Category Archives: Interviews

Interview with Lance Allen

Lance Allen, Decorative Holiday Merchant at The Home Depot What fascinates you so much about Halloween and when did your fascination begin?I grew up in Michigan and always loved trick or treating with my sister when we were younger. As I got older, the trick or treating transitioned to going to haunted forests, hayrides, andContinueContinue reading “Interview with Lance Allen”

Interview with Alli Womac

Alli Womac is the Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of WEEN DREAM, the all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit that gives free Halloween costumes to children in need across America. She has costume expertise that stems from her over 25 years of dance and performance experience, including 10 years as a professional international magician’s assistant. She now ownsContinueContinue reading “Interview with Alli Womac”

Interview with Lesley Bannatyne

We have been lucky enough to chat with author and historian Lesley Bannatyne (Halloween. An American Holiday, An American History, Halloween Nation. Behind the Scenes of America’s Fright Night, A Halloween Reader. Poems, Stories and Plays from Halloween Past) the past few weeks through email. For those who don’t know, Lesley writes extensively on Halloween,ContinueContinue reading “Interview with Lesley Bannatyne”

Interview with Lisa Morton

Lisa Morton is a screenwriter, author of non-fiction books, Bram Stoker Award®-winning prose writer, and Halloween expert. Famous Monsters called her “one of the best writers in dark fiction today”. As a Halloween expert, Morton has written three non-fiction books on the history of Halloween – The Halloween Encyclopedia (now in a second edition), AContinueContinue reading “Interview with Lisa Morton”