Johanna Parker’s new Halloween ceramics are in stores now, and the collection is spread across multiple stores. The 2026 collection spans three dozen new designs,
Grandin Road released its Halloween Haven 2026 collection online, with some items already showing a low stock warning. Unlike Home Depot and At Home, Grandin
The most expensive animatronic in Halloween retail this year is HalloweenCostumes.com’s 13.75-foot Lord of the Rings Balrog, at $24,999.99. The most expensive piece in Distortions
The Halloween bucket hunt has been the retail story of the month, and it now has a second front. Petco is selling Halloween-printed buckets in
The annual Tricks, Treats and Trends report from Mars confirms a lot of what we have been tracking in the haunt industry: the season is
Count Chocula, Boo Berry, and Franken Berry hit shelves nationwide later this month, marking the trio’s 55th anniversary. General Mills is running the Jim Henson
Mondo’s Over the Garden Wall Chapter 2 Figure Set is available now, and it brings the Pottsfield Pumpkin People from Hard Times at the Huskin’
LEGO has approved a Universal Monsters set, and it comes with six monster minifigures: Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, The Wolf Man, The Bride of Frankenstein, The
LEGO’s two small Halloween sets go on sale August 1, and taken on their own they are exactly what they look like: a $19.99 skull
Dade City, Fla. — SCREAM-A-GEDDON opens its 12th season on Saturday, August 29, one day after Halloween Horror Nights, and it is arriving with the
Los Angeles — Delusion’s 2026 show, Den of the Mosquito, will run at the Beckett Mansion in West Adams. That is the building where Jon
Pittsburgh — One of the most acclaimed haunted attractions in the country is returning this October after two seasons dark, and the thing it is
Brunswick, N.Y. — A July 20 fire destroyed three of the five haunted houses at Field of Horrors, and owner David Mulinio told the Times
Your dog can be Art the Clown this year. That is the single most useful thing to know about the 2026 pet costume aisle, and
Lemax’s Spooky Town village line has eight pieces for 2026 that you can only buy at Michaels, and they run from a $59.99 table accent
At Home has launched its biggest Halloween assortment ever: more than 1,000 items across five collections, all available now online and at all 228 stores
Mattel used San Diego Comic-Con to reveal the biggest horror wave yet for Monster High Skullector, its premium collector doll line: the Universal Monsters trio
Universal Orlando announced Downtown Clowntown, the fourth and final scare zone for Halloween Horror Nights 35, and it does something HHN almost never does: it
The bucket hunt is on again. Home Depot’s $2.98 Halloween-print bucket – the 2-gallon orange utility bucket wrapped in ghosts, jack-o’-lanterns, bats, and spiders –
What’s this?! Jack Skellington and Halloween Town are coming to Denver as full-scale ice sculptures this Christmas season. Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Universal Studios Hollywood announced Dead, Deader, Deadest on July 23, the first original, non-IP haunted house revealed for Halloween Horror Nights 2026 on the West
Lenox has released a Halloween version of its Spice Village collection: the Spice Village 6-Piece Halloween Set, six porcelain spice jars styled as haunted Victorian
Spirit Halloween is staffing up for its 2026 season, with more than 52,000 seasonal positions across 1,500+ stores in the U.S. and Canada. If you
Are we seeing a return to higher-quality, low-throughput horror experiences at theme parks? Universal Studios Japan is adding a new extreme attraction to Halloween Horror
Freakling Bros. Horror Shows, the Las Vegas haunt that has run for more than 31 years and operates Nevada’s only R-rated haunted attraction, will not
Universal Orlando has confirmed Dead Coconut Club – Harvest, the 2026 Halloween overlay of Universal CityWalk’s Red Coconut Club, tied to Halloween Horror Nights 35.
Universal Orlando has confirmed two returning street experiences for Halloween Horror Nights 35 this fall: Mel’s Die-In: Zombies and Club Horror, both of which take
Every major Halloween retailer has now revealed its 2026 animatronics lineup, and this is the largest, wildest, most licensed-IP-heavy class in years. There’s a 14-foot
Halloween Horror Nights is bringing Fortnite, the most-played console game in the United States, into the physical event. Universal is opening a Fortnitemares scare zone
The short answer: Spirit Halloween’s flagship store opens Saturday, August 1, 2026 in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. General pop-up stores open on a rolling schedule
Halloween Horror Nights runs 48 nights at Universal Orlando and 42 at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2026, and the two events share houses but not
Target’s 2026 Halloween drop is live on Target.com, part of the broader Summerween wave. Here are the picks worth flagging so far. Update, July 2026:
Texas runs one of the country’s deepest haunt seasons. Five Texas haunts hold current Haunted Attraction Association Top Haunt certification, three theme parks run separately
Lush Cosmetics has released its 2026 Halloween collection earlier than ever this year for “Summerween” enthusiasts. The collection went live on the Lush app on
Louisville, KY — Kentucky Kingdom is the new home of Jack O’ Lantern Spectacular, the illuminated hand-carved-pumpkin trail that will run its 14th year at
Poppy Playtime fans, you win Halloween 2026! HalloweenCostumes.com has released two full-size, officially licensed animatronics from the indie horror game franchise this year: a 7.5-foot
LEGOLAND is adding a new attraction called Brick or Treat Street at both LEGOLAND California and LEGOLAND Florida for the 2026 Halloween season, an interactive
Universal has announced Evil Dead Burn haunted houses at both of its United States Halloween Horror Nights events this fall, tied to New Line Cinema’s
Orlando, FL — Universal Orlando has put its Halloween Horror Nights 35 multi-night Frequent Fear passes on sale, and it has added a brand-new 5-House
The story of 2026 Halloween retail isn’t a single big-box winner or a viral 12-foot skeleton. It’s the fandoms. This year’s shelves and search bars
HalloweenCostumes.com has released its 2026 animatronics lineup, and it is the largest and most ambitious the retailer has ever put out. This year’s collection tops
Anthropologie’s Halloween 2026 collection is live with 439 pieces from $12 to $498, including new Icon glasses, cat stoneware, and illuminated vines.
Redlands, CA — After 45 years running Southern California’s largest pumpkin patch, Live Oak Canyon in Redlands is opening its first-ever haunted maze this October.
Disney runs Halloween on six resorts across three continents, and no two do it alike. This hub tracks every Disney Halloween celebration for 2026 with
Shanghai Disney Resort has not announced its 2026 Halloween event yet, but it has confirmed one is coming: the resort’s 10th Anniversary celebration materials promise
Hong Kong Disneyland has not announced its 2026 Halloween dates or lineup yet, and that is normal: the resort historically announces between late August and
Disneyland Paris has confirmed its Disney Halloween Festival for September 26 through November 1, 2026, an earlier start than last season. The park’s own pitch
The Legendary Haunt Tour is the haunt industry’s post-season field trip: every November, haunted attraction owners, actors, makeup artists, and enthusiasts travel together to tour
Field of Screams in Mountville, Pennsylvania enters its 34th season as one of the biggest names in American haunting, an HAA-certified Iconic Top Haunt that
Pennhurst Asylum is the most-searched haunt on our Top Haunts list, and no haunt in America has a setting like it. The HAA-certified Iconic Top
No city on earth packs more Halloween into one season than Orlando. Four theme park events run overlapping calendars from early August through November, and
