What are the beginnings of Halloween, and how has it evolved over the millennia from Samhain to trick-or-treating for kids — to being associated with Michael Myers? And what makes John Carpenter's "The Shape" stalking the suburbs so scary from a folkloric and sociological perspective? Fear sociologist Dr. Margee Kerr and folklorist Dr. Lynne S. McNeill join host Aaron Sagers for a Spooky Season episode.

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