WDRadio Week of October 26, 2025 | The night is coming. Porch lights and decorations won’t change what moves through the darkness on October 31st. Every plastic skeleton dangling from a suburban tree, every polyester witch costume hanging in a store window, every carved pumpkin glowing on a doorstep – they’re echoes of something that began long before any of us were born, something older and more terrifying than most people realize.
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HALLOWEEN’S HEINOUS HISTORY: The Petrifying Path From Blood Rituals to Trick-or-Treating
What started as a night when Celts genuinely believed the dead could drag the living into the spirit world, has transformed into children dressed as superheroes demanding fun-size Snickers. What happened?
HALLOWEEN: A Season Older Than Time – A Night That Crosses Over
Discover the true origins of Halloween — from Samhain’s ancient rituals to trick-or-treating traditions. The dark history behind All Hallows’ Eve. It’s a night when ancient peoples genuinely believed the dead could drag the living into the spirit world that has transformed into children dressed as superheroes demanding fun-size Snickers.
