Halloween parade in Chicago

2010-11-01 14:56:37 GMT Xinhua English People in Halloween costumes attend a parade in Chicago, the United States, Oct. 31, 2010.

Animals' Halloween party

2010-11-01 02:37:55 GMT Xinhua English Animals' Halloween party.

Here comes Halloween!

2010-10-31 23:49:36 GMT Xinhua English A father carrying his child in Halloween costume walks on a street in New York, the United States, Oct. 31, 2010. (Xinhua/Wu Kaixiang)

People dress up in Halloween costumes

2010-10-31 09:10:57 GMT Xinhua English A couple are scared by revellers dressed in Halloween costumes in a park in Kiev, capital of Ukraine, on Oct. 30, 2010.

For those of us who like a frightening night in town

2010-10-28 03:15:27 GMT China Daily BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Tis now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world.

Sometimes it's good to play on the dark side

2010-10-28 02:37:40 GMT Global Times The first time that I celebrated Halloween in China, I was walking down a street of bars and nightclubs. I was carrying a walking stick while wearing a long black leather overcoat and a rubber mask that I had just bought. The mask looked like the face of a withered old man with stringy white hair, so that I must have looked like an undertaker.

Travel Picks: Top 10 places to celebrate Halloween

2010-10-28 02:10:06 GMT China Daily If encounters with ghosts, ghouls or vampires are your idea of fun, then Halloween is probably a favorite time. Places across the globe are getting ready to scare people out of their wits -- and their money.

Getting wiggy with it: last minute Halloween costumes

2010-10-27 08:37:34 GMT City Weekend If you ask me, the basis of a truly great Halloween costume is a great wig. Thanks to a little website called taobao, you can get a wig delivered straight to your door (check out our how to taobao guide here). Don't worry, it's not too late. Delivery is quick and we've already done all the leg work for you and have come up with a few costume suggestions.

Underwater pumpkin carvers

2010-10-28 03:54:45 GMT China Daily Divers Gareth Calvert (L) and Jamie Oliver pose with pumpkins after a race to carve them underwater to warm up the Halloween revel at the end of this week in the Ocean Reef display at the London Aquarium, Oct 27, 2010.

Jack-o'-lanterns made ahead of Halloween

2010-10-28 03:42:51 GMT Xinhua English A traditional Jack-o'-lantern is made during a small gathering in Los Angles, the United States, Oct. 23, 2010. Pumpkin lantern, or Jack-o'-lantern associated chiefly with the holiday Halloween, is typically a carved pumpkin. It is named after phenomenon of strange light flickering over peat dogs. To make a jack-o'-lantern, the top of a pumpkin is cut off and the inside flesh is scooped out, and then an image, usually a monstrous face, is carved on the outside surface. At night, a light is placed inside to illuminate the effect.

Halloween dog parade features Lady Gaga

2010-10-28 02:39:31 GMT Global Times According to the Metro.co.uk on October 25, a hound wearing a Lady Gaga-style 'meat" costume is seen at the 20th Annual Halloween Dog Parade in the Tompkins Square Park in New York.

Halloween at Carolina Ballet Theatre

2010-10-25 08:26:15 GMT SINA.com Hernan Justo, Artistic Director of Carolina Ballet Theatre, talks about their upcoming Halloween performances - Halloween Tales and Bad Vamps - and how you can learn the steps to Thriller.