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Violet Jacob (1 September 1863 – 9 September 1946) was a Scottish writer known especially for her historical novel Flemington and for her poetry, mainly in Scots.She was described by a fellow Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid as "the most considerable of contemporary vernacular poets".
From Moo Deng to Raygun, the rise of the meme-inspired Halloween costume not only displays the power of social media — it also shows the endless adaptability of the holiday itself.
Agatha Christie's book Hallowe'en Party describes a children's party (in which a child's murder causes Poirot to be brought in) where snap-dragon is played at the end of the evening. In The Dark Flight Down by Marcus Sedgwick, chapter five describes a game of snapdragon played during the wake of Director Korp. The rules are described as a ...
All Hallowe'en customs in the United States are borrowed directly or adapted from those of other countries". [ 45 ] While the first reference to "guising" in North America occurs in 1911, another reference to ritual begging on Halloween appears, place unknown, in 1915, with a third reference in Chicago in 1920.
The Fairies' Hallowe'en or The Fairies' Halloween is a 1910 American silent comic trick film produced by the Thanhouser Company. The plot focuses on Marie, played by Marie Eline, as a young girl who plays with a jack-o-lantern crafted by her father. When she falls asleep, the girl dreams that she is invited by the Fairy Queen to their Halloween ...
A Haunting in Venice is a 2023 American mystery film produced and directed by Kenneth Branagh from a screenplay by Michael Green, loosely based on the 1969 Agatha Christie novel Hallowe'en Party. It serves as a sequel to Death on the Nile (2022) and is the third film in which Branagh stars as the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. [5]
The Cradle of Fear EP was released for download only in 2011 from www.darkpoets.com. Featuring a re-release of their 'oldskool' breakbeat Cradle of Fear tracks "Breakbeat Hallowe'en" & "It doesn't matter" the EP also features British electronica artist Kontour on vocals – a rendition of Breakbeat Halloween. Plus Dark Poets techno work out ...
"Open House of Horrors" received positive reviews. Donna Bowman of The A.V. Club gave a B grade to the episode saying: "One of the real pleasures of Halloween episodes throughout television history is how elaborate the costuming and decorations are.