http://dir.salon.com/topics/halloween/?source=rss&aim=halloween en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT By Laura Miller Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/10/30/straub_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/10/30/straub_interview/index.html?source=rss The author of "Ghost Story" and "Koko" talks about the fine art of literary terror By Alex Koppelman Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/28/forbes_beck/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/28/forbes_beck/index.html?source=rss Forbes Magazine called the host scary, a "demagogue." Then its owner got involved By Mary Elizabeth Williams Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/13/sexy_dogs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/13/sexy_dogs/index.html?source=rss What'll it be for your pup this year: French maid or hot schoolgirl? By King Kaufman Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/31/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/10/31/friday/index.html?source=rss Boo! There won't be any spooky clichés in this rundown of the week's games. By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/10/31/scareoween/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/10/31/scareoween/index.html?source=rss Sarah not scary enough? Here are the most terrifying movies of all time, from the totally obvious to the obscure and obnoxious. By Sarah Hepola Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/10/31/halloween_costumes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/10/31/halloween_costumes/index.html?source=rss Slutty Sarah Palins, men dressed as Sarah Palin -- the potential for tasteless costumes this Halloween is truly terrifying. By Garrison Keillor Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2007/11/07/raven/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2007/11/07/raven/index.html?source=rss I've missed out on Halloween, my only chance to open my beak and screech a prophetic message, "Nevermore!" By Eryn Loeb Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/31/halloween/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/31/halloween/index.html?source=rss Hillary, Amy Winehouse and Britney Spears make for some creepy Halloween costumes. By Cary Tennis Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/31/halloween/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/31/halloween/index.html?source=rss I'm disturbed to see this 16-year-old girl pretending to be a slut! By Bill Maher Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/27/fear/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/27/fear/index.html?source=rss Because that's scary. Almost as scary as the possible reelection of the party of the scaremonger in chief. By Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/26/halloween/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/26/halloween/index.html?source=rss Journalist Joel Stein suggests an alternative: Slut Day. By Carol Lloyd Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/04/anorexia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/04/anorexia/index.html?source=rss Here's a Halloween costume that's sure to make you retch. By David Marchese Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/2006/10/30/simple_life_halloween/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/2006/10/30/simple_life_halloween/index.html?source=rss The dimmest bulbs in all of tabloid land decide what to wear for Halloween. By Page Rockwell Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/16/what_else/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/16/what_else/index.html?source=rss 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 Garrison Keillor Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/10/26/keillor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/10/26/keillor/index.html?source=rss Halloween is our chance to slip out of the stereotypes assigned to us, and find truth and beauty in caricature. By Tom Bissell Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/08/28/bissell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/08/28/bissell/index.html?source=rss 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! Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/10/31/scary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/10/31/scary/index.html?source=rss From murderous clowns to harrowing modernity, Salon staffers pick a terrifying lineup of spooky movies and TV shows. By Laura Miller Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2002/10/30/galembo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2002/10/30/galembo/index.html?source=rss 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 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2002/10/28/halloween/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2002/10/28/halloween/index.html?source=rss You think Halloween has pagan roots? Guess again. Two new histories of America's second favorite holiday reveal the truth. Read by Basil Rathbone Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/poetry/2000/10/31/poe/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/poetry/2000/10/31/poe/index.html?source=rss Edgar Allan Poe's haunting classic poem is read by Hollywood legend Basil Rathbone. By Joyce Millman Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/10/31/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/10/31/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000 By the Salon Technology Staff Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/10/31/halloween/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/10/31/halloween/index.html?source=rss The 10 scariest things that could happen to the digital world. By Christine Schoefer Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/30/vampires/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/10/30/vampires/index.html?source=rss Energy vampires suck you dry and leave you depleted -- and not just on Halloween By Amy Reiter Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/02/11/npfri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/02/11/npfri/index.html?source=rss 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 David Goodman Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/11/19/parasite4/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/11/19/parasite4/index.html?source=rss 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.