The Halloween Library

A century of Halloween on screen, from Méliès to the streaming era

A century of Halloween on screen, from Méliès to the streaming era — historic image
A century of Halloween on screen, from Méliès to the streaming era. Historic image from the Appendix B — Film and Television Charts collection.

A century of Halloween on screen, from Méliès to the streaming era

Pictorial America: Halloween

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Hollywood Halloween Horrors

The Halloween Library, Volume I · by Edward Moran and James Lantos · Globe Pequot

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MediumOriginal artwork created for this volume
NotesA century of Halloween on screen, from Méliès to the streaming era. Source: Original timeline infographic prepared for this volume.
SubjectsFigure B.1 in Hollywood Halloween Horrors
Original scan1,186 × 671 px
ReferenceFig B.1 B001a A_Century_of_Halloween_on_Screen

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