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Four costumed characters pose on a park path at dusk: a green-faced goblin, a woman in a blue skirt and corset, a tall figure in a skull mask with antlers, and a red jester, with a roller coaster behind them

Castle Dark 2026 Had Two New Mazes at Castle Park, With the Rides Included

Philip Hernandez October 6, 2026

A dark wood-paneled room with red wallpaper, benches along both walls, candle sconces, framed portraits, a chandelier, and a small pipe organ against the far wall

Nightmare on 13th’s 36th Season Adds a Scare Show You Sit Down For

Philip Hernandez October 6, 2026

The Queen Mary ocean liner docked in Long Beach at dusk, with string lights running from its masts above three red and black funnels

Most Haunted Hotels in America 2026: The Queen Mary, Hotel del Coronado, and 23 More

Philip Hernandez October 5, 2026

A zombie Santa Claus in a fur-trimmed red suit holds a TWIX bar in one bandaged hand and a stack of cash in the other, beside a burlap sack of TWIX bars and a skull nutcracker

TWIX Hallowmas Is Back: Zombie Claus, a $20,000 Photo Contest, and New TWIX Skulls

Philip Hernandez October 5, 2026

Four horror fashion dolls against a dark red splatter backdrop: Billy the Puppet in a pinstripe suit and red bow tie, Pinhead with red and white pigtails, Jason in a hockey mask holding a machete, and Ghost Face in a black hood

Ghost Face, Jason, Pinhead, and Billy the Puppet Are Now $39.97 Fashion Dolls at Walmart

Philip Hernandez October 5, 2026

Three orange Boojangles Bite Boxes stacked so their printed art forms a haunted house, with a roof, bats and a skeleton on the top box and a porch with a ghost and jack-o'-lanterns on the bottom box

Bojangles’ Boojangles Bite Box Stacks Into a Haunted House, and Donut Bites Are New

Philip Hernandez October 5, 2026

A street zombie performer in a blood-spattered school uniform at Universal Studios Japan, with guests filming behind him

$13.5 Billion on Halloween, & Gore Isn’t Driving It

Philip Hernandez October 5, 2026

A clown in a scarred mask with long dark hair streaked green, in front of a red wall with a star and cage bars

Horror House Nights: Psycho Circus Is a Central Florida Haunted House From a Spanish Crew

Philip Hernandez October 4, 2026

Chiwetel Ejiofor presses a hand to a yellow wall and looks up in an empty yellow room in A24's Backrooms

HBO Max Horror Movies for October: 78 Titles, Evil Dead Burn, and a New Channel

Philip Hernandez October 4, 2026

The giant Halloweentown jack-o'-lantern on a pedestal in front of the stone courthouse in St. Helens, Oregon

Kids’ Halloween Movies 2026: Where to Watch Hocus Pocus, Coraline, the Great Pumpkin, and More

Philip Hernandez October 4, 2026

A costumed mouse character in a red vampire cape raises both hands on a lit dance floor beside children dressed as an alien, Red Riding Hood, and a knight

Free Halloween Events for Kids in October 2026: Store by Store, With Dates

Philip Hernandez October 3, 2026

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