conTEnTS inTRODUcTion ix ACKOWLEDGMEnTS 3 I. SAMHAin II and the Celtic Origins of Halloween 2. FESTIVE RITES 22 Halloween in the British Isles 3. CominG OVER 49 Halloween in North America 4. RAZOR in THE APPLE 78 The Struggle for a Safe and Sane Halloween, c. 1920-1990 5. HALLOWEEn GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 103 6. STEPPinG OUT 125 7. BORDER CROSSinGS 139 8. HALLOWEEn AT THE MiLLEnniUM 158 nOTES 173 inDEX 195