Don't touch that dial.

You're tuned in to the Dread Podcast Network.

You are now listening to Postmortem with Mick Garrus,

where the most influential voices in horror cinema

will spill their guts to the renowned horror director, writer, and producer.

Now here's your host, Mick Garrus.

From Nice Guy Productions World Headquarters

overlooking the glamorous San Fernando Valley,

I'm Mick Garrus, and this is Postmortem.

What does Halloween mean to you?

It's origins lie with the Celts some 2,000 years ago.

November 1st marked the end of the harvest season

and the beginning of serious winter,

a time of heightened illness and death.

There's Salwin, it looks like it should be pronounced Sam Hain,

it's apparently pronounced Salwin,

was celebrated October 31st, observing the belief

that the spirits of the dead returned to Earth that night.

They lit bonfires, burned crops and animals,

wore costumes and told fortunes.

Over the centuries, what began as pagan ritual

has become a commercial bonanza,

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