,
breaking outside of the box.
1072
01:00:19,984 --> 01:00:22,762
Is the rebellious
reputation of Halloween
1073
01:00:22,786 --> 01:00:27,067
powerful enough
to change an entire culture?
1074
01:00:27,091 --> 01:00:29,102
Have you ever seen
anything like this before?
1075
01:00:29,126 --> 01:00:31,671
Never, never in my life.
1076
01:00:41,839 --> 01:00:42,949
What's so funny?
1077
01:00:42,973 --> 01:00:44,618
Nothing.
1078
01:00:44,642 --> 01:00:46,453
The Halloween parade
1079
01:00:46,477 --> 01:00:50,123
is all about the perfect
photo op for parents...
1080
01:00:50,147 --> 01:00:51,791
Raise time.
1081
01:00:51,815 --> 01:00:53,893
Okay, next time we check in,
1082
01:00:53,917 --> 01:00:55,829
we'll see frankenstein.
1083
01:00:55,853 --> 01:00:57,364
...A way to show off kids
1084
01:00:57,388 --> 01:01:00,934
and make that perfect
social-media post.
1085
01:01:00,958 --> 01:01:02,335
Do I look like frankenstein?
1086
01:01:02,359 --> 01:01:03,503
You look just like him.
1087
01:01:03,527 --> 01:01:05,205
Like the monster?
1088
01:01:05,229 --> 01:01:07,774
Every year,
millions of people take part
1089
01:01:07,798 --> 01:01:10,210
in some kind of
Halloween parade.
1090
01:01:10,234 --> 01:01:11,344
Bye, dad!
1091
01:01:11,368 --> 01:01:12,746
There's frankenstein.
1092
01:01:12,770 --> 01:01:14,114
Frank. Yeah.
1093
01:01:15,472 --> 01:01:18,318
But there's a deeper
meaning to the tradition.
1094
01:01:28,919 --> 01:01:32,365
Religious processions are
a part of many holidays.
1095
01:01:36,326 --> 01:01:39,039
But Halloween parades
took a devilish spin
1096
01:01:39,063 --> 01:01:41,207
on the ancient practice,
1097
01:01:41,231 --> 01:01:43,643
growing in popularity
through the 20th century
1098
01:01:43,667 --> 01:01:46,546
as the holiday caught on.
1099
01:01:46,570 --> 01:01:50,684
Halloween parades started
in the early 20th century
1100
01:01:50,708 --> 01:01:54,554
as a way that the whole town
could enjoy Halloween,
1101
01:01:54,578 --> 01:02:00,660
and they've continued in several
cities across the country.
1102
01:02:00,684 --> 01:02:05,465
It's a great way of including
everyone in a Halloween parade.
1103
01:02:05,489 --> 01:02:06,833
Hey, hey!
1104
01:02:06,857 --> 01:02:09,502
When Halloween was seen
as dangerous during the '80s
1105
01:02:09,526 --> 01:02:12,072
and '90s, neighborhoods
started throwing
1106
01:02:12,096 --> 01:02:15,475
their own Halloween parades
to keep kids on their street
1107
01:02:15,499 --> 01:02:17,477
and for the enjoyment
of everybody,
1108
01:02:17,501 --> 01:02:20,547
even people who didn't
celebrate Halloween.
1109
01:02:20,571 --> 01:02:23,283
So it's a wonderful way
to come together
1110
01:02:23,307 --> 01:02:28,221
and be safe together
and exhibit together,
1111
01:02:28,245 --> 01:02:32,258
because Halloween is really
an exhibitionist holiday.
1112
01:02:36,553 --> 01:02:42,335
As Halloween evolves,
some see an opportunity.
1113
01:02:42,359 --> 01:02:45,505
Could the freewheeling,
rebellious nature of Halloween
1114
01:02:45,529 --> 01:02:47,073
be used to ignite changes
1115
01:02:47,097 --> 01:02:52,812
in how society views itself
and what is accepted?
1116
01:02:52,836 --> 01:02:57,016
Parades were a perfect tool.
1117
01:02:57,040 --> 01:02:59,185
After the tumultuous '60s
1118
01:02:59,209 --> 01:03:02,856
and the second-wave feminism
that happened in the '70s
1119
01:03:02,880 --> 01:03:08,461
and a general feeling of freedom
and expression in our culture,
1120
01:03:08,485 --> 01:03:11,164
it started to spill out
onto Halloween.
1121
01:03:14,491 --> 01:03:16,903
Have you ever seen
anything like this before?
1122
01:03:16,927 --> 01:03:20,807
Never. Never in my life.
1123
01:03:20,831 --> 01:03:25,378
Gay men in outrageous costume
kind of pushing the envelope,
1124
01:03:25,402 --> 01:03:28,615
which became more
and more popular.
1125
01:03:28,639 --> 01:03:31,084
Halloween parades were
a way for the gay community
1126
01:03:31,108 --> 01:03:33,186
to be visible in society
1127
01:03:33,210 --> 01:03:35,488
at a time when mainstream
culture pushed them
1128
01:03:35,512 --> 01:03:37,423
to the margins.
1129
01:03:37,447 --> 01:03:38,825
In Halloween parades
1130
01:03:38,849 --> 01:03:41,194
that sprouted up
all over the country,
1131
01:03:41,218 --> 01:03:44,898
they took the spotlight
and demanded recognition.
1132
01:03:44,922 --> 01:03:46,900
This is what happens
1133
01:03:46,924 --> 01:03:48,735
when key west lets loose.
1134
01:03:48,759 --> 01:03:52,005
What you get is a mardi gras
of the bizarre.
1135
01:03:52,029 --> 01:03:53,873
The fantasy fest
Halloween parade
1136
01:03:53,897 --> 01:03:58,912
is about as glittery
and flamboyant as you can get.
1137
01:03:58,936 --> 01:04:02,982
Thousands of costumed spectators
jammed the streets and tourists
1138
01:04:03,006 --> 01:04:05,051
came from as far away
as virginia.
1139
01:04:05,075 --> 01:04:07,620
Are you a little shocked
at all by some of this?
1140
01:04:07,644 --> 01:04:09,455
Yes, I am.
1141
01:04:10,814 --> 01:04:12,192
These parades
1142
01:04:12,216 --> 01:04:15,728
may have shocked the
sensibilities of middle america,
1143
01:04:15,752 --> 01:04:18,464
but in time,
they helped drive the country
1144
01:04:18,488 --> 01:04:23,303
toward greater acceptance
of the lgbtqia community.
1145
01:04:25,696 --> 01:04:28,174
The widespread
pride parades of today
1146
01:04:28,198 --> 01:04:32,712
have their roots in
Halloween parades of the 1980s.
1147
01:04:32,736 --> 01:04:34,781
The west hollywood parade
in los angeles
1148
01:04:34,805 --> 01:04:37,217
is a famous Halloween parade.
1149
01:04:37,241 --> 01:04:41,187
People just fill the streets,
and those costumes are crazy!
1150
01:04:41,211 --> 01:04:42,422
They're wild. It's fun.
1151
01:04:42,446 --> 01:04:44,524
I mean, you're really
just transported
1152
01:04:44,548 --> 01:04:47,393
to another place and time.
1153
01:04:47,417 --> 01:04:51,030
I'm completely naked
I feel so under-dressed.
1154
01:04:51,054 --> 01:04:53,533
One of my favorite
memories of Halloween was
1155
01:04:53,557 --> 01:04:57,704
when I marched in the greenwich
village Halloween parade.
1156
01:04:57,728 --> 01:05:02,508
With 2 million people
on either side of me and 40,000
1157
01:05:02,532 --> 01:05:05,144
to 60,000 behind me
in this parade,
1158
01:05:05,168 --> 01:05:08,114
I would say it was one
of the highlights of my life.
1159
01:05:08,138 --> 01:05:09,883
It was delightful.
1160
01:05:15,245 --> 01:05:16,923
Parades and
street festivals are not
1161
01:05:16,947 --> 01:05:20,093
the only destinations
for Halloween revelry.
1162
01:05:24,054 --> 01:05:26,855
Sometimes you just need
a good scare.
1163
01:05:29,092 --> 01:05:32,071
Why do so many people
look for new and creative ways
1164
01:05:32,095 --> 01:05:36,542
to scare themselves senseless
around Halloween?
1165
01:05:36,566 --> 01:05:39,279
Everyone loves to get scared.
1166
01:05:39,303 --> 01:05:41,814
I don't know why people love it
so much, but even I love it.
1167
01:05:41,838 --> 01:05:44,183
It's like this natural
adrenaline rush
1168
01:05:44,207 --> 01:05:46,019
that you can't
really get anywhere else.
1169
01:05:46,043 --> 01:05:47,676
Here we go.
1170
01:05:49,913 --> 01:05:52,781
Next up, haunted houses.
1171
01:05:54,818 --> 01:06:00,088
The Halloween attraction
that will scare you to death.
1172
01:06:08,198 --> 01:06:09,876
Halloween traditions
1173
01:06:09,900 --> 01:06:12,011
are rooted in
the dark and macabre,
1174
01:06:12,035 --> 01:06:15,982
no matter how
family-friendly they become.
1175
01:06:18,709 --> 01:06:21,521
Why are we drawn
to things that scare us?
1176
01:06:23,413 --> 01:06:25,091
This is something
that's been in our culture,
1177
01:06:25,115 --> 01:06:27,994
this delight
in being frightened,
1178
01:06:28,018 --> 01:06:30,964
and it has just become more
and more sophisticated
1179
01:06:30,988 --> 01:06:33,166
as we do it in our own yards
1180
01:06:33,190 --> 01:06:37,670
and we pay to have
ourselves scared.
1181
01:06:37,694 --> 01:06:40,773
Psychologists will say
that this is good for you.
1182
01:06:40,797 --> 01:06:42,942
When you know it's fake,
1183
01:06:42,966 --> 01:06:45,812
it helps you practice
for being frightened
1184
01:06:45,836 --> 01:06:47,380
in real situations.
1185
01:06:47,404 --> 01:06:49,582
It makes you a warrior.
1186
01:06:53,243 --> 01:06:54,620
In my neighborhood,
when I was growing up,
1187
01:06:54,644 --> 01:06:58,424
there were a few houses
that really went all out.
1188
01:06:58,448 --> 01:06:59,892
I remember this to this day.
1189
01:06:59,916 --> 01:07:03,763
I could not have been older
than like 4 or 5,
1190
01:07:03,787 --> 01:07:07,800
walking down this really
dark pathway to the door
1191
01:07:07,824 --> 01:07:09,936
to ring the doorbell.
1192
01:07:11,294 --> 01:07:15,942
And this guy was hiding,
and he was reaching out
1193
01:07:15,966 --> 01:07:19,012
and grabbing at us
as we walked by.
1194
01:07:19,036 --> 01:07:23,483
I had nightmares
about that for so long.
1195
01:07:29,246 --> 01:07:33,192
We're so eager to
scare ourselves on Halloween...
1196
01:07:34,718 --> 01:07:37,764
we've created entire
attractions designed to throw us
1197
01:07:37,788 --> 01:07:40,900
into the most terrifying
encounters imaginable.
1198
01:07:48,832 --> 01:07:51,077
Haunted houses feed our hunger
1199
01:07:51,101 --> 01:07:54,747
for blood-curdling scares.
1200
01:07:54,771 --> 01:07:57,116
They can be found
all over the country
1201
01:07:57,140 --> 01:08:00,119
and draw in millions
of visitors every year.
1202
01:08:07,184 --> 01:08:08,394
If you go through
a haunted house
1203
01:08:08,418 --> 01:08:09,695
and you haven't had a few jumps,
1204
01:08:09,719 --> 01:08:12,098
you kind of feel cheated
by the whole situation.
1205
01:08:14,691 --> 01:08:16,035
Commercial haunted houses
1206
01:08:16,059 --> 01:08:18,805
have been around
for at least a century.
1207
01:08:20,497 --> 01:08:22,442
And they've been refined
to the point
1208
01:08:22,466 --> 01:08:25,044
where many would describe them
as the closest thing
1209
01:08:25,068 --> 01:08:27,647
they will get to hell.
1210
01:08:27,671 --> 01:08:29,882
Get away from me!
1211
01:08:29,906 --> 01:08:32,418
I investigate haunted houses.
1212
01:08:32,442 --> 01:08:34,087
And people are like,
"you like other haunted houses?"
1213
01:08:34,111 --> 01:08:36,022
I'm like, "yes,
I love haunted houses."
1214
01:08:36,046 --> 01:08:37,924
and if you ever see me
in one of those,
1215
01:08:37,948 --> 01:08:40,593
I am like screaming,
holding on to people
1216
01:08:40,617 --> 01:08:43,729
'cause I know that I'm
about to get scared.
1217
01:08:43,753 --> 01:08:46,032
They are amazing.
They play on your fears.
1218
01:08:46,056 --> 01:08:48,768
They make you scream.
1219
01:08:48,792 --> 01:08:51,037
You feel alive for a moment.
1220
01:08:52,729 --> 01:08:54,941
I did not see it coming.
I was like, "aah!"
1221
01:08:54,965 --> 01:08:56,843
I almost, like, started crying.
1222
01:09:02,272 --> 01:09:03,850
When poison was
on tour one time,
1223
01:09:03,874 --> 01:09:07,653
I went to this haunted house
at a fair that we played at,
1224
01:09:07,677 --> 01:09:09,555
and the people recognized me
1225
01:09:09,579 --> 01:09:11,357
and said, "hey, you know,
we'll do a private tour."
1226
01:09:11,381 --> 01:09:12,625
I said,
"I don't want to do that."
1227
01:09:12,649 --> 01:09:14,327
I want to be in
the haunted house.
1228
01:09:14,351 --> 01:09:16,662
And they said,
"okay, you've got a job."
1229
01:09:16,686 --> 01:09:20,066
so they dressed me up, gave me
a chainsaw, all the stuff.
1230
01:09:20,090 --> 01:09:22,802
I spent a couple hours
scaring people.
1231
01:09:24,861 --> 01:09:26,239
Scary! Horrifying.
1232
01:09:26,263 --> 01:09:27,306
Oh, my god.
1233
01:09:27,330 --> 01:09:29,709
As our worst nightmares
1234
01:09:29,733 --> 01:09:32,000
come to life.
1235
01:09:33,170 --> 01:09:35,515
Haunted houses are now
1236
01:09:35,539 --> 01:09:37,583
multi-million-dollar ventures.
1237
01:09:37,607 --> 01:09:40,520
There's somewhere
around 5,000 of them
1238
01:09:40,544 --> 01:09:43,089
in the united states
at any given time.
1239
01:09:43,113 --> 01:09:46,526
They've become
hollywood sophisticated
1240
01:09:46,550 --> 01:09:52,398
in terms of their props
and their animatronics,
1241
01:09:52,422 --> 01:09:55,668
and their actors
are gorgeously costumed
1242
01:09:55,692 --> 01:09:58,037
and hideously masked.
1243
01:09:58,061 --> 01:10:01,207
I'm gonna die tonight!
1244
01:10:01,231 --> 01:10:03,776
The bar has risen
for the haunted-house industry.
1245
01:10:06,703 --> 01:10:09,170
This was the best night
of my life.
1246
01:10:13,109 --> 01:10:14,720
These heart-pounding attractions
1247
01:10:14,744 --> 01:10:18,257
are no longer limited
to just haunted houses
1248
01:10:18,281 --> 01:10:22,295
and now crop up
almost everywhere.
1249
01:10:22,319 --> 01:10:25,665
I grew up in upstate new york,
and so, of course,
1250
01:10:25,689 --> 01:10:30,303
we would hit a lot
of the haunted corn mazes.
1251
01:10:30,327 --> 01:10:32,738
A haunted corn maze
is a cornfield
1252
01:10:32,762 --> 01:10:35,107
that has been cut out
into a maze,
1253
01:10:35,131 --> 01:10:38,778
and some of them can become
extremely incredible in size.
1254
01:10:38,802 --> 01:10:40,947
You could spend hours
in some of these,
1255
01:10:40,971 --> 01:10:42,748
but you just walk around
and you try to figure out
1256
01:10:42,772 --> 01:10:44,717
how to get out.
1257
01:10:44,741 --> 01:10:46,686
But during the time
you're in there,
1258
01:10:46,710 --> 01:10:48,020
there's people dressed
in costumes,
1259
01:10:48,044 --> 01:10:51,424
hiding within the maze,
jumping out, startling you.
1260
01:10:55,986 --> 01:10:57,496
Creepy corn mazes...
1261
01:10:58,822 --> 01:11:01,400
...Hellish hay rides...
1262
01:11:02,993 --> 01:11:05,004
spooky cruise ships...
1263
01:11:05,028 --> 01:11:06,572
He's my friend.
1264
01:11:08,031 --> 01:11:11,644
...Are just a few of the ways
we choose our frights.
1265
01:11:11,668 --> 01:11:13,679
And with all of these
attractions,
1266
01:11:13,703 --> 01:11:18,017
there is plenty of opportunity
for those who do the scary.
1267
01:11:20,810 --> 01:11:23,889
My mom would set up
a haunted trail every year
1268
01:11:23,913 --> 01:11:25,992
for our neighborhood.
1269
01:11:26,016 --> 01:11:27,827
My buddy tanner,
chelsea, and alex,
1270
01:11:27,851 --> 01:11:29,829
who are with me doing
the show "destination fear,"
1271
01:11:29,853 --> 01:11:32,598
would set up this haunted trail.
1272
01:11:32,622 --> 01:11:34,567
There's actually woods
that the whole town
1273
01:11:34,591 --> 01:11:36,469
called the boogey woods
1274
01:11:36,493 --> 01:11:38,104
because apparently before
we moved in there,
1275
01:11:38,128 --> 01:11:40,539
there was satanic rituals
in the woods.
1276
01:11:40,563 --> 01:11:42,074
And so my mom was like,
1277
01:11:42,098 --> 01:11:45,311
"oh, let's do one hundred trail
in these woods for Halloween."
1278
01:11:45,335 --> 01:11:48,748
dakota and chelsea's family,
alex's family, and my family
1279
01:11:48,772 --> 01:11:52,952
actually chopped this path
in the woods in their backyard.
1280
01:11:52,976 --> 01:11:54,987
We had like
eight different stations,
1281
01:11:55,011 --> 01:11:57,123
and everyone had, like,
their, like, thing
1282
01:11:57,147 --> 01:11:59,258
they were supposed to do
to just freak everyone out.
1283
01:12:01,151 --> 01:12:02,862
I had a white mask on,
1284
01:12:02,886 --> 01:12:05,298
standing next to a bunch
of dolls in white masks
1285
01:12:05,322 --> 01:12:07,199
doing like this, like sleeping.
1286
01:12:07,223 --> 01:12:10,336
And then when people walked by,
I would scare them.
1287
01:12:10,360 --> 01:12:12,471
Multiple times,
I remember, like,
1288
01:12:12,495 --> 01:12:16,709
actually terrifying many people
that would walk by
1289
01:12:16,733 --> 01:12:18,644
'cause they're not expecting it.
1290
01:12:18,668 --> 01:12:22,114
They see, you know, a dead body
laying on the ground,
1291
01:12:22,138 --> 01:12:24,216
or, you know, a fake dead body
laying on the ground.
1292
01:12:24,240 --> 01:12:27,586
But then a hand comes out
from behind it.
1293
01:12:27,610 --> 01:12:29,588
I was a hangman one year,
1294
01:12:29,612 --> 01:12:33,225
where I got in full, like,
climber's gear,
1295
01:12:33,249 --> 01:12:34,960
put a rope over a tree branch,
1296
01:12:34,984 --> 01:12:38,764
and was just like this hangman
that scared everybody.
1297
01:12:38,788 --> 01:12:41,600
There's all sorts of things,
you know, like the standard
1298
01:12:41,624 --> 01:12:44,804
gore mask, those scary
pumpkin people.
1299
01:12:44,828 --> 01:12:46,906
We had it all.
1300
01:12:46,930 --> 01:12:48,207
I don't know.
There's something about it.
1301
01:12:48,231 --> 01:12:49,775
When you see someone freak out
1302
01:12:49,799 --> 01:12:53,534
and make a face that you've
never seen them make before...
1303
01:12:55,338 --> 01:12:58,250
You feel accomplished.
1304
01:12:58,274 --> 01:13:00,586
For decades, Halloween has been
1305
01:13:00,610 --> 01:13:06,192
a child-friendly holiday
and fun for the whole family.
1306
01:13:06,216 --> 01:13:10,529
Grownups today have hijacked
what was supposed to be a nice
1307
01:13:10,553 --> 01:13:14,900
and sometimes scary celebration
of childhood fantasies
1308
01:13:14,924 --> 01:13:17,570
and turned this
ever-changing holiday
1309
01:13:17,594 --> 01:13:21,763
into something
very, very naughty.
1310
01:13:29,672 --> 01:13:31,884
Happy Halloween!
1311
01:13:31,908 --> 01:13:33,619
Trick or treat!
1312
01:13:33,643 --> 01:13:34,954
Hey, there.
1313
01:13:34,978 --> 01:13:36,522
Say thank you.
1314
01:13:36,546 --> 01:13:37,690
Thanks.
1315
01:13:37,714 --> 01:13:40,126
Halloween used to be the one day
1316
01:13:40,150 --> 01:13:43,529
of the year where kids dress up
as their favorite character,
1317
01:13:43,553 --> 01:13:49,502
stay up late, and eat
as much candy as they desire.
1318
01:13:49,526 --> 01:13:56,175
But something truly scary
happens when those kids grow up.
1319
01:13:56,199 --> 01:13:58,477
One of the saddest moments
of my life was realizing
1320
01:13:58,501 --> 01:14:02,815
that maybe I'm a little old
to go trick-or-treating.
1321
01:14:02,839 --> 01:14:05,518
Maybe there is, like,
an age where you
1322
01:14:05,542 --> 01:14:07,420
shouldn't trick or treat.
1323
01:14:07,444 --> 01:14:11,223
It's so sad 'cause
you're like, "what?"
1324
01:14:11,247 --> 01:14:14,059
I would say keep going until
you get, like, the weird looks.
1325
01:14:14,083 --> 01:14:16,128
Happy hallowee...
1326
01:14:16,152 --> 01:14:18,431
But at the same time,
I don't really feel like
1327
01:14:18,455 --> 01:14:20,788
you should put
an age restriction on it.
1328
01:14:23,092 --> 01:14:25,471
Denied the joy
of trick-or-treating,
1329
01:14:25,495 --> 01:14:29,575
these kids-turned-adults
can't let go of Halloween.
1330
01:14:29,599 --> 01:14:32,378
Halloween, to my generation,
was still huge,
1331
01:14:32,402 --> 01:14:35,448
and now it's all those kids have
grown up into adults
1332
01:14:35,472 --> 01:14:37,616
and we're still partying
for Halloween.
1333
01:14:37,640 --> 01:14:38,984
Now we just have to do it
in a different way
1334
01:14:39,008 --> 01:14:40,319
because the neighbors
frown on you
1335
01:14:40,343 --> 01:14:42,955
knocking on the door at age 50,
asking for candy
1336
01:14:42,979 --> 01:14:44,857
and dressed up
as a sexy mermaid.
1337
01:14:44,881 --> 01:14:46,459
It just doesn't work as well.
1338
01:14:53,790 --> 01:14:55,334
In recent decades,
1339
01:14:55,358 --> 01:14:58,204
adults have turned
a once-homespun holiday
1340
01:14:58,228 --> 01:15:01,596
into the biggest, ,
craziest party day of the year.
1341
01:15:03,433 --> 01:15:05,177
These are the kids
that were brought up
1342
01:15:05,201 --> 01:15:08,113
in these very sort of
intensively child-friendly
1343
01:15:08,137 --> 01:15:10,883
Halloween parties
and now are young adults,
1344
01:15:10,907 --> 01:15:13,219
and they want to continue
with these traditions.
1345
01:15:13,243 --> 01:15:14,453
They grew up with Halloween.
1346
01:15:14,477 --> 01:15:16,288
Many of them are having kids
of their own.
1347
01:15:16,312 --> 01:15:19,291
And so this idea that the adults
should be a part of it,
1348
01:15:19,315 --> 01:15:20,860
the adults should have costumes,
1349
01:15:20,884 --> 01:15:24,385
this really is reemerging
from these same kids.
1350
01:15:26,456 --> 01:15:28,701
Grownups take
Halloween far beyond their
1351
01:15:28,725 --> 01:15:30,402
childhood dreams,
1352
01:15:30,426 --> 01:15:33,339
hosting outlandish parties,
1353
01:15:33,363 --> 01:15:36,575
pushing the boundaries of
Halloween to explore a scarier,
1354
01:15:36,599 --> 01:15:38,577
sexier side of the holiday.
1355
01:15:38,601 --> 01:15:40,045
Sex and death, right?
1356
01:15:40,069 --> 01:15:42,314
That's the essential
motifs of the world.
1357
01:15:42,338 --> 01:15:44,617
And they're both being
really pulled to fruition
1358
01:15:44,641 --> 01:15:46,919
and focused on at Halloween.
1359
01:15:50,980 --> 01:15:53,959
Adult parties are
a feast for the eyes,
1360
01:15:53,983 --> 01:15:59,732
with costumes just as bloody
and violent as a slasher film.
1361
01:15:59,756 --> 01:16:03,969
Halloween took from
hollywood a lot of its pizzazz.
1362
01:16:03,993 --> 01:16:07,106
So the sophisticated,
wonderful special effects
1363
01:16:07,130 --> 01:16:10,910
that we see translate
on Halloween into contact lenses
1364
01:16:10,934 --> 01:16:15,514
that blot out your eyes,
effects of scars and blood.
1365
01:16:15,538 --> 01:16:18,417
And we take from hollywood
into Halloween
1366
01:16:18,441 --> 01:16:21,287
and create it for ourselves
and our costumes.
1367
01:16:21,311 --> 01:16:25,357
And hollywood also inspires
the style of costume.
1368
01:16:28,518 --> 01:16:29,995
For young adults,
1369
01:16:30,019 --> 01:16:31,830
Halloween parties
are the perfect time
1370
01:16:31,854 --> 01:16:36,468
to shed their inhibitions
and find that special someone.
1371
01:16:36,492 --> 01:16:38,971
There is a correlation
between the adrenaline rush
1372
01:16:38,995 --> 01:16:42,041
you get from being scared
and the adrenaline rush
1373
01:16:42,065 --> 01:16:46,245
you might get from being excited
at a potential sexual partner.
1374
01:16:46,269 --> 01:16:50,149
So here we have this idea of
making Halloween not only scary,
1375
01:16:50,173 --> 01:16:51,617
but a part of courtship.
1376
01:16:51,641 --> 01:16:54,153
It's like the night where
a person that has to wear
1377
01:16:54,177 --> 01:16:57,056
work clothes to work can put on
1378
01:16:57,080 --> 01:16:59,825
the most provocative
costume of all time,
1379
01:16:59,849 --> 01:17:01,560
and it's totally acceptable.
1380
01:17:01,584 --> 01:17:02,628
It's the night
where you're like,
1381
01:17:02,652 --> 01:17:04,430
"look at what I've got
to offer."
1382
01:17:04,454 --> 01:17:07,766
that's the adult version
of Halloween, in my opinion.
1383
01:17:07,790 --> 01:17:10,803
Grown women, they take Halloween
to a whole different...
1384
01:17:10,827 --> 01:17:12,972
It's not like disney movies.
1385
01:17:12,996 --> 01:17:15,574
It becomes like, "oh, wow.
1386
01:17:15,598 --> 01:17:18,065
This is what Halloween
is about."
1387
01:17:20,436 --> 01:17:23,182
34 percent of
all adults will dress up.
1388
01:17:23,206 --> 01:17:25,451
Young adults... 62 percent.
1389
01:17:25,475 --> 01:17:27,853
And they want sexy.
1390
01:17:27,877 --> 01:17:29,888
Women and men alike are eager
1391
01:17:29,912 --> 01:17:33,581
to put themselves
out there on Halloween.
1392
01:17:35,451 --> 01:17:36,895
I was in college
1393
01:17:36,919 --> 01:17:39,565
and we had a Halloween party
in the student center,
1394
01:17:39,589 --> 01:17:41,767
but I didn't know
what to be for Halloween,
1395
01:17:41,791 --> 01:17:45,537
so I literally got a towel and
I wrapped it around my waist.
1396
01:17:45,561 --> 01:17:47,973
And I was towel-man.
1397
01:17:47,997 --> 01:17:50,909
I liter... I came out the shower
and I was towel-man.
1398
01:17:50,933 --> 01:17:52,945
It was kind of cool
'cause all the girls liked it,
1399
01:17:52,969 --> 01:17:54,647
but it was the cheapest costume
1400
01:17:54,671 --> 01:17:56,615
that I could come up with.
1401
01:17:59,175 --> 01:18:02,054
As more and more
adults join the fun,
1402
01:18:02,078 --> 01:18:08,260
costumes become even more
creative and redefine sexy.
1403
01:18:08,284 --> 01:18:12,164
Currently, costumes have
become a lot more satirical
1404
01:18:12,188 --> 01:18:13,666
and ironic.
1405
01:18:13,690 --> 01:18:17,503
These sexy costumes that in the
beginning of the 21st century
1406
01:18:17,527 --> 01:18:21,407
were kind of glamorous,
after the crash of 2008,
1407
01:18:21,431 --> 01:18:23,809
they never quite bounced back.
1408
01:18:23,833 --> 01:18:25,811
So now when you see
sexy costumes,
1409
01:18:25,835 --> 01:18:28,113
it's satirical,
it's kind of meta.
1410
01:18:28,137 --> 01:18:31,650
It's like sexy mr. Rogers.
1411
01:18:31,674 --> 01:18:34,520
There are comments we make
with our costumes
1412
01:18:34,544 --> 01:18:37,690
that work on a number of levels,
and one of them is irony.
1413
01:18:44,854 --> 01:18:47,833
Each new generation
reimagines Halloween
1414
01:18:47,857 --> 01:18:50,369
for themselves.
1415
01:18:50,393 --> 01:18:52,538
It is ever-changing,
1416
01:18:52,562 --> 01:18:56,308
but there is something
that unites us all.
1417
01:18:56,332 --> 01:18:59,945
What drives this constant
reinvention of the holiday?
1418
01:18:59,969 --> 01:19:03,604
What is the true meaning
of Halloween?
1419
01:19:12,081 --> 01:19:17,296
Halloween was born in
a different, more magical world
1420
01:19:17,320 --> 01:19:21,300
where ghosts, ghouls,
and other creatures of the night
1421
01:19:21,324 --> 01:19:24,236
stalked our ancestors.
1422
01:19:27,296 --> 01:19:30,409
But it's become a night
for family and friendship
1423
01:19:30,433 --> 01:19:35,514
where memories are made
as we scare ourselves silly.
1424
01:19:35,538 --> 01:19:39,418
Why does a holiday inspired by
death and the spirit world
1425
01:19:39,442 --> 01:19:43,255
stir so many warm,
nostalgic emotions?
1426
01:19:51,487 --> 01:19:53,632
For thousands of years,
1427
01:19:53,656 --> 01:19:56,702
Halloween has marked
the end of summer
1428
01:19:56,726 --> 01:20:01,640
and the beginning of the
dark days of fall and winter.
1429
01:20:01,664 --> 01:20:04,243
This haunting,
scary time of year
1430
01:20:04,267 --> 01:20:07,579
makes all of us stop and think.
1431
01:20:07,603 --> 01:20:09,248
The essence of Halloween
1432
01:20:09,272 --> 01:20:11,784
is remembering the dead,
remembering where you came from,
1433
01:20:11,808 --> 01:20:13,552
remembering your
great-grandparents,
1434
01:20:13,576 --> 01:20:14,820
your ancestors,
1435
01:20:14,844 --> 01:20:17,178
the ones who created
the world that you live in.
1436
01:20:19,515 --> 01:20:22,294
So maintaining those connections
with the past,
1437
01:20:22,318 --> 01:20:25,364
with the dead, are a way of also
maintaining connections
1438
01:20:25,388 --> 01:20:27,533
with our own
cultural traditions,
1439
01:20:27,557 --> 01:20:30,803
and the reason is to allow us
to move into the future
1440
01:20:30,827 --> 01:20:33,460
with some sort of
self-confidence.
1441
01:20:35,865 --> 01:20:37,176
Through the decades,
1442
01:20:37,200 --> 01:20:40,301
we've taken comfort
in the company of those we love.
1443
01:20:42,505 --> 01:20:47,686
Halloween is the scariest,
darkest holiday of the year.
1444
01:20:47,710 --> 01:20:51,456
Who better to spend it with
than our family and friends?
1445
01:20:51,480 --> 01:20:54,493
The real meaning
of Halloween, or what it was
1446
01:20:54,517 --> 01:20:58,697
and is to me, is family
and friends and togetherness.
1447
01:20:58,721 --> 01:21:00,766
It's a bonding.
It's fun. It's exciting.
1448
01:21:00,790 --> 01:21:03,335
It's something
to look forward to.
1449
01:21:03,359 --> 01:21:05,370
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh...
1450
01:21:05,394 --> 01:21:07,873
My father is the reason
I even like Halloween.
1451
01:21:07,897 --> 01:21:09,675
He would sing his own songs.
1452
01:21:09,699 --> 01:21:12,778
He would make up songs
as kids about Halloween.
1453
01:21:14,670 --> 01:21:17,549
He would get us
so excited for Halloween.
1454
01:21:17,573 --> 01:21:19,852
If it wasn't for him,
honestly, I would not be
1455
01:21:19,876 --> 01:21:22,754
this excited
about Halloween to this day.
1456
01:21:22,778 --> 01:21:25,023
I've got three
daughters and three sons,
1457
01:21:25,047 --> 01:21:28,560
and my daughters always...
For 15, 16 years straight,
1458
01:21:28,584 --> 01:21:30,462
I had to be the beast every year
1459
01:21:30,486 --> 01:21:32,631
because one of them
wanted to be beauty.
1460
01:21:32,655 --> 01:21:34,566
It was a great time.
It really was.
1461
01:21:34,590 --> 01:21:37,102
And it's one of those days
that we love immensely
1462
01:21:37,126 --> 01:21:38,470
in my house.
1463
01:21:38,494 --> 01:21:41,240
Here's our bunny!
1464
01:21:41,264 --> 01:21:43,475
Beyond family nostalgia, though,
1465
01:21:43,499 --> 01:21:49,248
the true meaning of Halloween is
something unique and personal.
1466
01:21:49,272 --> 01:21:52,251
I love to see kids, like,
trick-or-treating.
1467
01:21:52,275 --> 01:21:54,453
Like, I love to see parents
taking their kids out
1468
01:21:54,477 --> 01:21:56,255
and just kind of, like,
allowing them the opportunity
1469
01:21:56,279 --> 01:21:59,892
to just explore their creativity
in putting a costume together.
1470
01:22:01,784 --> 01:22:05,364
Oh, my god, you're so scary.
1471
01:22:05,388 --> 01:22:08,300
It definitely changes with age,
but all my friends,
1472
01:22:08,324 --> 01:22:10,002
we love to get dressed up
and, like,
1473
01:22:10,026 --> 01:22:12,938
you know, it kind of brings
you back to your youth.
1474
01:22:12,962 --> 01:22:16,575
You kind of get a little bit
of a jump back in time.
1475
01:22:16,599 --> 01:22:18,477
I feel like Halloween's
for everyone.
1476
01:22:18,501 --> 01:22:20,045
Do you have your teeth in, dan?
1477
01:22:20,069 --> 01:22:21,179
No.
1478
01:22:21,203 --> 01:22:22,581
Put your teeth in. Let's see.
1479
01:22:25,007 --> 01:22:26,685
It's a time to release
1480
01:22:26,709 --> 01:22:32,658
our untamed, rebellious spirit
and embrace the darkness.
1481
01:22:32,682 --> 01:22:35,227
Halloween is a time
where people feel they can
1482
01:22:35,251 --> 01:22:37,629
be creative without judgment.
1483
01:22:37,653 --> 01:22:40,599
And I think that
that's really liberating
1484
01:22:40,623 --> 01:22:42,701
because everybody
is kind of being crazy,
1485
01:22:42,725 --> 01:22:44,703
and they're expressing
themselves,
1486
01:22:44,727 --> 01:22:46,605
and they're exploring things,
1487
01:22:46,629 --> 01:22:49,541
and they're doing it
without being judged so much.
1488
01:22:49,565 --> 01:22:51,810
So that's a beautiful thing,
1489
01:22:51,834 --> 01:22:54,546
because for some people,
that's the only day of the year
1490
01:22:54,570 --> 01:22:57,571
that they truly feel free enough
to be able to do that.
1491
01:22:59,442 --> 01:23:01,453
Reborn in america,
1492
01:23:01,477 --> 01:23:04,623
Halloween carries the torch
of a tradition
1493
01:23:04,647 --> 01:23:10,762
that began around a bonfire
in ireland over 2,000 years ago.
1494
01:23:10,786 --> 01:23:14,266
I don't see Halloween
ending any time soon.
1495
01:23:14,290 --> 01:23:17,669
So, I think as our society
changes radically,
1496
01:23:17,693 --> 01:23:19,504
it's nice to have
these traditions
1497
01:23:19,528 --> 01:23:21,740
that give us a little bit
of something to hold on to,
1498
01:23:21,764 --> 01:23:24,843
something we've been doing
for many thousands of years,
1499
01:23:24,867 --> 01:23:28,613
and it's still with us today.
1500
01:23:28,637 --> 01:23:31,350
Each year, the festive
celebration of goblins
1501
01:23:31,374 --> 01:23:35,554
and ghosts grows in popularity.
1502
01:23:35,578 --> 01:23:38,390
Halloween is
a shadowy reflection
1503
01:23:38,414 --> 01:23:42,861
of who we are as people
and our enduring struggle
1504
01:23:42,885 --> 01:23:45,130
between the seasons...
1505
01:23:45,154 --> 01:23:47,666
Life and death,
1506
01:23:47,690 --> 01:23:51,069
the light and the dark.
1507
01:23:51,093 --> 01:23:59,093
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