Adults, often, have costume parties. In the context of Halloween this suggests that ghosts, poltergeists, or other supernatural beings reside in some place. The story is that a man named Jack made a deal with the Devil, but he tricked the Devil, and caught him in a tree. Frankenstein, Godzilla, and vampires are all examples of famous monsters from literature and film. A type of ghost that is usually noisy and evil.
Some superstitious people blame noises, broken dishes, and such things on poltergeists.
Steven Spielberg created a series of films with the name Poltergeist . Ancient Celts ritually slaughtered weak animals in order to symbolize the elminiation of weakness within their community. Some people believe that witches and wizards, the male counterparts of witches, get their power from the Devil. I like it a lot. I like it.