Halloween Encyclopedia, 2d ed.

Lisa Morton is a playwright, fiction and reference book author and screenwriter. A Bram Stoker Award winner for superior achievement in horror writing, she lives in North Hills, California.

“a well-written resource”—Library Journal; “generously illustrated and indexed...a worthy addition”—Booklist; ““a valuable addition...recommended”—ARBA; “will fit the bill for any college-level academic collection any many a public library reference shelf”—Midwest Book Review; “chock full of interesting facts...first encyclopedia reference on the subject. Adroitly written and impressively researched, the encyclopedia draws on a myriad of works”—Brutarian Quarterly; “not only the first encyclopedia devoted to Halloween, it is also the most complete and useful of its kind”—Reference Reviews; “capture[s] the ‘spirit’ of the ‘hallowed’ holiday...cover[s] every angle (cultural, pop-cultural, historical, spiritual, and traditional)...read this book to become an expert on the topic of Halloween...well worthwhile”—Scary Monsters Magazine; “well written...well-researched and well-developed work...recommended”—Emerald Reference Reviews.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments     Preface to the Second Edition      Preface to the First Edition      THE ENCYCLOPEDIA      Appendix I: Chronology of Halloween      Appendix II: Halloween in Literature and the Arts      Bibliography      Index