Magazines Get Scary

October 31, 2009

MAGAZINES GET SCARY

With Halloween looming, magazines are giving out all sorts of tricks and treats to help readers prepare for the frightfest. These include:

• Halloween costume predictions with cutout masks! (Newsweek)  plus costume ideas for kids (Parenting)
• 13 things trick-or-treaters won't tell you (Reader's Digest)
• Bejewel a pumpkin (Vogue), bake a pumpkin pie (Rodale) or watch a pumpkin get bad news (The New Yorker)
• Haunted dessert buffet (Martha Stewart) but also hauntingly healthy snacks (Disney FamilyFun)
• DIY haunted house projects (Popular Mechanics)
• Send SpookiE-cards (National Geographic Kids)
• New uses for leftover Halloween items (Real Simple) and desserts from leftover candy (Better Homes and Gardens)
• World's eeriest abandoned places (Travel+Leisure) and America's scariest hiking trails (Backpacker)
• Videos of scare pranks (Playboy)
• Five fun Halloween alternatives (Christian Science Monitor)