Get ready for the spookiest night of the year! Read up on fun costume ideas, learn about the history of Halloween, throw a great party, and take interactive trivia quizzes to test your knowledge.

Featured Charity: UNICEF: Join in on Trick or Treat for UNICEF this year -- it's fun for the kids, and helps benefit children around the world. Visit our Charities section to find out more.

COSTUMES

Homemade Halloween Costume Ideas: Instead of going store-bought, make a costume you and your kid can be proud of. Try these simple ideas to make ghosts, clowns, scarecrows, and more!

How to Buy Your Halloween Costume Online: It may seem convenient, but remember -- you can't try it on from a distance! Bear these things in mind when ordering a costume from a Web site.

How to Design Your Own Halloween Costume: Quick, simple, fun ideas for three popular Halloween costumes.

DECORATING AND ENTERTAINING

Decorating Outside Your Home for Halloween: Fill your yard with spooky fun for the trick-or-treaters.

Throw a Great Halloween Party on a Limited Budget: Five simple steps for throwing a fun party for the kids without spending too much.

Tips and Tricks for Carving Jack-O-Lanterns: Follow a few simple rules for making a great-looking, long-lasting Jack-o-Lantern.

HALLOWEEN SAFETY

Child Safety at Halloween -- Which Colors Are Safe to Wear?: Certain colors make kids more visible outside in the dark. Help your kid pick a costume that's both fun and safe.

Halloween Safety: Keep your whole family safe with costume tips, trick-or-treating safety, and more.

Where "Trick or Treat" and Safety Should Meet: It's not just your own kids you need to watch out for! Keep in mind the safety of visiting kids and the rest of the neighborhood with these tips.

HISTORY AND CULTURE

Halloween: History and Origin: Where do Halloween traditions come from? Read about the holiday's roots in history and religion.

Samhain -- The Origin of "Halloween": Learn about the ancient holiday that became our modern yearly tradition.

FREE BOOKS FOR HALLOWEEN: Available online, or a chapter per day by e-mail

Dracula's Guest, Bram Stoker

The Hound of the Baskervilles, Arthur Conan Doyle

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving

The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells

The Complete Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Allan Poe

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. 1, Edgar Allan Poe
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. 2, Edgar Allan Poe
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. 3, Edgar Allan Poe
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. 4, Edgar Allan Poe
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. 4, Edgar Allan Poe

Halloween Quizzes

Cult Movies: Test your knowledge of weird, creepy, and strangely popular movies.

Halloween Fun: See how much you know about candy, costumes, witches, and more.

Movie Ghosts: Ten questions on ghosts, ghouls, and other scary things in film.

Halloween Games

Bubbles

RIP Strike Back

A Series of Unfortunate Events