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The REAL Monsters of Halloween

By , About.com GuideOctober 29, 2012

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The REAL Monsters of Halloween

Think of Halloween and your mind conjures images of ghosts, vampires, witches and monsters. Our modern versions of them have largely been crafted by popular literature and, more influentially, the movies. But like many fantastic characters of myth and lore, they have a basis in reality. Sometimes the true stories of these creatures that haunt our imaginations are just as weird and amazing as their fictional incarnations.
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November 1, 2010 at 10:30 pm
(1) Elaine says:

Can we please stop lumping witches in the same group as monsters and other make-believe creatures? My sister and I are fourth generation witches (my son makes the fifth generation) and we’re all pretty darned believably real live things!

On the other hand, if some people prefer to believe that witches do not exist, does this mean can I stop believing in Republicans? And if I refuse to accept their existence, will they fade away?? :)

Thanks!
Elaine

October 29, 2012 at 2:02 pm
(2) Carol says:

Elaine, you sound like a 13 year old girl spouting foolish nonsense. There is no way you can be a fourth generation witch. Wicca as a religion wasn’t created until the 1930s and didn’t become known until the 1960s. It is a new religion.

You are not a witch. You are a follower of wiccan. A pagan. There were never any real witches. The people who died in the Europe and early America were other Christians caught in a terrible hysteria,

October 29, 2012 at 4:22 pm
(3) Jessica says:

Carol, Im sorry but that is pure ignorance. I am also a witch, in NO WAY am I pagan or Wiccan (in fact I find the Wiccan religion to be annoying). I follow Stregheria which began in Italy hundreds of years ago. In fact, you have to be italian or related to an italian to be accepted into their society. Most of the witches today are decendants of ones who followed the Etruscan religion who society died off but was carried on my other cultures. They existed in 1000 B.C.. So please do your reseach and know what you are spouting off about before you put others down for their beliefs. I know Stregas are not fake because I am one.

October 30, 2012 at 11:21 pm
(4) Tim W. says:

A “witch” is as “real” as a ghost. If you think you’re a witch, so be it. You have no powers. You have no reason to be. You are delusional.

October 31, 2012 at 5:33 am
(5) Meee says:

LOL :D This is sooo funny!

October 31, 2012 at 11:55 am
(6) El Supercabras says:

Oh, Visara.

November 26, 2012 at 1:01 pm
(7) anthony Marmolejo says:

Monsters funny isnt it god made us in his image Monsters are real people just cant belive it i saw a monster death and this was no dream it was hell they could take any form of a human next vampiers if they were real the reason there not here is becase they know what would happen if they show there face.I saw a old T.V show called Paranormal T.V there was a vampier. Lastly if theres a hevean theres a hell god made angles and demons ask yourself that god is a saver but ghindi sied an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind
this is not a lie its from my experients

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