Halloween Monsters
Samhain is a tradition that predates written history and was celebrated at the end of summer and harvest time (life) and the beginning of winter (death). It was also the time for ghosts to return to earth for a day.
Gradually, Samhain has been assimilated into Halloween and recycled into a modern business and cultural event.
The many monsters associated with Halloween today have followed the same path, from the traditional skeletons and fairies to the Headless Horseman, Stingy Jack and eventually Michael Myers.
The Headless Horseman
The Headless Horseman is a legendary creature harbinger of death in European, Indian and American folklore. The figure is traditionally depicted as a man upon horseback who is either carrying
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Scarecrows
A scarecrow is a life-sized effigy of a human being, traditionally used by farmers and propped up inside of a corn field to “scare crows” (as well as other birds
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Stingy Jack
Stingy Jack, also known as Jack the Smith, Drunk Jack, Flaky Jack , Monstrous Jack or Jack-o’-lantern, is a folkloric character sometimes associated with Halloween while also acting as the
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The Pumpkin Man
The Pumpkin Man is a umbrella term for a number of different creatures. The carved pumpkin head is most commonly used for the Headless Horseman, but a Jack-o’-Lantern man is
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Evil clowns
History of malevolent clowns Clowns have appeared in most cultures since the beginning of recorded history. The earliest documented clowns go back to ancient Egypt, some time around 2500 to
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The Wild Hunt
The Wild Hunt or chasse sauvage is a pack of spectres and demons, usually as hunters on horses, sometimes accompanied by hounds which used to crawl in the sky at
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