September 23, 2021

Halloween

From 1923: “Tis the night of spooks and witches, tis Halloween...And they will be at every party, offering plenty of merriment and creepy feelings on the night they duck for apples, light the pumpkin shells and celebrate Halloween.”
Features

Ghosts of Halloweens Past

Jack Nicholson in The Shining, 1980
Features

Haunted Hotels

Dracula (Universal, 1931): One Sheet (27” x 40”), $525,800. Images courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Movies

Horror Movie Posters Scream Fun

“Sacred Be Ye Fire O Halloween,” mechanical, United States, 1910-1917, non-embossed with easel for use as table decoration, 9-3/4” x 7-1/4”, $525. Images courtesy of Mark B. Ledenbach
Americana

Vintage Halloween collectibles cast a spell on collectors