Many of your favorite TV programs or sitcoms have their own Christmas and Halloween shows each year during their run. ... Over the years, many of these animated holiday TV specials have become classics, seen each year on television.
This book explores the literary and cultural history behind certain Christmas and Halloween traditions, and examines the way that they have moved into broadcasting.
These are love stories. And also monster stories. Sometimes these are monsters in their traditional guises, sometimes they wear the faces of parents, lovers, or ourselves.
... available: characters from television shows were popular, such as Casper the Friendly Ghost, Zorro, or Howdy Doody, ... In 1966 the animated special It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown aired for the first time, and Halloween TV specials ...
Recommends over one hundred frightening films to help celebrate Halloween, providing for each the movie's director, cast, length, and rating, as well as a brief synopsis and analysis.