'Tis the season for TRICK 🎃 but we're all TREAT this week after watching Michael Dougherty's phenomenal ode to spooky Trick 'r Treat! Celebrate Halloween with us by tuning into our creepy conversation on ancient holiday traditions, what we're dressing as this year, and our love for adorable Samhain mascot Sam 🔪

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Theme song by Alex Shawver
Other music zapsplat.com, "Panthalassa" and "Bush Week" by nihilore.com
Audio clips from Trick 'r Treat and Hercules

Further reading on the history of Halloween:
Trick 'r Treat DVD special features
History.com, https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/samhain
BBC, http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/paganism/holydays/samhain.shtml
Trick or Treat: a History of Halloween by Lisa Morton
The Origin of Halloween documentary, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kxdGLpxIsU

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