These Creepy Halloween Photos Date Back to the Mid-20th Century

Why Early Halloween Costumes Looked So Terrifying

CALIFORNIA, Md. — They stand motionless before the camera, their faces hidden beneath crooked paper masks, old sheets and roughly painted expressions. There are no princess gowns, movie characters or brightly colored plastic costumes. Instead, the children in early Halloween photographs look like figures that might have wandered out of a nightmare. The masks were imperfect […]

These Creepy Halloween Photos Date Back to the Mid-20th Century

These unsettling mid-20th century photos of kids in Halloween costumes are bound to bring a few memories -- or nightmares -- for viewers.