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Monsters in the Movies: What Scares YOU?

October 31, 2011 by 2 Comments

Oct. 31, 2011 Happy Halloween! As one whose earliest childhood memory was getting spooked by my own reflection at age 3 in scary mini-witch regalia, it’s pretty clear I’m not cut out for the full … [Read more...]

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Halloween Media: Fun For Free! Apps, Sendables, Playlists, Games

October 30, 2010 by 3 Comments

Update Oct. 31, 2016 Appy Halloween? 2016 freebies include a spooktacular JibJab 'story bot' to insert and personalize wee ones into Halloween kids' books...Our friends at Common Sense Media offer … [Read more...]

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Halloween Beyond the Cliché: Packaging Boyhood Part Two

October 27, 2009 by 13 Comments

Oct. 7, 2014 Update I realize I've been 'deconstructing' Halloween for years with pushback on the societal sexploitation of girls as we fiercely try to "Take Back Halloween" by mythbusting "market … [Read more...]

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