Halloween didn’t properly reach the United States until the 1840s, with the mass arrival of immigrants from Ireland and Scotland. These newcomers brought their many traditions with them ...

If Oct. 31 isn't about carving pumpkins and collecting candy, then what is Halloween, really? Here's the scoop!

The Scottish government argued that such people were entitled to sex-based protections - while campaign group For Women Scotland claimed they only applied to people born female. Since its ...

Atik is hosting a night on October 29th that promises to be Scotland’s biggest Halloween night. With each room being covered head to toe in suitably gory décor, your costume will fit right in.

Spooky season is here, and nothing will get you in a festive mood like a great horror film where the characters themselves are celebrating Halloween. From slashers to anthologies to a ...

Edinburgh's Karen Walker tells the frightening story of Annie’s Room in Mary King’s Close.

10,000 techno lovers each night will descend upon the Scottish capital on the spookiest weekend of the year for our annual, strictly indoors, Halloween edition. A re-designed Halloween 2025 ...

Monster movies. Clever costumes. Spellbinding sweets. Get in the spooky spirit with CNN’s Halloween Quiz. Keep up with the news you need. Sign up for the 5 Things newsletter.

Such levels of waste have led campaigners to launch #pumpkinrescue in a bid to make pumpkin buyers aware of how you can put your pumpkin to best use once it has served it's Halloween purpose.

Delve into the enigma of an unsolved crime in Salem, linking it to the haunting legacy of the Salem Witch Trials and its Halloween ties to the tragic events that transpired ...