There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival re

There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world…. There is nothing more unhealthy than this childish sorcery, behind all the dressing up and the presents… – Jean Baudrillard (1929–2007), Amérique, 1986, translated by Chris Tur

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