Director's Series: Halloween Nation with expert and author Lesley Bannatyne

One

of the nation's foremost authorities on Halloween, Lesley Pratt

Bannatyne, shares her knowledge on Halloween with a talk, slide show,

and book signing.

On a mission to define the modern Halloween, expert Lesley Pratt Bannatyne delves

into the world of enthusiasts, fanatics, and subcultures including

Goth, metal, and zombie. In a series of investigative interviews, people

from all walks of life reveal their devotion to this fall celebration

as Bannatyne crafts a portrait of a wildly popular and surprisingly

meaningful twenty-first-century Halloween.

As one of the leading authorities on Halloween, Lesley Pratt Bannatyne

contributed the Halloween article found in World Book Encyclopedia and

is Halloween advisor to the Vampire Empire. She has shared her knowledge

of the holiday on television specials for Nickelodeon and the History

Channel. Bannatyne is also the author of A Halloween How-To: Costumes,

Parties, Decorations, and Destinations; A Halloween Reader: Poems,

Stories, and Plays from Halloweens Past; Halloween: An American Holiday,

an American History; and Witches' Night Before Halloween, all available

from Pelican. She resides in Somerville, Massachusetts.

"After reading this book, I've added about thirty things to this year's

'Halloween to-do list'! Halloween Nation is the perfect source for

hundreds of different ways to celebrate our favorite holiday!"

-Richard Christy, writer/producer, The Howard Stern Show, SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio

"A sophisticated yet playful celebration of all things macabre, morbid,

and marvelous . . . Bannatyne makes a great case for celebrating

Halloween everyday, all year long. . . . It's an energetic, thorough,

and breathless salute to everyone's favorite horror holiday."

-Chris Alexander, editor in chief, Fangoria magazine