Contents

Introduction

1
Halloween: The Misunderstood Festival

2
Snap-apple Night and November Eve: Halloween in the British Isles

3
Trick or Treat in the New World

4
La Toussaint, Allerheiligen and Tutti i Santi: The Global Celebration

5
Dias de los Muertos

6
From Burns to Burton: Halloween and Popular Culture

references

acknowledgements

photo acknowledgements

index

Images

Halloween jack-o’-lanterns.