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People march to attend a rally to mark the first anniversary of the harrowing crowd surge that killed about 160 people in a Seoul alleyway, at the Itaewon district in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. The signs read "Accept government responsibility." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

On the anniversary of a deadly Halloween crush, South Korean families demand a special investigation

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

Posts and bouquets of flowers at the site of the tragedy. Photo by Andrew Salmon/Washington Times

One year after South Korean Halloween tragedy, wounds remain raw, accusations fly

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

A girl wears a jack-o'-lantern at a pumpkin patch in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Market research finds Blacks, baby boomers least likely to celebrate Halloween

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

A family and family friend wearing fancy dress and enjoying halloween in a house in North East England. They are looking at the camera and smiling while eating different foods.

Ask the Mama Bears: Should Christians celebrate Halloween?

By Hillary Morgan Ferrer – Special to Higher Ground

Industry reports see ‘Spookflation’ as Halloween demand meets rising prices

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Ambulances and rescue workers arrive at the street near the scene of a crowd surge in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2022. The Halloween party crush in Seoul has caused an outpouring of public sympathy toward the 150 dead, but there's also a strong level of embarrassment and anger from citizens toward the country that they say still ignores safety and regulatory issues. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

South Koreans ashamed over safety failures in Halloween tragedy

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

A mourner wipes his tear as he pays a silent tribute for victims of a deadly accident following Saturday night's Halloween festivities, at a joint memorial altar for victims at Seoul Square in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea probes Halloween crowd surge as nation mourns

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

South Korean investigators inspect the scene of a deadly accident following Saturday night's Halloween festivities in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. A crowd surge killed more than 150 people during Halloween festivities in Seoul over the weekend in the country’s worst disasters in years. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

‘Manmade disaster’: Officials criticized over Seoul deaths

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

Injuried people are helped at the street near the scene in Seoul, South Korea, early Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. South Korean officials said around 50 people were in cardiac arrest and a number feared dead after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital Seoul. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

S. Korea in shock, grief as 151 die in Halloween crowd surge

By Kim Tong-Hyung and Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

A display of Halloween pumpkins sits on the front porch of a home Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, in Garretson, S.D. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) ** FILE **

Seasonal cancel culture

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

M&M's candy is seen in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Trick or trash: Candy makers grapple with plastic waste

By Dee-Ann Durbin - Associated Press

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's scary vampire from "Fright Night: Limited Edition Steelbook" leads the way to some of the best Halloween horror movie gift ideas for 2022 that also include "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," "The Halloween 4K Collection: 1995-2002," "Event Horizon: 25th Anniversary Steelbook Edition," "Scream 2: 25th Anniversary Steelbook Edition," "Night of the Living Dead," "Flatliners: Limited Edition,” "Poltergeist," "The Lost Boys: 35th Anniversary Edition" and "The Munsters: Collector's Edition."

Best Blu-ray & 4K UHD horror movies: ‘Fright Night,’ ‘Night of the Living Dead, ‘Poltergeist’ & more

By Joseph Szadkowski - The Washington Times

Two New York City men were charged after the Drug Enforcement Administration seized 300,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl pills and 22 pounds of powdered fentanyl worth $9 million, and an assault weapon, from a Bronx apartment. (DEA photo)

GOP warns of ‘rainbow fentanyl’ as Halloween approaches

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 31, 2018 file photo, a local convenience store worker, hands out candy to trick or treaters on Halloween in Brooklyn Borough of New York. Montgomery County, Md., on Oct. 2 cautioned its residents to not take their kids trick or treating this Halloween out of concern to keep down transmission of the novel coronavirus. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) **FILE**

Not a treat: Candy prices up 21% over last year heading into Halloween

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

A young customer looks at a Halloween mask at a Party City store, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Miami. Americans continued to spend at a solid clip in September despite rising prices and snarled global supply chains that are limiting the flow of goods. Retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.7% in September from the month before, the U.S. Commerce Department said Friday, Oct. 15. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Trick-no-treat? Health, inclusion concerns drive Halloween alternatives

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times