Trader Joe’s published its official fall lineup, a story it calls “All the Fall Things,” on September 3, and it is enormous. The pumpkin wall
Aldi’s 2026 Halloween assortment is in stores now, and it lands where the grocery chain always aims: cheap. The Finds aisle carries a licensed-character collection
Taco Bell has teamed up with the ice cream maker Salt & Straw again, this time for a Churro Ice Cream Taco. The $3.99 dessert
Spirit Halloween has an officially licensed Off Campus costume line, built around the Prime Video hockey romance based on Elle Kennedy’s novels, and the same
Wendy’s is sitting out the pumpkin spice race this fall. Instead of a Pumpkin Spice Frosty, the chain has a new Apple Crumble Frosty Fusion,
Crumbl has gone full Minecraft. For one week, the cookie chain is selling six square, character-topped desserts based on the game, from a green Creeper
SCARowinds is back at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, on select nights from September 11 through November 1, 2026, presented by Snickers. It is a
Thorpe Park has set out its full Fright Nights 2026 lineup, and leading it is Tenement, a new walk-through the park is billing as its
Ghost Face Vodka, the Scream-mask spirit from Matthew Lillard’s horror brand Macabre Spirits, is getting a Blood Orange sequel, and both the original and the
M&M’S is giving away a limited-edition Practical Magic 2 “Amas Veritas” Spell & Snack Pack, free with the purchase of an M&M’S Milk Chocolate Fun
PortAventura World, the resort near Barcelona that brought Halloween to Spain back in 2000, is running its 2026 season from September 19 to November 15,
Dairy Queen’s fall menu is here for 2026, and the returning Pumpkin Pie Blizzard is the big draw. It is part of a new Fall
Dutch Bros’ fall menu is back for 2026, with two returning fan-favorites and one brand-new flavor. Caramel Pumpkin Brûlée, Cookie Butter, and the new Autumn
The original Halloween trilogy is also coming back to Regal. John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978), Halloween II (1981), and Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
The Resident Evil popcorn bucket, a green organ-transplant cooler with a bloody first-aid cross, was $24.99 at AMC and $19.95 at Cinemark, and both have
7 Brew is giving away a free squishy toy on Monday, September 7. Buy two medium or large drinks between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Cold Stone Creamery’s fall lineup is in stores now for 2026, and it skips pumpkin entirely for two comfort flavors: a brand-new graham cracker Creation
The Buford Trail of Terror is back for 2026. After the sale of its original haunting grounds and a two-year hiatus, the fan-built Georgia haunt
Inflatables are the fastest way to fill a yard for Halloween, and the 2026 blow-ups run all the way from a $20 Target ghost to
Applebee’s Halloween drinks for 2026 are two $6 Spooky Sips cocktails, a $4 mocktail, and a Graveyard Dirty Soda, on the menu through Nov. 15.
Alton Towers is betting that Halloween guests will pay to sit inside the scare instead of walking past it. New for Scarefest 2026, Dine with
Halloween has taken over the drinkware aisle. Glow-in-the-dark tumblers, skeleton-print water bottles, and spiderweb Stanley cups are all over the Halloween aisle this year, with
The Universal Monsters have crept into Sonic’s Wacky Pack Kids Meal for Halloween. Sonic is running a set of seven collectible Universal Monsters toys and
Wendy’s Frosty Frights Kids’ Meal toys are back for a third Halloween, and Wendy’s has now officially confirmed the 2026 lineup. Starting September 14, there
SunnyD has a Halloween drink this year, and it will not tell you what it tastes like. SpookyD is a limited-edition SunnyD with a secret
A Halloween candy sold at Marshalls, TJ Maxx, HomeGoods, and Sierra Trading Post has been recalled because it contains milk that is not listed on
Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween returns for 2026, running every day from October 1 through October 31. Below is the full night-by-night schedule, plus the
Coven Academy, Freeform’s new supernatural teen drama, premiered Thursday, October 1 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The full season arrived the next day, October 2, on
Universal Studios Japan has revealed the food, drinks, and merchandise for its 2026 Halloween Horror Nights, and it leans hard into the theme for the
Universal has brought back its “Deathly Afraid” lanyard for Halloween Horror Nights 35, and this opening weekend it became one of the most talked-about items
Fans have been waiting for this one. The official KPop Demon Hunters Halloween costumes are on sale at Spirit Halloween, which has teamed with Netflix
House of Horror Haunted Carnival, the longest-running haunted attraction in South Florida, is marking its 25th year with a new home. The 2026 event moves
Fourth Wing fans have found their Halloween costume, and it is at Spirit Halloween. Searches for a Violet Sorrengail costume have jumped as readers of
The best way to appreciate a Halloween Horror Nights house is to see it in the dark, with a scareactor lunging at you. The second-best
If Hellraiser is the house that wants to unsettle you, H.R. Bloodengutz is the one that wants to make you laugh while it does it.
Most guests will meet the Hellraiser house in the dark, in a fast-moving conga line, with a Cenobite breathing down their neck. I got to
Magic of the Jack O’Lanterns is open at South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes for 2026, a family-friendly, all-ages Halloween walk lit by more
Movie Park Germany is bringing Jason Voorhees to Europe. The Bottrop theme park has added a new Jason Universe haunted house to its 2026 Halloween
HI-CHEW is turning its Halloween candy into a guessing game. The brand’s Halloween Mystery Mix returns for 2026 with three known flavors and one secret
Premium Scream Night is the priciest and most exclusive way into Halloween Horror Nights, and after doing it this year, the pitch holds up. We
Halloween Horror Nights 35 is open at Universal Orlando, and this year’s Infernal Carnival of Nightmares runs 10 haunted houses. We walked all of them
Party City is open for Halloween again, its first spooky season since the chain went bankrupt and closed all of its company-owned stores at the
Universal Studios Florida sells Halloween Horror Nights 35 desserts and candy all day at Carey Candy Company, the San Francisco Candy Factory re-themed for the
Camelback Resort is giving its summer waterpark a very different second season. The Pocono Mountains destination is launching a new Halloween haunt, The Curse of
The storybook is bleeding. Ever After, an independent horror film billed as “the bloodiest fairy tale,” opens exclusively in theaters on September 4, 2026, with
Tim Curry, the actor who first brought Pennywise the Dancing Clown to the screen, died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at his home in Toluca
The season’s most-copied piece of Halloween glassware now has a dollar-store version. Dollar Tree is selling embossed Halloween glass tumblers, each with a matching colored
Pabst Blue Ribbon has a Halloween trick up its carton. The brand is teaming with Jason Universe, the Friday the 13th label from rights-holder Horror,
John Murdy, creative director of Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood, walked through the event’s Sinners haunted house with the lights on and laid out how his
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party has pulled a handful of characters straight out of the Haunted Mansion for 2026, and they came ready with material. The
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party has a new pirate show for 2026, and Captain Hector Barbossa is running it. The Pirates of the Caribbean villain storms
