Sep 23 2026
Halloween arrives surprisingly early at Walt Disney World. By late summer, pumpkins begin appearing along Main Street, U.S.A., seasonal treats arrive across the resort, and Magic Kingdom starts preparing for Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. By October, the combination of glowing jack-o’-lanterns, Disney villains, costumed characters, Haunted Mansion ghosts, candy trails, fireworks, and the occasional Headless …
Sep 22 2026
There is something unusual about Halloween in America. It is a major celebration without a traditional family dinner, a day off work or a single prescribed way to observe it. You can spend October 31 handing out candy on the porch, taking children trick-or-treating, watching old horror movies, visiting a haunted attraction, carving pumpkins, attending …
Sep 22 2026
Long before inflatable yard monsters, plastic candy buckets and elaborate home haunts, Halloween already had plenty of atmosphere. Old photographs and illustrations show candlelit jack-o’-lanterns, homemade costumes, decorated party tables and groups gathered for games that seem surprisingly familiar. Look a little closer, however, and vintage Halloween can also seem wonderfully strange. Party guests predicted …
Sep 22 2026
Every October, millions of people voluntarily do things they would normally try very hard to avoid. We walk through dark buildings where strangers leap out at us. We watch movies about ghosts, monsters and masked killers. We wander through corn mazes after sunset, tell frightening stories around fires and decorate our homes with skeletons, spiders …
Sep 22 2026
This article contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Halloween Squishmallows somehow manage to make bats, pumpkins, zombies, skeletons, and other spooky creatures look irresistibly cuddly. Every fall brings another assortment of seasonal characters, costume variations, licensed favorites, and limited releases, and the 2026 Halloween selection has plenty for collectors …
Sep 18 2026
New York City does not approach Halloween quietly. By October, pumpkins appear on brownstone stoops, giant skeletons climb the fronts of buildings, haunted attractions open their doors, dogs parade through the East Village in costumes, and Greenwich Village prepares for one of the most spectacular Halloween celebrations in the country. There is something here for …
Oct 30 2025
You do not need buckets of blood to make a horror movie terrifying. Some of the scariest films ever made rely on footsteps in an empty hallway, something moving just beyond the edge of the frame, an unexplained voice in the night, or the uncomfortable feeling that a character is not quite as alone as …
Oct 29 2025
Finding a Halloween movie for tweens can be surprisingly tricky. They may have outgrown the gentlest pumpkin-and-friendly-ghost movies, but that does not necessarily mean they are ready for slashers, graphic horror, or the nightmare fuel waiting in the adult section. Fortunately, the space between those extremes is packed with great movies. The best Halloween movies …
Oct 28 2025
Some movies simply belong to October. They may not all take place on Halloween, but something about their vampires, witches, ghosts, monsters, haunted houses, shadowy forests, or relentless suspense makes them perfect companions for dark autumn evenings. Some helped create the visual language of horror cinema itself. Others became cult favorites decades after their release. …
Oct 26 2025
Ghost stories have been part of cinema almost from the beginning. Haunted houses, restless spirits, mysterious apparitions, cursed places, and unfinished business translate beautifully to the screen because the most effective ghost movies rarely need to show us everything. A door opening by itself or a figure standing silently in the distance can be more …
