The Haunted History of Halloween

🎃 Chasing Shadows: The Haunted History of Halloween (Halloween Special 2025)
Published October 31, 2025
Welcome back to Chasing Shadows — tonight, on Halloween night, we dive deep into the ancient, eerie origins of the spookiest holiday of the year. From the Celtic fires of Samhain — when the veil between the living and the dead grew thin — to the cursed legend of Stingy Jack and the birth of the jack-o’-lantern, this is the full, unfiltered history of Halloween… told like only Chasing Shadows can.
But that’s just the beginning.
In this special recorded episode, we go beyond the history and read — word-for-word — three of Reddit’s most terrifying, most upvoted, and most talked-about Halloween horror stories ever posted:

"The Smiling Man" (r/LetsNotMeet) – A late-night walk turns into a nightmare when a dancing figure with an impossibly wide grin begins to chase.
"Our Bizarre Experiences with the Forest Behind Our House" (r/Paranormal) – A child’s “imaginary friend” with glowing eyes lures her toward the dark woods… and the family’s dogs knew something was wrong from day one.
"My Son Won’t Take Off His Halloween Costume" (r/NoSleep) – A five-year-old insists on staying in his Batman suit… because the man inside it won’t let him go.