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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 **

Philadelphia-area school district cancels Halloween parade for safety, inclusion concerns

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 23, 2018, file photo shoppers browse the toy aisles during a Black Friday sale at a Target store in Newport, Ky. Crates of highly coveted toys are sitting in ports due to a national shortage of truck drivers to pick them up for delivery, creating "a perfect storm" this holiday shopping, account to an industry expert. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) **FILE**

Inflation pushes retailers to launch Black Friday sales before Halloween

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

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 **

Halloween retail industry predicts ‘return to normal’

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Halloween Candy Shortage Scare Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Halloween candy shortage scare shows importance of domestic sugar production

By Richard Manning

In this April 21, 2010 file photo, Hershey's miniatures and kisses are displayed in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, file)

Candy industry warns of Halloween shortages, inflation amid soaring demand

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

In this image from video, a black mink fur coat, right, and a signed opera poster belonging to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, are seen inside Potomack Company Auctions in Alexandria, Va., Monday, April 11, 2022. An online auction of 150 of items owned by Ginsburg raised $803,650 for Washington National Opera. The opera was one of the late justice’s passions. (AP Photo/Nathan Ellgren, File)

Ginsburg’s tea set, coat, other items raise $800K for opera

By Jessica Gresko - Associated Press

This undated photo released by Netflix shows a scene of contestants vying to win the Dalgona Korean candy challenge in a scene from &quot;Squid Game.&quot; Squid Game, a globally popular South Korea-produced Netflix show that depicts hundreds of financially distressed characters competing in deadly children’s games for a chance to escape severe debt, has struck a raw nerve at home, where there’s growing discontent over soaring household debt, decaying job markets and worsening income inequality. (Youngkyu Park/Netflix via AP)

Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ sparks concern about violent impact on kids

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

In this file photo, a high school student bags candy at the Richland Township Police Department in Johnstown, Pa., Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, for their Trick or Treat night to be held the next day. (John Rucosky/The Tribune-Democrat via AP) **FILE**

Report: Halloween treats came with trick of higher prices

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

A mother and her son look for pumpkins for Halloween in a field near Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Halloween stats: 40% of Republicans and Democrats believe in ghosts

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Grayson Martin, 3, poses in his costume as his parents Rachelle and Patrick Martin, look on, during a visit to Discovery Gateway Children's Museum on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, in Salt Lake City. Coronavirus cases in the U.S. are on the decline, and trick-or-treaters can feel safer collecting candy. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

As COVID cases fall, Halloween brings more fun and less fear

By Lindsay Whitehurst and Terry Tang - Associated Press

TikTok influencers post viral ‘Happy Halloween’ dance challenge

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times