The Myth of the War of the Worlds Panic

The supposed panic was so tiny as to be practically immeasurable on the night of the broadcast. Despite repeated assertions to the contrary in the PBS and NPR programs, almost nobody was fooled by Welles’ broadcast.

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Which of These Haunted Places Is Real?

Check out some real-life haunted places, Just try to keep the panic off your faces. Six are offered up for your take, But three are real and three are fake.

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How Actors and Lighting Designers Halloween Up Their Homes

With Halloween offering the perfect excuse to exercise their talents, Tinseltown's creatives, from lighting designers to actors, unleash their bag of tricks on their own homes. Reaching far beyond store-bought decorations -- costs run from $7,000 to $30,000 (sometimes offset by donations and contributions) -- they're treating their neighbors to elaborate Halloween haunts featuring dancing skeletons, eerie lighting and ghostly tableaus. From Santa Monica to the Valley, here are some of the best.

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