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A stroll around Lafayette Square takes visitors through one of Washington's most haunted areas. Those brave enough, can walk the streets themselves or take a ghost tour to hear horror stories from the past with Natalie Zanin, an area tour guide. American Observer reporter Eun Sil Kang followed Zanin one spooky Saturday evening for this first-person account.

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Halloween is thoroughly commercialized in the United States, but many other countries continue to celebrate traditional holidays honoring their dead ancestors. American Observer reporter Cristina Fernandez-Pereda explores the trend of online cemeteries and memorials.

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While Halloween means costumes, candy and fun for children and for parents, holiday spending could run $1,000 or more per family. But with the right purchases, Halloween expenses need not be more than $50. American Observer reporter Eka Gurgenidze visits Party City in Fairfax, Va., to see just how much the perfect Halloween can cost.

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