This year, US shoppers are anticipated to spend more than $11bn on candy, decorations, costumes, parties and pumpkins.Illustration: Lucia Pham/The Guardian Halloween is just around the corner, with ...

Many years ago, I worked as a celebrity makeup artist. And for a while there, I trained in special effects makeupyou know, the gooey, gross, and oozing stuff that makes you gasp or peek through your ...