Weekly Roundup Ep. 5: Hayrides, Mint Cookies, Motel Garages & Dracula
This week’s Weekly Roundup travels from autumn hayrides and a prize-winning mint cookie to old motel garages and Horror of Dracula at the Terror Glow Drive-In.
Why Are Hayrides Associated With Fall? The Real History
Why are hayrides associated with fall? The tradition grew from old-fashioned wagon outings, harvest gatherings, Halloween customs, and later farm attractions that turned a simple ride through the countryside into…
How the Pumpkin Took Over the Front Porch
How did a humble farm crop become the star of the fall porch? Here’s how pumpkins went from harvest staple to Halloween lantern to autumn tradition.
Weekly Roundup: Fall Traditions and Spooky Curiosities
Spiders hidden in the morning dew, a surprisingly dangerous old Halloween game, and the not-so-ancient story of cider doughnuts — this week’s roundup takes a curious look at fall traditions…
Did People Really Play a Halloween Game With an Apple and a Lit Candle?
In the 1800s, Halloween partygoers really did try to bite an apple from one end of a spinning stick while a lit candle swung from the other. Here’s how the…
Did People Really Wear Flour-Sack Masks for Halloween?
Those unsettling old Halloween masks made from sacks weren't just something dreamed up for a horror movie. Flour sacks really were used for masks — and the reason makes perfect…
Monsters in the Parking Lot: The Strange Era of Drive-In Spook Shows
For a while, drive-in theaters did more than show horror movies. Spook shows brought skeletons, stunts, all-night monster marathons, and sometimes costumed creatures roaming between the cars. Here’s how these…
Cabbage Night? The Strange Halloween Tradition of Cabbages and Mischief.
What exactly was Cabbage Night? Discover why kids once tossed cabbages, soaped windows, moved gates, and turned the night before Halloween into a regional tradition.