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Learn about the history of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Japan with Halloween Horror Nights Academy: 15 Years of Screams. The show is held in the evenings at Gramercy Park. Halloween Horror Nights Academy: 15 Years of Screams The song and dance performance is introduced by a zombie custodian. Then zombie students arrive for ... Read more
If the smell of classic candy corn is something that brings you autumn joy, good news: Brach’s turned it into a perfume. Yes, now you can smell like candy corn. The candy brand announced its first-ever fragrance, Ode to Candy Corn, a $22 eau de parfum built to smell like the tri-colored treat, with notes […]
Watch the Trailer for THE LAST KISS: "From the studio that brought you Five Nights at Freddy’s and Obsession, Blumhouse Atomic Monster brings a fun and twisted coming-of-age mystery thriller that will keep audiences on their toes and guessing until the very end. Director and co-writer Yoko Okumura (Unseen) delivers a stylistic slasher with a […]
Halloween Horror Nights 2026 is underway at Universal Studios Hollywood, bringing another year of haunted houses, scare zones, and plenty of familiar faces from across the horror genre. This year’s lineup features eight haunted houses, along with the return of the Terror Tram, now starring Art the Clown. It’s a diverse lineup, spanning major properties [...]
Are you looking to scratch that found footage fix with a brand new nightmare this Halloween season? Shudder has you covered with Infirmary, premiering October 2 only on Shudder. Watch the official trailer for Shudder Original Film Infirmary below. In the found footage film, “A guard vanished on his first night at an old psych […]
Blood Secret has a simple premise, which is perfect for a low-budget film—two friends, one location, and lots of secrets and lies to uncover. However, a minimal setup like this requires great chemistry between its two leads, an incisive script, and a story that neatly unfolds. Unfortunately, Blood Secret doesn’t contain all the ingredients needed. […]
They make your skin crawl, they appear to come out of nowhere, and you can’t stand the sight of them, but they have every right to be here just like you and me. Yes, social media influencers really are a divisive bunch—they’re all over your algorithm like creepy-crawlies under a rock in the garden. Still, […]
SNL is getting freaky this Halloween, as 'Obsession's' Inde Navarrette is set to host the long-running comedy show!
The Monsters have traded their castles and crypts for tropical drinks, glowing lanterns and island music at Universal Monsters Laguna Lounge, a spooky tiki hideaway inside Royal Pacific Resort.
Ripcord, a new independent film platform that aims to directly connect genre filmmakers with fans, has announced a spooky new […]
The label 19 Crimes has been celebrating Halloween the last four years with a licensed line of Universal Monsters wines, with Frankenstein and Dracula kicking off the collab in 2023. This year, The Wolf Man joins the collection. The Wolf Man joins returning favorites Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, and The Mummy. These highly collectible wines […]
There’s more than one Chelsea lending their voice talents to Halloween: The Game. After Chelsea Krause revealed earlier that she was the one providing voice work for Laurie Strode in the game’s single-player and multiplayer modes, it turns out that The Dead Meat Podcast’s own Chelsea Rebecca did some voice acting herself for the game. Amongst […]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 aims to rip and tear this year during its annual Halloween event. Activision is bringing The Doom Slayer himself to the game as part of “The Haunting” update, which will be released on September 17. Players will be able to acquire the Doom Slayer operator, inspired by his recent […]
Fresh off her superstar-making performance in Curry Barker’s Obsession, we’ve learned this afternoon that Inde Navarrette will be hosting an episode of “Saturday Night Live” next month. And if that wasn’t cool enough, Navarrette is hosting “SNL” on Halloween Night, October 31! The musical guest for the Halloween Night episode will be Gracie Abrams. “Saturday […]
IllFonic and Gun Interactive’s newly-released Halloween: The Game garnered a pretty respectable milestone on launch day. Per the announcement on the game’s Steam page, the asymmetrical multiplayer title clocked in with over 500,000 players across PC and consoles hours after its launch yesterday. According to the SteamDB stats, Halloween: The Game currently sits at a […]
Love the look of Jason in 'Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood'? Then you'll want to check out these never-before-seen images!
Get ready to check back into Netflix’s “Haunted Hotel” this Halloween; the animated series is unleashing more paranormal hijinks in season two. The second season arrives on Netflix on October 9, 2026. Created by showrunner Matt Roller (“Rick and Morty,” “Community”) and produced by Titmouse (“Big Mouth,” “The Venture Bros”), the 10-episode “Haunted Hotel“ first season followed a single mother of […]
The world of John Carpenter’s original Halloween comes to life like never before in Halloween: The Game, which allows you to explore the nooks and crannies of Haddonfield as either Michael Myers or a number of different original and legacy characters. Those legacy characters include Laurie Strode, who is available as a playable character in […]
Miami, FL — The Horrorland opens its 2026 Halloween season on September 10 at Jungle Island, rebuilt with six all-new haunted houses, five scare zones, and a new Frankenstein Bar. The Miami haunt runs select nights through November 1. Now in its seventh season, The Horrorland is a walk-through event spread across more than 18 […]
Oreo has brought its Halloween cookies back for 2026, led by the Orange Creme “BOO!” pack, a glow-in-the-dark package of chocolate sandwich cookies with orange creme and six spooky embossed designs. Alongside it is a limited-edition Apple Pie a la Mode cookie for the fall. Oreo lists each as a two-pack for $10 on its […]