Show Notes and Links:
History of Halloween (History)
Razor blades in apples (Groovy History)
The real story behind Halloween candy tampering (CBC News)
A Brief History of People Tampering With Halloween Candy (Mental Floss)
Fun Halloween facts (Country Living)
Americans will spend a record $10 billion on Halloween (USA Today)
National Confectioners Association study reveals key pandemic consumer buying trends (Confectionery Production)
Top 10 Halloween phobias (Hippocratic Post)
The myths and folklore behind Halloween’s most popular characters (ZME Science)
What Do Bats Have To Do With Halloween (Refinery 29)
The Warty Toad (Things That Go Boo)
How Black Cats Came To Halloween (Hartz)
Spiders: A web of superstitions on Halloween (Ehrlich)
Rat king (Wikipedia)
Birds Of Halloween (Wingspan)
Why Owls Are a Spooky Symbol of Halloween (Yahoo)
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (Poetry Foundation)