The theme park adds a character based on the Latin American myth of La Llorona, Spanish for ‘the Wailer,’ to its seasonal cast of ghouls, ax murderers and demented clowns who try to scare visitors. This Halloween season, for the first time, Universal Studios Hollywood introduced a character based on the Latin American myth of …

Good article in the LA Times about how Halloween Horror Nights is getting bigger but not exactly better… Never been there myself but I imagine it’s pretty fun and scary… After years of getting better, Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood got bigger this year — and it’s still not big enough. Crowds overwhelmed …

Interesting article in the NY Times about what’s popular this year for Halloween costumes… Last year, Michael Jackson and Balloon Boy were among the top news or pop-culture-related Halloween costume choices; this year, perhaps, popular costumes will be Lady Gaga’s meat dress or, as this article describes, the gulf oil spill. Are you planning to …

By Samantha: Halloween is just around the corner, shops are loading their windows with witches hats, broomsticks, plastic spiders and all manner of ghoulish costumes. Here in the UK, scorn is poured on the holiday, mainly due to the fact the meaning of Halloween is largely unknown and often misunderstood. Many consider it to be …