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Crews installed more scare zone props at Universal Studios Florida this weekend as Halloween Horror Nights 35 gets closer. This year’s scare zones are Infernal Carnival of Nightmares, Downtown Clowntown, Sideshow of Decay, and FORTNITEMARES. Halloween Horror Nights Scare Zones There are trusses at the park’s main gates, where guests will watch the “Opening Scaremonies” each night. The ... Read more
The full official trailer for the new independent film Hansel & Gretel’s Halloween has been unveiled, previewing all the Halloween
The countdown reached zero, but the party never ended. Nekrosis traps Howl-O-Scream Orlando guests inside a decaying seaside town frozen in Y2K.
Eureka, MO — Six Flags St. Louis has posted its complete Fright Fest 2026 lineup, the park’s first under new operator Enchanted Parks: four haunted houses including one new build, seven scare zones, and four shows including two new productions. The event runs select nights September 12 through November 1, and per the park’s official […]
Disney Store’s Halloween Shop is up for 2026 with 537 items across costumes, apparel, plush, ornaments, pins, and home decor. That is a lot of scroll, so here are five picks worth the click, all in stock as of August 1. Free shipping starts at $85 with code SHIPMAGIC. The Exclusive Halloween Plush Mickey Mouse […]
The short answer for anyone typing this into a search bar: no. Hobby Lobby does not carry Halloween decorations, and the company formally discontinued the line. In a statement provided through its corporate customer service and reported by Snopes, Hobby Lobby said: “The decision on what to offer our customers are based on many factors, […]
Old Navy has launched Haunted Harvest, a Disney collaboration built around Mickey and Friends in fall and Halloween mode. The collection page lists 45 items covering women, men, kids, toddlers, babies, and pets, priced from $7.99 crew socks to $49.99 adult flannels and sweatshirts, with Old Navy pitching it as “Pumpkin patch-bound in Mickey & […]
Universal City, CA — The Purge: Dangerous Waters is returning to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood for 2026, its fourth consecutive year. Universal announced the return with a short teaser: “This fiery stunt spectacular puts you in a world where laws won’t save you, bringing the unpredictable terror of The Purge to life.” […]
Crews have installed more props and set pieces for Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Florida, including a Stranger Things food booth. The scare zones announced so far are Infernal Carnival of Nightmares, Sideshow of Decay, Downtown Clowntown, and FORTNITEMARES. Entry Sign Guests will now see the black-and-red Halloween Horror Nights sign at the front of the park. It ... Read more
Much of the American vintage-Halloween look, the grinning die-cut jack-o’-lantern, the arch-backed black cat, the honeycomb tissue witch crossing a moon, was drawn for one company in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. The Beistle Company has been printing Halloween decorations since the 1920s and is still printing them from the same archive today, which is what makes dating […]
West Sussex, UK — Tulleys Farm opens its Pumpkin Festival on September 19 and runs it through October 31, 2026, with a new area called the Pumpkin Valley built for its 2026 season. The farm bills the event as Europe’s largest pumpkin festival, and it shares a site with Shocktober Fest, the scream park Tulleys […]
Jason Voorhees is heading back to the midway. Six Flags officially announced today that an all-new haunted maze, Jason: Blood […]
This fall, Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens crosses into dangerous territory with the introduction of two all-new haunted houses inspired by […]
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and Busch Gardens Williamsburg each open an Anaconda haunted house on September 11, and the two are not the same show. Tampa gets Anaconda: Fear Has No Escape. Williamsburg gets Anaconda: Dead on Arrival. United Parks says it is the first time Sony Pictures has licensed the film for a Halloween […]
“I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Final Catch” opens September 11 at SeaWorld Orlando, SeaWorld San Diego and SeaWorld San Antonio. United Parks says it is the first time the film has been brought to life at a major Halloween event. The House Is Built on the 1997 Film, Not the Sequel The […]
The Anaconda franchise is making its officially licensed Halloween attraction debut this Halloween at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and Busch Gardens Williamsburg, we’ve learned. This fall, Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens crosses into dangerous territory with the introduction of two all-new haunted houses inspired by the Sony Pictures movie, Anaconda. While some stories stay on the […]
The Fisherman is coming to SeaWorld this Halloween season with SeaWorld Orlando, SeaWorld San Diego, and SeaWorld San Antonio announcing an upcoming all-new haunted house inspired by the 1990s slasher franchise I Know What You Did Last Summer. This actually marks the first time the film is being brought to life at a major Halloween […]
Laws won’t save you this year at Universal Studios Hollywood, not with the return of fiery stunt show The Purge: Dangerous Waters. It’s the fourth year for this stunt spectacular, themed around the Blumhouse horror franchise, which made its debut at the seasonal event in 2023. The show centers around a race against time when […]
Six Flags has joined forces with the Jason Universe to bring Jason Voorhees to Six Flags Fright Fest this coming Halloween season, the park has announced this afternoon. The Jason: Blood Reign haunted maze is coming to select Six Flags parks this Fall! The official social media announcement tags the Six Flags Great Adventure, Kings […]
Howl-O-Scream is introducing licensed horror movies for the first time, ending a 25-year tradition built on grassroots creativity and original scares.