Trick or Treat

What This Book Covers

1. Prologue
2. Chapter One - Before the Pumpkin
3. Chapter Two - Samhain
4. Chapter Three - Ghosts, Ghouls, and the Catholic Cleanup
5. Chapter Four - Witches and Scarecrows
6. Chapter Five - Monsters of the Mind
7. Chapter Six - The Mask and the Mischief
8. Chapter Seven - Candy Is the Devil
9. Chapter Eight - Black Cats, Full Moons, and Friday the 13th
10. Chapter Nine - Haunted Houses and Hayrides
11. Chapter Ten - Halloween Goes to Hollywood
12. Chapter Eleven - The Party and the Parade
13. Chapter Twelve - Pumpkins, Jack-o’-Lanterns, and the Fire Within
14. Chapter Thirteen - Halloween Around the World
15. Chapter Fourteen - The Spirit Lives On
16. Chapter Fifteen - The Year is Dying

Excerpt

PROLOGUE IT’S COLD, BUT not winter-cold. The wind bites, but it hasn’t drawn blood yet. There’s a softness to the evening — the kind of air that smells like burning leaves, caramel apples, and distant fog machine juice. You step outside, and you know what night it is. The porch lights are orange. The pumpkins are glowing. There’s something in the air — something old, something playful, something just a little wrong. It’s Halloween. Not just a day. Not just a holiday. A vibe. The one night of the year where we pretend we’re not afraid of death by turning it into a game. Every other day of the year, we flinch at the word. We scrub it from our vocabulary. We cover gray hairs, hide wrinkles,...