| Everybody knows what today is. You've probably heard someone mention it or seen someone enthusiastically participating a million times by now. That's right; it's finally here: Throwback Thursday! Was there something else? | | How to Have a Retro Halloween These old-school Halloween activities are great for grandparents and their grandkids, but just about anyone would have fun doing them. If you've never done things like bob for apples or make your own haunted house, it might be time to try. | 50 Classic College Costumes College kids don't have money. Many don't have the time or energy to put into planning an elaborate costume either. But they do have Halloween parties to get to. So if you've got to throw something together at the last minute, you might try taking a page out of this college costume playbook. | Known & Unknown Origins of Halloween How much do you really know about Halloween? How about Samhain, souling or mumming? Find out why the real Halloween isn't just about kids, candy and costumes. | Classically Freaky Films If you believe Halloween should be, above all else, frightening, try making a little time to watch Boris Karloff, Alfred Hitchcock (and Norman Bates), Michael Myers, Jack Nicholson et al. in action. You won't be disappointed with this list of throwback thrillers. | | | | Related Searches | | | | Featured Articles | | | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Today newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2013 About.com | | | | | | Follow us on: | | | | Advertisement | |