halloween

Michigan haunted house teaches actors to ‘scare the pee out of’ guests

October 23, 2025 Mike Householder

PONTIAC, Mich. — Grotesque makeup, menacing props and intimidating costumes are just one part of a Michigan haunted house’s 25-year-old formula to terrify guests. It starts by educating the actors looking to provide the most […]

Love it or hate it, feelings run high over candy corn come Halloween

October 28, 2023 Leanne Italie, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Cruel joke for trick-or-treaters or coveted seasonal delight? The great Halloween debate over candy corn is on. In the pantheon of high-emotion candy, the classic shiny tricolor kernels in autumn’s white, orange […]

Editorial Cartoon – Biden Doesn’t Know Schiff

November 2, 2021 North State Journal Staff

Not a trick: No White House treats for Halloween this year

October 31, 2021 Darlene Superville, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ghosts and goblins can scratch the White House from their trick or treating routes this year. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will be in Europe on Halloween and won’t […]

Can I celebrate Halloween during the pandemic?

October 27, 2020 The Associated Press

Can I celebrate Halloween during the pandemic? Yes, but probably not like you normally would. Health experts say some Halloween traditions like crowding on doorsteps for candy and inching your way through haunted houses heighten […]

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The Ghosts of Midway Plantation

October 31, 2019 Dan Reeves

By Dan Reeves For the North State Journal KNIGHTDALE — When I started thinking about a “spooky” topic for the October issue, my faculties registered absolutely nothing. My belief in the supernatural goes about as […]

Is the White House Haunted? Jenna and Barbara Bush Share Their Ghost Story

October 31, 2017 admin

LOS ANGELES — Jenna Bush Hager and sister Barbara Bush returned to D.C. last week for the debut of their new book, but given the time of year, it was natural they would be asked […]