Why we tell ghost stories on Halloween: this tradition is older than the jack-o'-lantern
Why we tell ghost stories on Halloween | It all starts with Samhain (the Celtic New Year, November 1), the night the veil grows thin (the dead return to visit their families), bonfires and lanterns (to guide the dead home or drive them away), from the belief in the returning dead to telling ghost stories, and why we still love it today (a liminal night; telling stories together feels warmer than watching alone)