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LEGO has approved a Universal Monsters set, and it comes with six monster minifigures: Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, The Wolf Man, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, and The Phantom of the Opera. They live in a gothic castle. The concept runs about 2,250 pieces. The castle exterior, with lightning rods over the laboratory tower. […]
LEGO’s two small Halloween sets go on sale August 1, and taken on their own they are exactly what they look like: a $19.99 skull and a $29.99 jack-o’-lantern. Taken next to what LEGO announced eleven days later, they look like something else. As of this fall LEGO’s Halloween lineup is a three-rung ladder — […]
Dade City, Fla. — SCREAM-A-GEDDON opens its 12th season on Saturday, August 29, one day after Halloween Horror Nights, and it is arriving with the largest capital project in park history: a $2.5 million rebuild of the midway, renamed Bonzo’s Bizarre. That August 29 date is worth pausing on. Central Florida’s theme park events open […]
Los Angeles — Delusion’s 2026 show, Den of the Mosquito, will run at the Beckett Mansion in West Adams. That is the building where Jon Braver staged the first Delusion in 2011 and the Neil Patrick Harris co-production in 2012. Fifteen years and roughly ten shows later, the longest-running immersive theater series in the country […]
Pittsburgh — One of the most acclaimed haunted attractions in the country is returning this October after two seasons dark, and the thing it is best known for will not be part of it. ScareHouse and The Plaza at North Shore announced Halloween Hangout, a month-long takeover of the outdoor venue across from PNC Park […]
Brunswick, N.Y. — A July 20 fire destroyed three of the five haunted houses at Field of Horrors, and owner David Mulinio told the Times Union the buildings carried no insurance. He plans to rebuild in time to open in September regardless. The cause was electrical, and the circumstances will sound familiar to anyone who […]
Your dog can be Art the Clown this year. That is the single most useful thing to know about the 2026 pet costume aisle, and it is the thing none of the big retailers will tell you, because only one of them carries it. Six retailers have their 2026 pet Halloween costumes live right now, […]
Lemax’s Spooky Town village line has eight pieces for 2026 that you can only buy at Michaels, and they run from a $59.99 table accent to a $219.99 animated mausoleum. Every one is on sale right now at 20 percent off. If you build a Halloween village, this is the part of the Lemax range […]
At Home has launched its biggest Halloween assortment ever: more than 1,000 items across five collections, all available now online and at all 228 stores in 39 states. The retailer is claiming the largest selection of Halloween decor under one roof of any brick-and-mortar retailer. The five lines are built around distinct aesthetics rather than […]
Mattel used San Diego Comic-Con to reveal the biggest horror wave yet for Monster High Skullector, its premium collector doll line: the Universal Monsters trio of Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Mummy, plus Michael Myers, Oogie Boogie, and Krampus. If you collect these, the important part is the calendar. Skullector drops are limited, they sell out […]
For the third year in a row, a brand new Family Guy Halloween special will premiere exclusively on Hulu this
Coming Soon & Now Showing is a monthly series on Halloweenies that catches up on the latest horror headlines and round robins capsule reviews of new and old horrors. This week, Michael Roffman and McKenzie Gerber hit up Elm Street, Haddonfield, and Crystal Lake before braving the high seas to discuss the horrors within Christopher […]
Universal Orlando announced Downtown Clowntown, the fourth and final scare zone for Halloween Horror Nights 35, and it does something HHN almost never does: it puts two separately licensed horror IPs in the same zone. The Killer Klowns from Outer Space and Terrifier’s Art the Clown take over the New York section of Universal Studios […]
The bucket hunt is on again. Home Depot’s $2.98 Halloween-print bucket – the 2-gallon orange utility bucket wrapped in ghosts, jack-o’-lanterns, bats, and spiders – is landing in stores now, and it has become one of the most-searched Halloween retail items of the week. If last fall is any guide, they will not sit on […]
Universal Orlando has announced the next scare zone for Halloween Horror Nights 35: Downtown Clowntown, featuring Art the Clown and Killer Klowns from Outer Space. “The city that never sleeps becomes a waking nightmare when it’s overrun by Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Art the Clown, and other clownsfolk who can’t wait to tear you [...]
Universal Orlando Resort announced that the Halloween Horror Nights 35 scare zone starring Killer Klowns from Outer Space will also feature Art the Clown from the Terrifier franchise. Downtown Clowntown Universal previously teased the return of Killer Klowns from Outer Space. We now know they will appear in Downtown Clowntown: The city that never sleeps ... Read more
At first glance, Jimmy Buffett and Halloween might seem like an unlikely pairing. But Margaritaville at Sea's "Sail the Haunted Seas" celebration proves the singer's playful spirit, Gulf Coast roots and love of New Orleans culture make the connection surprisingly natural.
Crews have installed more props and set pieces for Halloween Horror Nights scare zones at Universal Studios Florida. The scare zones announced so far are Infernal Carnival of Nightmares, Sideshow of Decay, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, and FORTNITEMARES. Hollywood: Sideshow of Decay After some creepy clown props were installed on the Hollywood street, we ... Read more
July 23, 2026 What’s this?! Jack Skellington and Halloween Town are coming to Denver as full-scale ice sculptures this Christmas season. Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas headlines one of Gaylord Hotels’ ICE! walkthroughs for 2026, running at Gaylord Rockies in Aurora from November 20, 2026 through January 3, 2027. Jack’s story gets told […]
July 23, 2026 Universal Studios Hollywood announced Dead, Deader, Deadest on July 23, the first original, non-IP haunted house revealed for Halloween Horror Nights 2026 on the West Coast. The announcement came through HHN creative director John Murdy’s account and Universal’s Discover Universal blog, and the premise is pure Murdy: a funeral home with a […]