Which of the following sentences from the article BEST explains WHY haunted houses were originally set up during Halloween? (A) Haunted houses are different, though, because they cannot be separated from the holiday that made
them famous.
(B) American parents were trying to come up with ways to distract young tricksters, whose holiday pranks
included damaging property, vandalism and harassing strangers.
(C) As Hollywood began to embrace slasher movies like "Halloween," "A Nightmare on Elm Street," and
"Friday the 13th," the haunted house industry saw the benefits.
(D) A large haunted house attraction can reportedly earn $3 million during the Halloween season, and the
industry is worth $300 million, according to an NBC report.