Presented by Rebecca Harner, Gwen Gregory, and
Robin Satterwhite
October 23, 2003
http://www.halloween-online.com/
This site is a great resource for all Halloween celebrants. It includes tips
on Special Effects and Props that can be made at home; techniques for
Makeup and Costumes; Pumpkin Carving lessons; Trick and Treat
recipes; interviews and articles, including Halloween traditions; downloadable
graphics, fonts, "Scream Savers," and music files; e-cards; online
games; humor; lists of related films; a large collection of links, and more.
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Holidays_and_Observances/Halloween/
Yahoo's comprehensive directory of Halloween sites on the Web.
Use our databases to search for magazine and scholarly journal articles on
Halloween, ghosts, or other topics of interest.
Try EBSCO Academic
Search Premier.
For your kids, try our K-12
databases.
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/halloween/
A history of Halloween, from its origins in the "ancient Celtic festival
of Samhain (pronounced sow-in)" to modern trick-or-treat, jack-o'-lantern,
costume, and party activities.
Dia de los Muertos (November 2)
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/feature/daydeadindex.html
A collection of links and articles discussing this Mexican holiday.
http://www.robinsfyi.com/holidays/halloween/costumes.htm
This site offers ideas for easy and inexpensive costumes. There is also a recipe
for homemade make-up. Browse by major category, such as Costumes Made from
Boxes and Costumes for Chair Users.
http://www.costumes.org/
Find links to the history of costume and fashion, online theater classes, designers,
Halloween costumes, military uniforms, movie costumes, sewing patterns, vintage
clothing, supplies, and much more. Maintained by a costume designer and theater
professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/hallow.html
Safety tips from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, covering safe
costume designs, flame-resistant costumes, pedestrian safety, and more. Includes
a diagram illustrating safe Halloween costumes.
http://www.halloween-costumes-masks.com/halloween-decorations.asp
Inexpensive and easy decorations to make at home.
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/pac_ctnt_lnb_gutter/text/0,1783,HGTV_3938_5067,00.html
HGTV's ideas for Halloween costumes, decorating, and parties.
http://www.allcrafts.net/halloween.htm#freeprojects
All sorts of Halloween craft projects. For Free! Includes costumes, pumpkin
carving, and crafts projects for kids.
http://www.pumpkinnook.com/
This site contains everything you have ever wanted to know about pumpkins, including
extensive information on how to grow, cook, and store pumpkins. Includes games
and educational material.
http://www.jack-o-lantern.com/
Examples of one designer's original pumpkin and watermelon carving ideas, a
story of the origin of the jack-o'-lantern, instructions for creating patterns
from photographs, a list of the proper tools to use, extensive carving techniques,
and seasonal patterns to download are available.
http://pumpkinglow.com/
LOTS of pumpkin carving patterns to choose from. Includes skill level needed
to carve each pattern.
http://www.ag.state.co.us/mkt/ppatch03.htm
Listing of pumpkin patches in Colorado.
Recipes and Parties |
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http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/et_holidays
Recipes and menus for holidays. Cooks will appreciate the sidebar topics that
pop up with every recipe: Terms and Tips Encyclopedia, Culinary Q and As, Ingredient
Substitutes, and Fat and Calorie Calculator.
http://www.joslin.harvard.edu/news/CandyKids.shtml
Halloween celebration ideas for parents of children with diabetes. Includes
tips for incorporating candy into the child's daily carbohydrate counts, and
gives sample counts for specific candy bars. From the Joslin Diabetes Center,
affiliated with Harvard Medical School.
http://www.recipesource.com/holiday/halloween/
Listing of many Halloween recipes, from Bloody Bug Juice to Worm Burgers.
Scary Stories and Things |
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http://classicfilm.about.com/library/weekly/aa102200a.htm
An alphabetical listing of the best classic scary films ever made. Includes
mostly films made before the 1970s.
http://www.haunted-attraction.com/
Listing of haunted houses, tours, and other scary attractions in Colorado. Includes
some reviews.
http://www.castleofspirits.com/storypg.html
Castle of Spirits - People recount their personal encounters with ghosts. You
can vote for your favorite story, or you can submit a story of your own.
http://www.halloweenishere.com/ghost_stories.html
Halloween ghost stories and scary tales for frightening fun.
On the Library Home Page, there's a link to "videos" under the TIGER catalog.
Search by WORD:
Horror films
Vampires
Search by SUBJECT:
Horror films
Werewolf films
Hitchcock videos
Search by TITLE:
I Walked with a Zombie
Dawn of the Dead
Frankenstein
*Graphics from the works of Jose Guadalupe Posada
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