From the archives: Halloween through the years in Las Vegas — PHOTOS
Like ghosts from the past returning to haunt from beyond the grave, we’ve unearthed a collection of relics that have been buried in our archives for decades.
Three-hundred pumpkins died an honorable death to serve as decorations for this home. (Jim Laurie/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Halloween is scary. Scarier still are reminders that the 70s, 80s and 90s really happened.
Like ghosts from the past returning to haunt from beyond the grave, we’ve unearthed a collection of relics that have been buried in our archives for decades. No tricks — we’ve treated you with a collection of the most chilling photos we have on file.
So gather round, goblins and ghouls: it’s about to get real spooky up in here.
Three-hundred pumpkins died an honorable death to serve as decorations for this home. (Jim Laurie/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Oh, nothing, just working on some stuff in my workshop. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
This skeleton is almost as old as its phone. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Four generations of pumpkin carvers, but only one who knows how to cheese for the camera. (Scott Henry/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lyn Maring, 6, grins, showing similar a dental arrangement of Halloween pumpkin and herself while friend her Tony Overfield, 7, shows a decidedly less enthused face in this undated photo. (Meghan Boyle/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Those Bloody Marys will get ya. (Gary Thompson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Whose pumpkin is the best in class? You be the judge. (Gary Thompson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Hard to say which of these masks is the most frightening. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Boo! (Rene Germanier/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Not too often you see a chocolate kiss and a bunch of grapes hanging out together, but hey, it's 1983 and it's Halloween. Anything is possible. (Scott Henry/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The in-laws have really let themselves go. (Jim Laurie/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
This little devil is more concerned with the bottle than eternal damnation. (Gary Thompson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Careful, kid, don't want to fall in. (Scott Henry/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Some prefer to carve their pumpkins, others prefer to wear them. (Gary Thompson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Probably the most healthy thing he was going to eat during Halloween of 1979. (Scott Henry/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Who dares to wake Dracula from his nap? (Rene Germanier/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sometimes a photo requires no caption. (Scott Henry/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Let's go trick-or-treating at the house featuring a head-chopping witch and a bag of body parts, that looks inviting. (Gary Thompson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
These costumes are out-of-this world. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
It's 1979, and "Miss Piggy" is among the most popular masks of the Halloween season. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Can they borrow your phone? They're lost and a long way from home. May you return home safe and sound this Halloween. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The family and their lawyer are frustrated with the Clark County School District. “It seems that nobody wants to take responsibility for anything,” attorney Gus Flangas said.
A federal website that tracks missing people has posted photos of the clothing worn by a man whose remains were found in a barrel at Lake Mead two years ago.
