The Halloween Tree

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For the animated film, see The Halloween Tree (film).
The Halloween Tree
OCLC
42303883

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

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 haunts has played in shaping civilization. The Halloween Tree itself, with its many branches laden with jack-o'-lanterns, serves as a metaphor for the historical confluence
of these traditions.

Background

The novel originated in 1967 as the screenplay for an unproduced collaboration with animator

limited-edition "author's preferred text" of the novel was compiled and edited by Donn Albright. This edition also included both the 1967 and 1992 screenplays.[1]

Bradbury dedicated The Halloween Tree to Man'ha Garreau-Dombasle (1898–1999), a French writer and translator who was the maternal grandmother of the actress and singer Arielle Dombasle and the wife of Maurice Garreau-Dombasle, a French ambassador to Mexico.[2]

Illustrations

The Halloween Tree is illustrated by Joe Mugnaini, one of Bradbury's many collaborators over the years. Mugnaini illustrated many novels with Bradbury, and Bradbury owned many examples of Mugnaini's artwork.

Adaptations

Disneyland

On October 31, 2007, Bradbury attended the presentation of a Halloween Tree at Disneyland in California, to be included as part of its annual park-wide Halloween decorations every year.[4]

References

  1. ISBN 1-887368-80-9
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  2. ISBN 9780553512724
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  3. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 18, 2020). "Ray Bradbury's 'The Halloween Tree' In The Works As Movie At Warner Bros With Will Dunn Adapting". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Disney Sister article

External links

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