Ray bradbury the halloween tree pdf

1972 novel by Ray Bradbury

For the animated film, see The Halloween Tree (film).

The Halloween Tree is a 1972fantasynovel by American author Ray Bradbury, which traces the history of Samhain and Halloween.

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The novel was adapted as a 1993 film, and an annual Halloween Tree has been exhibited at Disneyland in California since 2007.

Plot summary

A group of eight boys set out to go trick-or-treating on Halloween, only to discover that a ninth friend, Pipkin, has been whisked away on a journey that could determine whether he lives or dies.

Through the help of a mysterious character named Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud, they pursue their friend across time and space through ancient Egyptian, ancient Greek, and ancient Roman cultures, Celticdruidism, the Notre-Dame Cathedral in medievalParis, and The Day of the Dead in Mexico. Along the way, they learn the origins of the holiday that they celebrate, and the role that the fear of death, ghosts, and the