Or about souls from beyond and our fascination with calling them back without letting time get too far away from us. I was fascinated as we hear about Houdini and the final attempts to contact his spirit. Within we look at pumpkins big and small, pumpkin carving, pumpkin lore and even a pumpkin at the hand of one headless horseman. If you’ve never been to a zombie walk, then your missing out on the flavors of life. Now with this event comes several subjects, business and creative offerings that fuel the time of year with great products and events. For some reason, the nation decided that at the end of October….we can all let our hair down, look scary, look extra sexy, look alive, dead, or anything in between and do it with a common understanding. As one notes, its the time of year when one can wear odd clothes or costumes without being laughed or pointed at. From pumpkins to goblins, from zombies to seances, the book takes a focal look at not JUST the celebrational event but things that are created, shared and explored around this once a year event. It proudly boastthe symbol of “I love Halloween” which is apparent from the 2 years of research she did to bring us this new ode to all things Halloweeny. This new release which is subtitled “Behind the Scenes of America’s Fright Night” is actually that. During her research on Halloween, she became an active member of a pagan organization in order to better understand the customs, history, and celebrations.HALLOWEEN NATION: BEHIND THE SCENES OF AMERICA’S FRIGHT NIGHTĪ book made for the festive ghoul in all of us, “Halloween Nation” is a work of passion written by author Lesley Pratt Bannatyne.
Bannatyne worked for many years as a freelance writer and journalist. She is cofounder of the Studebaker Theater (1978) and Invisible Cities Group (1990). Though she did not pursue theatre as a profession, she continued to write articles and plays and even performed periodically around Boston. During this time she loved the theatre and even wrote an original musical. She graduated as both a Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude. After high school, she continued her education by attending Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. Bannatyne was born and raised in Connecticut. Her diverse speaking venues range from the Halloween Convergence in New Orleans to the St. She has contributed to such publications as the Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Boston Womenís Journal, Happy Halloween, The Sojourner, and Umbrella News and has participated as an editor for the Movement Theatre Quarterly. Bannatyne has shared her knowledge of the holiday on television specials for Nickelodeon and the History Channel The Haunted History of Halloween. As one of the leading authorities on Halloween, Lesley Bannatyne supplied the Halloween article found in World Book Encyclopedia and is Halloween advisor to the Vampire Empire.
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