Halloween Superstitions,
Folklore Facts, Fantasies and Phobias
AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW: Dr. Donald Dossey, known as the Holiday Superstition Reporter, an Asheville resident and member of North Carolina Folklore Society, and author of HOLIDAY FOLKLORE, PHOBIAS AND FUN: MYTHICAL ORIGINS, SCIENTIFIC TREATMENTS AND SUPERSTITIOUS "CURES".
Have you ever wondered:
* Why witches are depicted as ugly old women instead of men?
* Why they ride brooms instead of mops?
* How Jack-O-Lantern got its name?
* Where "trick-or treating" originated?
* Why we wear Halloween masks?
* What are some ancient Halloween superstition that deal with attracting love, "cures" for Halloween fears, and superstitions like bobbing for apples or nut-roasting "magic"?
* Does circling your house with water in your mouth really ward off evils spirits or is entering a room backwards at midnight while looking over your left shoulder better?
Perhaps you'd like to probe Halloween's fascinating humorous history and folklore, or you're curious whether you suffer from "wicaphobia", "phasmophobia" or "demophobia," or how many people agonize with these fears and other superstitions around Halloween.
Why is Holiday Superstition Reporter, Dr. Dossey, consistently interviewed by the print and electronic media throughout the world every holiday?
Because he is fun, often hilarious, intriguing, provocative, and offers you more than one angle! Many are fascinated by the origins and humorous folklore superstitions of the holidays; others by the phobias and stresses surrounding them. Many prefer both! Dr. Dossey has appeared numerous times on CNN, HARD COPY, National Public Radio, OPRAH, GERALDO, and many more. He is known as the Holiday Superstition and Folklore Reporter and because of his wit and humor has been described as "the Will Rogers with a Ph.D."
AVAILABILITY: Travel nationwide by arrangement or by telephone.
CONTACT: Howard Geer,
Publicist, for suggested questions and booking interview with Dr. Dossey (828)
258-1311
or drdossey@drdossey.com