The skeleton is the original Halloween monster. Also the scariest. Unlike all the ghosts, vampires, and werewolves that kids impersonate on Oct. 31, it can't be dismissed as superstition. Skeletons ...

Halloween brings out familiar symbols like witches, jack-o’-lanterns and black cats. But the season also beckons a more macabre figure lurking inside homes, classrooms and front lawns—the skeleton.

Draw a giant hand on your piece of cardboard. Make sure the hand is much bigger than your own, with big broad square fingers! It's super important to extend your drawing to include a wrist and the top ...