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Lesley Bannatyne is an author who writes on folklore and popular culture. One of the country's foremost authorities on Halloween, Bannatyne has shared her knowledge on television specials for the History Channel ("The Haunted History of Halloween," "The Real Story of Halloween"), with Time Magazine, Slate, National Geographic, and contributed the Halloween article to World Book Encyclopedia.
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Halloween Nation

Halloween History

Halloween Reader

Halloween How-To

Witches Night Before Halloween


Lesley Bannatyne on POETS & WRITERS.ORG
Lesley Bannatyne on ACADEMIA.EDU

Articles

Monster Love

Halloween. A History

The Jack-o-Lantern Story: Uncut and Uncensored

Imagining Halloween. A Literary History

The H Word: Halloween & Horror

When Halloween Mischief Turned to Mayhem [Smithsonian]

Why Halloween Matters

WITCH. How How Rosemary's Baby, Pat Robertson and Eight Bottles of Tylenol Changed How We Think About Halloween

Halloween in Victorian America

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