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Target has announced its 2026 Halloween assortment. The lineup covers decor, costumes, treats and family activities, with Hyde & EEK! Boutique decor starting at $5 and the 60-inch Pose-N-Stay skeleton at $25. Target says nearly 70 percent of the collection is new, about 60 percent is sold only at Target, and 60 percent of the […]
Director Justin Seaman has assembled a cast of horror icons for the upcoming third franchise installment The Barn Part III, and the film is headed to the Popcorn Frights Film Festival. Ahead of the festival screening tomorrow, Dread Central has the official trailer. The Barn Part III is set to be the final chapter of the Halloween […]
EXCLUSIVE: One of the highlights of this summer’s Popcorn Frights Film Festival is the hotly anticipated The Barn Part III, […]
Universal Orlando is extending the Halloween Horror Nights experience beyond Universal Studios Florida this fall with a variety of limited-time offerings at its resort hotels. Select hotels will feature specially themed lounges inspired by Halloween Horror Nights, while bars across Universal Orlando’s hotel portfolio will offer specialty seasonal cocktails. Select locations will also serve late-night [...]
Universal Studios Hollywood has announced another scare zone coming to Halloween Horror Nights in 2026: Hackerz. Hackerz Scare Zone You can spot them from a mile away — and yet you still don’t stand a chance. Try not to get hacked to bits by a band of chainsaw-swinging freaks. There is also a Fortnite-themed scare ... Read more
The isolating new horror movie Hellcat will be unleashed on Shudder this week, and we talked to the writer and
If you’ve watched the movies, played the games, and still thought “honestly, I’d eat there,” your reservation is coming. A real, functioning Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza is opening in 2027 at the American Dream complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Not a pop-up. Not a photo op. A permanent recreation of the most infamous pizzeria in horror, built in partnership ... Read more
The Terror Tram returns to Universal Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights this year with a new host, Art the Clown, in “Terror Tram starring Art the Clown.” This year’s event sees Art the Clown arriving on the Universal Studios Backlot with his blood-soaked bag of presents in tow. But when he realizes he’s too early for […]
Walt Disney World’s 2026 Halloween popcorn buckets and sippers add up to six designs across the parks, the water parks, and Disney Springs. Two are new this year, two are exclusive to Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, and two favorites return. Here is every one, with its price and where to find it. Disney has not […]
West Mifflin, PA — Kennywood’s Phantom Fall Fest returns on select dates from September 12 through November 1, 2026. By day the event stays family-friendly, with rides and fall food under the foliage. After dark, the Phantom takes over with seven haunts and four scare zones, the after-dark event long known as Phantom Fright Nights. […]
Long Beach, CA — The original Scream returns to select theaters on October 30, Paramount announced during the film’s 30th anniversary cast reunion at Midsummer Scream. The studio’s horror label, Paramount Scares, told the panel they were the first to hear it, timing the re-release to the anniversary of the 1996 slasher film. Midsummer Scream […]
The Attractions Podcast: Halloween Horror Nights Updates, plus the latest theme park updates and more from Attractions Magazine.
San Jose, CA — Festival Fright Nights at the Winchester Mystery House is dropping the linear, one-way haunted-house route it ran last year for an open festival format that lets guests explore the estate in any order. Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group detailed the change at its Midsummer Scream panel, where the 2026 event runs select […]
Los Angeles, CA — The Los Angeles Haunted Hayride is adding a new maze that turns guests into a doomed 1980s rock band, bringing back Elvira, and serving alcohol in its haunted town of Midnight Falls for the first time. Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group detailed the 2026 season at its Midsummer Scream panel, where producer […]
Long Beach, CA — The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor is entering its 13th year with 13 icons roaming the ship, and it plans to kill one of them off in front of live audiences this season. The producers detailed the 2026 lineup at their Midsummer Scream panel, led by a new World War II maze […]
Valencia, CA — Six Flags Magic Mountain has revealed its full 2026 Fright Fest lineup, led by two new haunted mazes: a Final Destination maze built around the film franchise, and Wolves’ Blood, designed by a creator from Knott’s Scary Farm. The park detailed seven mazes, seven scare zones, and four shows at its Midsummer […]
Freaky Nikki of Obsession will be stalking you in the fog at Halloween Horror Nights this year. The unhinged girlfriend played by Inde Navarrette has brought “clingy” to a whole new level. Because of Navarrentte’s performance, single men hesitate before swiping right. Additionally, those in relationships now sleep with one eye open next to their ... Read more
Watch the Trailer for PARASOMNIA: "PARASOMNIA follows Riley, a young woman tormented by night terrors and a past of unresolved tragedy. When her best friend is the latest to go missing, she begins to suspect the demonic figure lurking in her sleep has crossed over into the real world." Directed and Written by James Ross […]
We’re less than a month away from when Michael comes home in IllFonic’s Halloween: The Game to PC and consoles. Unfortunately, the Australian Classification Board has put the kibosh on fans down under looking to reserve their copy of the game, as the board has denied Halloween: The Game a rating. Over on X, the […]
Art the Clown will have a major presence at Halloween Horror Nights this year, with a “Downtown Clowntown” Scare Zone announced that’ll feature both Art and the Killer Klowns from Outer Space. But that’s not all, as the Halloween Horror Nights team announced at Midsummer Scream last night that Art the Clown will also be […]