Analysis: How people are carrying out their Halloween festivities

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Analysis: How people are carrying out their Halloween festivities

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This is supposed to be the day where it's OK to be scared. Whatever its origins, Halloween has evolved into a neighborhood holiday for most of us. Little kids are not only allowed but encouraged to gross out the grown-ups, adopt the avatars of powerful and mysterious beings, and come away with a bagful of candy to boot. Somehow, fear isn' t quite as thrilling this year. After the atrocities ...

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