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    In these articles many people believe that haunted houses are a part of why halloween is so popular. Over 1‚200 professional haunted houses are being operated and 300 theme parks as well. Many of these haunted houses are very popular because people just like a good scare and it’s fun‚ it has been a tradition for a long time‚ and haunted houses make a lot of money. To begin‚ many people like a good scare. The people pay good money to be scared‚ they like the thrill of the clowns and scary people

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    The year was 1984 and Halloween night. There was three boys‚ Tommy‚ Joey‚ and Bill. After a long night of trick or treating and receiving a million full size candy bars they get a dare. The dare is to enter the most feared and scary house in the neighborhood. The town was a small town with only a few neighborhoods and a couple schools. The house was very rundown as it lost all its color and every plant and tree is dead. There is often shadows seen and noises heard from an old man and even screams

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    As Halloween nears people are already deciding what costumes they should wear. Social media is spammed with Halloween pictures of adults and kids‚ but a certain Halloween costume is making headlines. The Movie Moana captures the quest of a polynesian princess who sets out on an adventure to prove she could sail the oceans and save her hometown island. If you’ve watched the movie you’d know that Moana is a loving and respectable character who all girls should want to look up to. So once Halloween approached

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    Halloween Night vs. Prom Night Ghosts‚ princesses‚ superheroes‚ and so many other strange characters are seen walking around during the night of October 31st‚ the night known as Halloween. Halloween is the night most famously known for haunted houses‚ candy‚ black cats‚ witches and ghosts. For one magical night a year‚ known as prom‚ teenagers get to feel and dress like princes and princesses and to attend their first formal event before becoming an adult. For that night‚ tiaras‚ limos‚ corsages

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    One Halloween Doug and I were talking about the purple waves story in the parking lot of Sunset Towers. Then Doug betted me that I couldn’t go into the Westing House for 5 mins. Then the bet was on we settled it on Halloween night. When I saw the sun about to set‚ I got on my witch costume and began heading to the Hoos door. After Doug and I were in the parking lot we made sure no one was following us. As soon as the coast was clear‚ Doug and I sprinted to the hill‚ but it was no surprise when

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    10 Ways to Have a Great Halloween! For most of us‚ Halloween is a scream! Haunted houses‚ creative costumes‚ scary-themed parties‚ and plenty of candy‚ usually makes for a familiar and fun evening. If you’re looking for some other impressive ways to enjoy Halloween though‚ either on October 31 or the weekend before‚ check these out: 1. Fright Nights at the PNE: Perfect for teens‚ Playland’s Halloween extravaganza includes 8 haunted houses‚ 20 scary rides‚ and live performances. This is great for

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    Halloween vs. prom There are always several occasions that come along in every child as well as a teens life. These events are common for kids in the states. One starts out as soon as were able to go out into the world and our parents dress us up as something cute and cuddly. The other is more of a rite of passage for high school students. This is when we get to choose the dress and the suite and be something special for the night. What are these events that are so close but yet so different?

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    Should Halloween be Celebrated in School? Does your school celebrate Halloween? I don’t think it should be celebrated at school. There are many reasons why. Here are some I will talk about: Some kids don’t celebrate Halloween and will feel left out‚ some kids can’t afford good costumes‚ and it takes to much time. First‚ some kids don’t celebrate the holiday and will feel left out. In the article respect: Pass It On‚ the author stated that most kids don’t celebrate it because of religious and cultural

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    Also‚ it just so happened to be the one day a year were Alan could get away with thinking and even acting out his disgustingly‚ depraved thoughts without feeling guilty about them. To Alan‚ Halloween was nothing more than a free pass. A pass he would get once a year that would allow him immunity to let his true self come forward and he could torment the world. Alan had always been a runt as a child because of his weakened immune system. He was a foot short for his age and where other children

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    The night before Halloween By:Alexzandria Gipson It was a dark and windy night‚ it was Halloween and me and my sister’s friends were walking back from nightswimming to go back to our camper. Then something hit a parked black truck on the street‚ we stop and looked around and saw nothing so we started walking again. Then after a while we were still walking and Jason jumped out and scared us with a mask that had blood on it and a chainsaw. I started sprinting and so did everyone else ‚but we all

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