On a mission to find glorious fried clams Oct 21, 2007
It's in the pedestrian shopping mall, where anything emblazoned with black cats, spooks, skeletons or bloodshot eyeballs will sell. The city fathers boast that not one witch was ever burned in Salem. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Vintage Halloween Paper Dcor Sep 24, 2007
Diecuts are cardboard decorations that are flat or heavily embossed that were made to hang on a wall or dangle from a string, particularly the jointed versions, frequently in the guise of skeletons, black cats, and in the late 1920 s and early 30 s creepy beings such as Skairo and Lightning Wumpus, the Hallowe en Devil. As with most Halloween d;cor, the earliest diecuts are the spookiest and most interesting. (Suite101.com)
Teen turns Fallbook home into Halloween set Oct 30, 2006
FALLBROOK ---- For one month of the year, the quaint three-bedroom home on a manicured street in Bonsall is transformed into an eerie, swampy graveyard and haunted house, where black cats, ancient rum bottles and Spanish moss are the chosen decor. It's Love Manor, and in October, 19-year-old John Love is the lord of the house. (North County Times)
1,001 Things to do: The Sass Family Farm Oct 24, 2006
Black cats and cold, damp nights become frightful. There is just one thing that must be found. (Washington Journal, IA)
Holiday has its own set of collectors Oct 14, 2006
In downtown Fremont last week, shoppers could find a vintage, papier-mch black cat for 395; Gurley-brand, unlit candles shaped like 3-inch ghosts and witches for around 15, and one paper table cloth printed with yowling black cats for 19. Its original 1960s cost. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
County approves permit against city's wishes Jul 1, 2006
Filled with thousands of Black Cats, M-80s and artillery shells, the Mr. Gs outlet seems a particularly significant fire hazard to begin with. And its distance to the hydrant would likely not allow firefighters to run hose were a fire to break out inside the warehouse, said Alamo Fire Chief Rolando Espinoza. (McAllen Monitor, TX)
