Check out the media Festival of the Dead, its founders, and its event hosts have received over the past several years. We're very proud that this adventure has been as interesting to others as it has been to us!
News Items for 2007
The selling of scary
The Boston Globe, October 31, 2007
Danvers Site: Lore & Gore
The Sunday Boston Herald, October 29, 2007
In Salem, history haunts Halloween
The Salt Lake Tribute, October 21, 2007
A dummies guide to Salem witches; From witchcraft school to vampire balls, and everything in between
The Salem News, October 11, 2007
[VIDEO] Christian Day talks Salem on MSNBC2
Backstage with Barry Nolan, Comcast CN8, October 2007
Leanne Marrama talks Hollywood Witches on Comcast2
Backstage with Barry Nolan, Comcast CN8, October 2007
As its high season approaches, Salem offers a new ticket to ride
The Boston Globe, September 27, 2007
News Items for 2006
Fair brings frightful fashions to Salem
The Lynn Daily Item, Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Befriending witches is a problem in Salem, Mass.
The Wall Street Journal, Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Playing well together
The Salem Gazette, Friday, October 20, 2006
Tarot 101
The Salem Gazette, Friday, October 20, 2006
Christian Day Talks Gas Prices on NBC Nightly News2
NBC Nightly News, October 18, 2006
X Shawn and Christian appear on MySpiritRadio in the UK (Mp3)
Soul Adventure with Barbara Meiklejohn-free, October, 2006
Apocolypse Now?
The Boston Globe, June 3, 2006
News Items for 2005
Is anyone there?
The Boston Globe, October 23, 2005
Criticism brews over ‘killer’ talk
The Boston Globe, October 20, 2005
Salem Witches
The North Adams Transcript, Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Masonic Temple to host ghost-hunting workshop
The North Adams Transcript, October 18, 2005
Selling Futures: A skeptic puts her fate in the hands of Salem psychics
The Boston Globe, October 15, 2005
Every Witch Way
Continental: The Inflight Magazine for Continental Airlines, October, 2005
Ghost Hunters Haunt Mansion
The North Adams Transcript, July 18, 2005
City Bewitched by Statue
The Salem News, June 16, 2005
Shawn Poirier Cheers on Samantha Stephens2
CBS 4 News in Boston, June 15, 2005
TV's favorite sorceress lands in Salem
The Boston Globe, June 15, 2005
Statue Will Stand in Lappin Park for at Least a Decade
Salem News, Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Bewitching Pros and Cons
Salem News, Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Sitting In: The Word 'Witch' is Magically Delicious
North Shore Sunday, Friday, May 6, 2005
The Catwoman, the witch and the Reagan
Salem News, Friday, April 22, 2005
Twitch, twitch: Bronze statue of TV witch headed to Salem
Salem News, Thursday, April 7, 2005
Backed by neighborhood leaders, Driscoll kicks off mayoral bid
Salem News, Friday March 11, 2005
Don't Ditch the Witch
North Shore Sunday, Friday, January 7, 2005
Shawn the Witch and the Salem Way Witches
Web supplement to book
“Not in Kansas Anymore,” October, 2005
News Items for 2004
Spirits From Beyond
The Eagle Tribune, Sunday, October 31, 2004
Dawn of the Dead
North Shore Sunday, Friday, October 22, 2004
Witch reality next on TV?
North Shore Sunday, October 22, 2004
Death Wish
Boston Magazine, October, 2004
Witch City brews a new image
The Boston Globe, September 30, 2004
Pagan Rights Group Bedeviled by Graphic Vampire Ball Posters
Salem News, September 17, 2004
Vampires seek teeth into Salem brew-haha
Boston Herald, Saturday, September 11, 2004
The Countess Bathoria Stirs Controversy with Racy Posters2
CBS 4 News in Boston, Friday, September 10, 2004
This is why Nosferatu always made such great time
North Shore Sunday, Friday, September 24, 2004
[VIDEO] Shawn Poirier Defends the Witch City on The Daily Show2
The Daily Show, Comedy Central, 2004
If you brand it they will come
North Shore Sunday, 2004
News Items for 2003
Salem scares up Halloween fun, with a history lesson on the side
The Daily Free Press (Boston University), October 31, 2003
Salem hoping to expand its image beyond the witches
Associated Press, December 27, 2003
The Woman in Black
North Shore Sunday, Thursday, October 30, 2003
Knocking 'em dead?
North Shore Sunday, Thursday, October 30, 2003, Front Page
The lore, and lure, of Danvers State Hospital
Danvers Herald, October 29, 2003
They Said It
North Shore Sunday, Wednesday, December 24, 2003
Some shelters protect black cats at Halloween
Associated Press, October 25, 2003
Conjuring the past
North Shore Sunday, Thursday, October 23, 2003, Front Page
Inside a Ouija Session
North Shore Sunday, Thursday, October 23, 2003
In the Arts
North Shore Sunday, Friday, October 17, 2003
Deadly Nights
North Shore Sunday, Friday, October 10, 2003
America’s Halloween Headquarters
Woman’s Day Specials: Halloween Celebrations, October, 2003
The First Salem Witch
Salem News, August 15, 2003
Every witch way but loose
North Shore Sunday, Friday, May 23, 2003
Shawn, Christian, Sandra, and Bob on Showtime2
Penn & Teller, Showtime Cable Network, April, 2003
Showtime!
Salem News, April 18, 2003
Festival of the Dead Proposed to Scare Up Halloween Tourism
Salem News, March 5, 2003, Front Page!