Tag: Halloween

  • Nation & World

    Inside the house of screams

    In a class called “Haunted: Writing the Supernatural,” Harvard students put their imaginations to work creating tales of demons, monsters, and ghosts.

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    Young woman in the foreground of a black and white image; shadowy people in the background
  • Nation & World

    Stories that haunt them

    In the days before Halloween, we asked Min Jin Lee, Maria Tatar, and other serious campus readers to share with us the stories that have scared them most — and why.

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    Illustration of frightened reader peering over "Dracula."
  • Nation & World

    Feejee Mermaid is unattractive attraction

    Feejee Mermaid offers haunting image at Harvard’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.

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    The Feejee Mermaid has haunted the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology for more than 100 years. Video still by Kai-Jae Wang/Harvard Staff
  • Nation & World

    The queen of Halloween

    Harvard Music Department administrator Lesley Bannatyne’s other life is as a Halloween expert. She has written five books on the topic, including a children’s work.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Harvard’s ‘haunted’ Houses

    A tour of Harvard’s “haunted” Houses, in advance of Halloween.

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  • Nation & World

    Halloween on the move

    Approximately 30 runners, some in Halloween gear, gathered for the free Harvard On The Move run, which leaves from the steps of the MAC at 5:15 p.m. Wednesdays.

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  • Nation & World

    Halloween — it’s a scream!

    The Harvard Allston Education Portal’s Halloween “Treat and Greet” melded education with costumed fun.

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  • Nation & World

    ‘Treat and Greet’ in Allston

    Harvard hosts a Halloween “Treat and Greet” celebration and open house in the Barry’s Corner section of Allston, a get-together that drew flocks of costumed local residents and children.

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  • Nation & World

    Costume Catwalk

    It’s a Harvard tradition for a group of freshmen to be named to the First-Year Social Committee (FYSC). The FYSC plans special events throughout the year. This fall, the group hosted the annual Costume Catwalk Oct. 30. Described as an opportunity for freshmen to “schmooze with Dean Dingman,” the event elicited comments as varied as…

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