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      Anthropology in PracticeAnthropology in Practice

      Happy Halloween from the SciAm Blog Network!

      • By Krystal D'Costa on November 1, 2011
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      SciAm bloggers have been busy delving into the dark to explore things that go bump in the night and make your hair stand on end. Here's a collection of the spooktacular posts you will want to investigate (with a flashlight):

      Revenge of the Zombifying Wasp

      Blithe Spirits: Science Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts

      The Vampire Loads in Your House

      Trick or Treat?

      T-Rex or Treat!

      Spook House Sporotrichosis

      Are Zombies Nocturnal?

      Talk "Dirty" to Me: Blood, Purity, and Cuisine

      Modelling a Werewolf Epidemic

      Spooky Nebulae: Ghosts, Snakes, Spiders and Cats Eyes

      A Natural History of Vampires

      Grow Your Own…Halloween outfit

      Dear Dracula, Edward Cullen and Bill Compton: You Have a Substance Abuse Problem

      Real Life Werewolves? Dog Bites and Full Moons

      Links: Halloween Physiology

      Your Average, Everyday Zombie

      Treats Not Tricks: Scientists Favor Research about Reward over Punishment

      Why Are We Afraid of Clowns?

      Anatomy of a Superstition: When Your Eye “Jumps”

      The American Fascination With Zombies

      What Makes a Rabbit's Foot Lucky?

      The views expressed are those of the author(s) and are not necessarily those of Scientific American.

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        Krystal D'Costa is an anthropologist working in digital media in New York City. You can follow AiP on Facebook. Follow Krystal D'Costa on Twitter

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