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The decibel level in a room filled with children trading candy rivals that of Wall Street. When the trading peaks, cross-room deals have Milk Duds flying overhead while a Jolly Rancher comes the other way.
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel rides with the living dead in a whimsical image his office has posted online.
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Neda Ulaby tours a new breed of haunted house that gives her — and Monkey See favorite Neil Patrick Harris — a solid case of the willies.
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What's orange and black and says "knock knock?" On Halloween, children in St. Louis are expected to tell jokes in order to earn their candy.
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You'd think if you were a relative of someone as famous as Harry Houdini, you'd know it. But George Hardeen, 59, didn't find out he was Houdini's great-nephew until he was a teenager. His grandfather was Houdini's brother. But the family DNA wasn't something anyone really talked about.
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Salem, Mass., is a major tourist attraction thanks to its infamous 17th-century witch trials. Tourists really pour in around Halloween for a good scream, and this year, a high-tech haunted house is bringing a new edge to a local tradition.
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Bob Mondello recommends a collection of Alfred Hitchcock films that reveal a master at work.
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For some, it's never too early to put shoppers in a holiday mood. Stores are putting out seasonal merchandise earlier than they used to, several industry experts say. One reason: If they don't jump the gun, their competitors will.