Two years ago, I met Deb Bell at a conference. She told me she was putting together a book about Masquerade and I pitched a topic to her. Now you can buy the book, with my essay on Halloween as the American masquerade in it!

http://www.amazon.com/Masquerade-Essays-Tradition-Innovation-Worldwide-ebook/dp/B00R8K7Y5E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420232240&sr=8-1&keywords=masquerade+essays