http://www.artipot.com/authors/37821/benedict-fisher/ Latest articles by Benedict Fisher from Artipot - your one-stop resource for free articles. http://www.artipot.com/articles/403249/halloween-and-hollywood.htm No other reminder of Halloween is more visible than Hollywood movies themselves. In addition, we're not just talking about high-budget horror movies here. Even the budget movies (B-movies) or "splatter" films are firm reminders of the strangeness and utter mystery of human life itself. Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:52:25 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/403249/halloween-and-hollywood.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/384096/halloweens-celtic-samhain-beginnings.htm Many people associate Halloween with pagan rituals. But the truth is that it's not pagan. Some historians from the West would say this is true, and that Halloween came from All Hallow Even, the day before All Saint's Day. All Saint's Day usually happens on the first day of November. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:34:13 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/384096/halloweens-celtic-samhain-beginnings.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/383883/halloween-and-patriotism-a-debate-of-scary-proportions.htm One of the big questions after the terrorist attacks on WTC in the United States was, should we continue with our ways knowing full well that there should be more things done to prevent the WTC tragedy from happening again? Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:25:38 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/383883/halloween-and-patriotism-a-debate-of-scary-proportions.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/383212/ground-zero-and-halloween.htm Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, all Americans realized that everyone must unite against any and all terrorist threats. Globalization had preoccupied the consciousness of the American people. This was until 9/11 happened. People realized that they mustn't forget their country. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:09:01 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/383212/ground-zero-and-halloween.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/383190/halloween-in-america.htm Halloween may be one of the most commercialized celebrations in the United States. When we talk about commercial potential, Halloween is next only to Christmas in terms of popularity and market viability. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:41:55 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/383190/halloween-in-america.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/383112/the-religious-the-secular-and-halloween.htm The religious sector from the different states of America have hounded the celebration of Halloween for many years. The commemoration was often linked to "evil" or "anti-Christ" activities. Halloween was maligned more than other public events in the US. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:51:47 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/383112/the-religious-the-secular-and-halloween.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/383099/halloween-in-comics-radio-and-in-the-movies.htm It may seem unbelievable, but stories and scripts influenced by Halloween were first introduced on radio, not in movies. H.G. Wells, the well-known novelist of "War of the Worlds," the movie version of which starred Tom Cruise, is the first perpetrator of one of the earliest, most daunting, and hair-raising Halloween stories. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:53:44 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/383099/halloween-in-comics-radio-and-in-the-movies.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/382649/halloween-celebrations-in-modern-times.htm In modern Western societies today, Halloween is a spooky yet very much-awaited event. Many different communities and groups celebrate it differently. Halloween has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity since the 90's, when people stopped seeing it as "Satanic." Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:50:03 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/382649/halloween-celebrations-in-modern-times.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/382587/halloween-in-america-from-the-eighties-to-the-present.htm Halloween celebrations in America probably took off in the eighties, after a slew of "splatter films" and the general acknowledgement that there's nothing intrinsically or ideologically wrong with the celebration. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:05:17 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/382587/halloween-in-america-from-the-eighties-to-the-present.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/382468/is-halloween-really-just-for-kids.htm No matter how adults dress up Halloween, many families (especially in North America) believe that it should still be a celebration for the kids. We owe this perhaps to the fact that Halloween is both a celebration of ghouls, ghosts and goblins and a celebration of strong family ties. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:23:34 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/382468/is-halloween-really-just-for-kids.htm