Something strange is brewing at Blake Manor. Set in 1897 Ireland at a remote hotel, you arrive to investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane, but ...

The glow in Lough Hyne comes courtesy of dinoflagellates (tiny, single-celled plankton) floating near the surface of the ...

“The term, Jack o’ Lanterns, takes its name from the folktale about Jack, who was welcome neither in Heaven or Hell and was destined to wander the countryside forever, with just a lantern to ...

The origins of Halloween, from Jack O' Lanterns to trick-or-treating The Associated Press Published October 31, 2024 ...

When settlers came to America, which had pumpkins, the tradition changed to become the jack-o-lanterns we are familiar with today. The name jack-o-lantern comes from an Irish folktale of a man ...

The tradition of carving Jack-O'-Lanterns has deep roots in Irish folklore and the term itself takes its name from the legend of Stingy Jack. But long before pumpkins became a sign of Halloween ...

Jack-o’-lantern personified the unknown, bewildering forces that seemingly occupied wild places. For some, it was not simply a spook.

He had nothing to do with the pumpkin at all. Americans may have merged the Irish jack-o’-lantern with legends about supernatural pumpkins, but another source lay closer to home.

Jessica Traynor writes for the Irish Times that Jack-o’-the-Lantern originally referred to ignis fatuus, the phenomenon of marsh lights that would confuse travelers, also called Will-o’-the ...

The Jack-O-Lantern story comes from Irish folklore, and the original was a far cry from the cute friendly Halloween decoration we know today!