In celebration of the season, here you'll find all kinds of online Halloween fun. Check out the games, movies, history and more below. Happy Halloween!
Halloween is a wonderful example of syncretism. From traditional Samhain and All Hallows Eve to modern trick-or-treating, check out these great reads about the history and changing traditions of Halloween. Further reading includes the history of witchcraft and other interesting topics.
History:
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
Ebook : Halloween From Pagan Ritual to Party Night
Samhain (origins of Halloween):
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
Online Article (Archeology): Samhain Revival
Witches and Witchcraft:
Ebook: A Popular History of Witchcraft
Ebook: Witchcraft in Early North America
Vampires, Monsters and Literature:
Ebook: From Demons to Dracula - The Creation of the Modern Vampire Myth
Article: "From Frankenstein's Monster to Lester Ballard: The Evolving Gothic Monster"
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
At The Mountains Of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft
Dog Trick or Cat Treat
People love to dress their children up for Halloween, but recently another phenomenon has been occurring. Now, families ask their patient pets to wear costumes and then take them out trick or treating. Here are the best, funniest, most embarrassing photos of our four-legged friends. The 60 photos will appeal to cat and dog lovers alike. No animals were harmed in the production of this book.
Costume Craftwork on a Budget
Part of your job as the costume designer is to be creative and use what materials are available to you to execute the design elements in a production. This book will show you how to use inexpensive materials to create durable products in a short amount of time that are practical and technical. It is written in an easy-to-follow manner and each step is shown with a wide array of illustrations and photographs. From creating armour out of laundry baskets, to detailed tricks to create a prosthetic nose for a witch, this book will show the techniques needed for you to produce end results that are beautiful, economical, and fast to make.
Character costume figure drawing step-by-step drawing methods for theatre costume designers
This text presents drawing instruction with detailed break downs of various types of characters. It all starts with body proportion, bone structure, body masses, the facial expressions, the hands, and the feet. Hats, props, fabrics, and choice of medium are all thoroughly covered to ensure your ability to develop convincing life-like characters.
