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‘Halloween’

Ghost Fires and Melting Masks: The Macabre Mirth of the Vintage Hallowe’en

Ghost Fires and Melting Masks: The Macabre Mirth of the Vintage Hallowe’en A boy is crushed during a Halloween out-house tipping; blinded by a Halloween mask, a girl drives into the path of a train; a child is killed by a falling pumpkin. Halloween has always been an inherently dark, dangerous, and unwholesome holiday. Let’s look at some vintage Halloween horrors involving ghost fires, poisoned cats, and lethal masks.