Countess Elizabeth Bathory plays an even more sinister role than Dracula in the new book Dracula The Un-Dead, the sequel to the Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic classic "Dracula". Written by Bram Stoker's great-grandnephew Dacre Stoker, Dracula The Un-Dead is an inspiration for the world's seemingly limitless fascination with vampires. Countess Elizabeth Bathory and another notorious legend, Jack the Ripper, make this Dracula sequel a new classic.

Trick or treat with healthy Halloween snacks this year. Roasted pumpkin seeds and healthy Halloween dessert recipes can help you stay on your diet during the biggest candy holiday of the year.

If your pumpkin carving skills are great or you're just creative when it comes to making the annual jack o lantern, it's time to show off your talents in one of many pumpkin carving contests on the Internet. Whether you are talented at carving pumpkins that look like the Robert Pattinson, Michael Jackson or Elvis Presley, enter one of the contests soon because many are drawing to a close.

This Halloween, parents will be able to take their children out to eat for free before they go trick or treating. Several restaurants nationwide are offering a free kids meal on Halloween, October 31, if the child shows up for dinner in a Halloween costume with an adult. Kick off Halloween by taking your costumed Harry Potter, Ninja, Disney Princess or Transformer for a free meal before they fill up on candy.

Is Michael Jackson still alive? Pumpkin carving patterns of the King of Pop are the hottest Halloween stencils being downloaded and printed off this season. Free Michael Jackson, Twilight and Harry Potter designs are available online, just click and print.

Michael Jackson, Twilight and Harry Potter pumpkin carving patterns are being downloaded like crazy. Carving a pumpkin is easy. With the right tools, free templates and a little imagination, your Jack-o-lantern could win the best Halloween pumpkin carving contest this season.

The Twilight pumpkin carving is all done, and there's a big pile of Halloween pumpkin seeds and pulp left over. Quick & Easy Roasted Pumpkin Seed Recipe uses up all those seeds that would have ended up in the compost bin. Don't through away those seeds after pumpkin carving. Eat them!

Halloween pumpkin carving patterns for J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione. Download free pumpkin designs of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, and print them off on your home computer.

Have a date for the Halloween party? If so, then you'll both need some Halloween ideas for adults. Dress up as Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey from Dirty Dancing, Sonny & Cher, or Danny & Sandy from Grease. Costumes for celebrity couples are popular for 2009.

What's a Halloween party without Mini Pumpkin Pies, Kitty Litter Cake, Tombstone Cookies, Homemade Candy Corn, Halloween Cupcakes, Hairy Spiders and Creepy Eyeballs? Easy Halloween desserts and recipes are only a click away.

Autobots and Decepticon Halloween costumes are hot items this fall, with Optimus Prime, Megatron and Bumblebee being the most popular. When the movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen came out in June 2009, kids were immediately attracted to the colorful robots. Transformers costumes can be found online at all price points, or made at home using ordinary craft supplies.

Is the Falcon Heene Balloon Boy Halloween costume real, or is this a hoax as well? America is obsessed with Halloween, and this year is no exception. The recent Balloon Boy Story is the newest marketing gimmick this Halloween season.