Halloween's good sides

Why we like to be spooked – and how to do it properly

Spooky and scary things are in high season around October 31.

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Ghosts, zombies, horror creatures: On October 31, everything spooky is in season, as Halloween has long since arrived in Europe. But how can it be that fear becomes fun and we like to indulge in spookiness? And does everyone actually enjoy being spooky? What should you do if your offspring is scared at Halloween? Or the pet? We have collected some ghoulishly good tips for you.

Carved pumpkins in the autumnal mist and artificially bloodied figures in between, staring at you with empty eyes made up to look dead - what fun, at least on Halloween. Although admittedly: This festival has not always been popular in Europe; it only came to us across the Atlantic not so long ago.