The author of "Ghost Story" and "Koko" talks about the fine art of literary terror
By Laura Miller Oct 30, 2009
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Forbes Magazine called the host scary, a "demagogue." Then its owner got involved
By Alex Koppelman
October 28, 2009
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What'll it be for your pup this year: French maid or hot schoolgirl?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
October 13, 2009
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Boo! There won't be any spooky clichés in this rundown of the week's games.
By King Kaufman
October 31, 2008
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Sarah not scary enough? Here are the most terrifying movies of all time, from the totally obvious to the obscure and obnoxious.
By Andrew O'Hehir
October 31, 2008
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Slutty Sarah Palins, men dressed as Sarah Palin -- the potential for tasteless costumes this Halloween is truly terrifying.
By Sarah Hepola
October 31, 2008
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I've missed out on Halloween, my only chance to open my beak and screech a prophetic message, "Nevermore!"
By Garrison Keillor
November 7, 2007
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Hillary, Amy Winehouse and Britney Spears make for some creepy Halloween costumes.
By Eryn Loeb
October 31, 2007
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I'm disturbed to see this 16-year-old girl pretending to be a slut!
By Cary Tennis
October 31, 2007
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Because that's scary. Almost as scary as the possible reelection of the party of the scaremonger in chief.
By Bill Maher
October 27, 2007
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Journalist Joel Stein suggests an alternative: Slut Day.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
October 26, 2007
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Here's a Halloween costume that's sure to make you retch.
By Carol Lloyd
October 4, 2007
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The dimmest bulbs in all of tabloid land decide what to wear for Halloween.
By David Marchese
October 30, 2006
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What do women's rowing, breast pumps, trampy outfits and marching bands have in common? They're all in "what else we're reading"!
By Page Rockwell
October 16, 2006
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Halloween is our chance to slip out of the stereotypes assigned to us, and find truth and beauty in caricature.
By Garrison Keillor
October 26, 2005
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I'm a young, cultured New Yorker who reads Gaddis and Ishiguro. But I can't stand indie rock, I love speed metal and slasher movies, and I refuse to be ashamed anymore!
By Tom Bissell
August 28, 2003
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From murderous clowns to harrowing modernity, Salon staffers pick a terrifying lineup of spooky movies and TV shows.
October 31, 2002
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Phyllis Galembo's photos of vintage costumes, from Depression-era ghost hoods to 1960s neon plastic skulls, distill the murky glamour of Halloween.
By Laura Miller
October 30, 2002
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You think Halloween has pagan roots? Guess again. Two new histories of America's second favorite holiday reveal the truth.
By Laura Miller
October 28, 2002
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Edgar Allan Poe's haunting classic poem is read by Hollywood legend Basil Rathbone.
Read by Basil Rathbone
October 31, 2000
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Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000
By Joyce Millman
October 31, 2000
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The 10 scariest things that could happen to the digital world.
By the Salon Technology Staff
October 31, 2000
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Energy vampires suck you dry and leave you depleted -- and not just on Halloween
By Christine Schoefer
October 30, 2000
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Aaron Spelling shares special moments with starlets; is Kevin Costner Catherine Zeta-Jonesing or just following her around? And Neve vs. Jamie Lee ... she who screams last?
By Amy Reiter
February 11, 2000
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The party is costume-mandatory: John Cusack comes as a werewolf, James Woods comes and leaves, Neve Campbell comes as herself -- no one gets it.
By David Goodman
November 19, 1999
Peter Straub on how to scare readers
How Glenn Beck and Steve Forbes saved Halloween
Slutty Halloween costumes ... for dogs?
NFL Week 9: Scary Halloween picks
Scare-o-ween-apalooza!
What not to wear (on Halloween)
The raven has flown
My girlfriend's daughter is dressing like a stripper for Halloween!
I'm dressing up as a melting polar ice cap
Paris and Nicole: They really are puppets!
This year, the special prosecutor costume
Freddy, Jason, Megadeth and me
Truly scary stuff
Mask oriented
Primeval terror (since 1929)
"The Raven"
Draculas of everyday life
GigaOM Network
Glenn Greenwald