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Jodie Santana comes to the stage during the Spooktackluar Halloween drag show on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 at the Varsity Center in downtown Carbondale, Illinois.

Drag Show Spooktacular sells out Varsity Center

By William Box , Staff Reporter
November 3, 2021
Touch of Nature hosts Haunted Hollow

Touch of Nature hosts Haunted Hollow

By Jamilah Lewis, Staff Reporter
October 31, 2021
BTO and other Black organizations bringing a Spooky Surprise to SIU

BTO and other Black organizations bringing a Spooky Surprise to SIU

By Janiyah Gaston , Staff Reporter
October 24, 2021
A Historical Look at SIU: When Halloween was Official

A Historical Look at SIU: When Halloween was Official

By Ryan Jurich , Staff Reporter
October 21, 2021

Games and Ghosts: Scott Thorne turns niche interests into local attractions

By Brandyn Wilcoxen, Staff Reporter
October 20, 2021
Sarah Linn and her daughter, Tessa, look at the carved pumpkins given to the foxes at Treehouse Wildlife Centers first-ever, Owl-A-Ween Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in Dow, Ill.

Gallery: Halloween 2020

By Photo Staff, Daily Egyptian
November 1, 2020
Spirit Halloween employees Mayra Vicente (left) and Addison Morell (right) fold shirts together Thursday, October 22, 2020 in Carbondale, Ill. Both new employees, Vicente and Morell work closely together to learn the ropes. “It’s amazing. It was an online thing, I was just here after school and saw the advertisement... This is my first year,” Morell said. Spirit Halloween is now open at the University Mall in Carbondale from Monday-Wednesday and Friday-Saturday 9am-11pm, Thursdays from 8 a.m.-11 p.m., and Sundays from 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Photo of the Day: 8 days until Halloween

By James Allen, Staff Photographer
October 23, 2020
City of Carbondale announces Halloween safety guidelines, contests

City of Carbondale announces Halloween safety guidelines, contests

By Gus Bode, Staff Reporter
October 20, 2020
Auto technician and volunteer fire fighter George Cook, of Evansville, throws kindle onto the Spirit Fire on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, during the Southern Illinois Pagan Alliances Samhain celebration at Crab Orchard Campground. Cook has been a member of the alliance for eight years and identifies as an eclectic Pagan. I love that Paganism is an earth-based religion that brings all sorts of people together, Cook said. Its just like when Christians came over here, Native Americans were classified as Pagans because they didnt believe in the Christian God, but they worshipped Mother Earth and Father Sky. They took care of their land and the land provided for them. Thats the path I follow. During the ceremony, participants used the Spirit Fire to banish internal aspects of their life they wished to let go of, Cook said. (Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms)

Witches aren’t wicked, practitioners weigh in on the peaceful roots of paganism

By Elizabeth Biernacki, Staff Reporter
November 6, 2019
Grave Hunting: SIU unearths lost historical cemetery on campus

Grave Hunting: SIU unearths lost historical cemetery on campus

By Brooke Buerck, Sports Reporter
October 31, 2019
Fan Fest gets Saluki basketball fans ready for season

Fan Fest gets Saluki basketball fans ready for season

By Brooke Buerck, Sports Reporter
October 30, 2019
Do the Time Warp: Live performance of cult classic coming to Marion 

Do the Time Warp: Live performance of cult classic coming to Marion 

By Elizabeth Biernacki, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2019
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