Out of the Broom Closet: Halloween tales
Discover how Halloween tales shaped our understanding of fear, morality, and the complexities of adult life.
Making sense of current events can be challenging, but having been raised on a steady diet of horror movies, courtesy of Chiller Theatre and Jiffy Pop, it seemed that the valuable lessons that could be gleaned from them might act as a preparatory class for the perils to be faced in adulthood.
- Avoid anything mutated by atom bombs
- Avoid anyone who has had a worm living in their brain
- Avoid those who breach the boundaries of science or morality
Certainly you wouldn’t have them head up an agency responsible for citizens’ health.
Hollywood would not have taken such a script, but here we are, moving into the autumn season, prepping for a tumultuous turn of the tides.
Author's summary: Halloween tales shape understanding of fear and morality.