Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For all the hype about poisoned candy on Halloween, there’s little evidence that any child has died from eating tainted sweets by ...

The idea that there are evil-doers lurking in the dark on Halloween with the intent of harming young children while they innocently trick-or-treat fits the macabre ambience that is Halloween. News ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WRIC) — With Halloween just around the corner, a University of Virginia Health (UVA) toxicologist is ensuring all the ghosts and goblins stay safe this holiday season, sharing ...

The media, police departments and politicians began to tell a new kind of Halloween horror story—about poisoned candy. No actual events explained this fear: It was driven by social and cultural ...