The tradition of pulling pranks or "tricks" on Halloween developed in the 19th century. The history of trick-or-treating isn't easy to track. A few theories have emerged: The growth of mass media ...

Horror icon Vincent Price was a big fan of Christmas who loved to give his wife the same joke gift that she hated every year, his daughter says.

“Trick-or-treating is for kids ... tricks and debauchery around town — despite typically involving harmless pranks. In ...