Halloween Nation: Behind the Scenes of America's Fright Night

"After reading this book, I've added about thirty things to this year's 'Halloween to-do list'! Halloween Nation is the perfect source for hundreds of different ways to celebrate our favorite holiday!" --Richard Christy, writer/producer, The Howard Stern Show, SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio "A sophisticated yet playful celebration of all things macabre, morbid, and marvelous . . . Bannatyne makes a great case for celebrating Halloween everyday, all year long. . . . It's an energetic, thorough, and breathless salute to everyone's favorite horror holiday." --Chris Alexander, editor in chief, Fangoria magazine Halloween is not just for children anymore. On a mission to define the modern Halloween, expert Lesley Pratt Bannatyne delves into the world of enthusiasts, fanatics, and subcultures including Goth, metal, and zombie. In a series of investigative interviews, people from all walks of life reveal their devotion to this fall celebration as Bannatyne crafts a portrait of a wildly popular and surprisingly meaningful twenty-first-century Halloween.