To get you into the Halloween spirit, we've compiled a roundup of some of the most spine-chilling vintage Halloween photographs we could find. These spooky black-and-white photos from before and during the 19th and 20th century are absolutely haunting.
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These early 20th century partygoers pose for a Halloween photo.
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A "spirit photo" of a young girl from 1905 as she stands at an open gate surrounded by ghostly figures.
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A group gathered at a seance with a ghostly arm lifting the table.
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These witches are bobbing for apples at a fancy Halloween party in 1922.
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A masked guest sits in front of a glowing pumpkin at a 1956 Halloween party.
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There's something about a crooked clown that sends a shiver down your spine.
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Four masked trick-or-treaters gather around a jack-'o-lantern in the 1960s.
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Masked guests arrive at a fancy Halloween costume party circa 1956.
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A family wanders in the shadows of a corn field circa 1910.
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Three sets of twin girls pose together for a portrait in 1895.
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