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Fatal attractions
A guide to some of Denver's haunted houses.

Confessions of a cochroach eater
By Nicholas Dewart
Now I know: A Madagascar cockroach doesn’t taste like chicken.

Denver's Halloween scene
By Lindsay Wilson
In ancient times, the Celts celebrated Samhain, a day marking the end of summer and the harvest season and the beginning of a cold, dark winter. This holiday fell on Oct. 31. These ancient pagans dressed in costumes of animal skins and built massive bonfires to make sacrifices to the gods. They believed it was a night when the boundary between living and dead was blurred, and the spirits of dead people returned to earth.

A very Simpsons Halloween list
By Clarke Reader
Rarely scary, always hilarious, each “Treehouse of Horror” episode of The Simpsons is composed of three mini-stories. Here’s a list of 10 of the best.

Reel world: Princesas
By Joe Nguyen
For prostitutes in Madrid, the problem isn’t the police; it’s the overabundance of Caribbean-born streetwalkers invading their turf.