Happy O.C. History Halloween!

Excelsior Creamery float in Anaheim Halloween Parade, circa 1950s (Photo courtesy O.C. Archives)

While goblins and gremlins aren't real, the stories we tell each other about "things that go bump in the night" are a very real part of our cultural history. So too are the many ways we've celebrated Halloween over the years. In that spirit, here are links to some of my past Halloween-themed or otherwise spooky/weird posts. Enjoy!: 

•  The Pink Lady of Yorba Cemetery
• Count Ostoja Rises from His Grave
• O.C. Halloween Q&A
• Buena Park's Mystery Monster
• 1880s-1890s Halloween: All tricks and no treats
• An Old Courthouse Ghost Story
• Delhi's Haunted House
• Halloween in the Santa Ana Register, 1910-1920
• Knott's first Halloween Haunt, 1973
• Halloween in Santa Ana, 1894
• Harry Houdini in Santa Ana?
• Sputnik comes to Laguna Beach for Halloween
• Waltsicle: The History of a Myth