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