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From tickets to houses to rides, we’ve got everything you need to know about Halloween Horror Nights 2026 at Universal Studios Hollywood. What is Halloween Horror Nights? Halloween Horror Nights is a separately-ticketed after-hours event held at Universal Studios Hollywood. The event features haunted houses based on famous franchises and original concepts, as well as ... Read more
An enclosed box, an 85-foot track and a pitch-black maze are only the beginning. “Psychosis” is turning therapy and trauma into one of Central Florida’s most unsettling new Halloween experiences.
That childhood cartoon world looks a little different after dark. A Petrified Forest’s new “Drawn to Death” trail twists familiar characters and imagery into something much more sinister.
Headlines were made back in March when it was announced that you’d be able to smoke weed in Halloween: The Game, but that’s hardly the most controversial aspect of the game. Launched this past Friday in Early Access for those who pre-ordered the Digital Deluxe Edition, Halloween: The Game has a mini game feature that […]
Ghosts and goblins are once again roaming The Entertainment Capital of LA, which can only mean one thing: Halloween Horror […]
Halloween: The Game is now available in Early Access for those who pre-ordered the Digital Deluxe Edition, with the multiplayer game available to everyone beginning September 8. That means horror fans have been brutally murdering innocent Haddonfield civilians all weekend long, and our social media feeds are flooded with gameplay videos detailing the good and […]
Halloween: The Game doesn’t officially launch until September 8, but Haddonfield is already completely out of fucking control. Advance Access […]
The animated candy bowl has grown up. Gemmy’s two new Halloween figures for 2026 are three feet tall, hold a candy bowl, and react when a trick-or-treater reaches in: the Mummy lifts its head and lights its eyes red, and the Pumpkin Skeleton turns its head and drops a hand toward the candy. Both are […]
Shake Shack put its Halloween item on the menu on Tuesday, September 1, and it is a shake you break into. The Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Shake is vanilla frozen custard hand-spun with Reese’s Creamy Peanut Butter and fudge sauce, poured into a crackable dark chocolate shell and topped with whipped cream, Reese’s Mini Peanut […]
Amazon, Target, and Walmart have removed a “German Army Soldier Adult Costume” from their websites after shoppers circulated screenshots of the listings and said the outfit looked like a World War II German uniform. The costume was made by Orion Costumes, a London fancy-dress company, and at Walmart it was sold by a third-party seller […]
Pigeon Forge, TN — Rocky Top Mountain Coaster is running its ride after dark this fall with live actors on the hillside. Zombie Invasion, new for 2026, casts riders as civilians in a military evacuation: guests wait inside a staged army base with soldiers and emergency broadcasts, then board the coaster’s sleds and ride down […]
Toverland, the theme park in Sevenum in the southeast of the Netherlands, runs its Halloween season from October 3 through November 8, 2026, and it is two events sharing one park. By day, Halloween Days is the family program for children under 12: 17 dates, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a Pumpkin Farm, a […]
First Watch’s fall seasonal menu is live at more than 660 restaurants and runs through October 26, 2026. Pumpkin comes back in two forms, the returning Pumpkin Pancake Breakfast and new Pumpkin Spice Donuts served as dippable donut holes, but the chain put a savory item at the top of the release: a Maple Bacon […]
Kansas City, MO — Edge of Hell and The Beast are cutting their 2026 calendar from 23 nights to 13, all of them in October, and operator Full Moon Productions is citing September heat. The two West Bottoms haunts opened September 12 last year. This year they do not open until Friday, October 2, and […]
Crocs’ Halloween Horror Pack is back for 2026, and this year the collection puts two slasher icons on the Classic Clog: Michael Myers and the Jigsaw puppet from Saw. Sneaker outlets report the two clogs drop September 24 at $70 each. Crocs has not posted the product pages or a press release yet, so the […]
McDonald’s Pumpkin & Crème Pie is showing up at restaurants again for fall 2026, the seasonal cousin of the year-round Baked Apple Pie. There is no press release and no post announcing it. What there is: a live McDonald’s product page and a growing list of fans who have already bought one. McDonald’s Pumpkin & […]
The Spooky Pizookie is back at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse for 2026, the Halloween version of the chain’s warm cookie-and-ice-cream dessert. BJ’s is listing it at $11.49, dine-in only. BJ’s announced the return on its Instagram, posting a reel of the dessert with the caption, “It’s baaack! Be sure to get the Spooky Pizookie before […]
Bonnie Aarons became a horror icon with her terrifying portrayal of the demon Valak in The Conjuring Part 2 and
Slash is back with another haunted house soundtrack for Halloween Horror Nights. This year, the Guns N’ Roses guitarist scored Killceañera: Music by Slash at Universal Studios Hollywood. Killceañera: Music by Slash Walkthrough Video Killceañera: Music by Slash House In this haunted house featuring music by Slash, a vengeful birthday girl summons malevolent spirits to ... Read more
Using real-world experiences and wait-time data, there’s a clear strategy for tackling Halloween Horror Nights 2026’s haunted houses during the first few hours of the event. This is a guide to SCREAM EARLY, and making the most of the daytime HHN hours. With houses opening as early as 2 PM this year, guests who plan […]