GETTING ANY CONTACT LENSES. NEARLY $4 BILLION IS GOING TO BE SPENT ON HALLOWEEN COSTUMES IN AMERICA THIS YEAR. MANY WILL ONLY BE USED ONCE OR TWICE. PEYTON SPELLACY JOINS US IN STUDIO WITH SOME TIPS AND TRICKS ON HOW TO SAVE MONEY AND CUT DOWN ON WASTE. PEYTON TODD DO IT YOURSELF OR THRIFTING. COSTUMES ARE FAR LESS EXPENSIVE THAN ONES BOUGHT FROM BIG BOX STORES, AND THEY’RE ONE OF A KIND. MELISSA STOCK, THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATION OFFICER OF GOODWILL, SAYS THRIFTING MIGHT COST YOU AT MOST $15. THE TIPS ARE TO LOOK IN YOUR CLOSET TO SEE WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE AND PICK OUT KEY PIECES. THAT MAKES A COSTUME RECOGNIZABLE. THEN GO TO A THRIFT STORE AND TOP OFF YOUR LOOK WITH WHATEVER NEEDED, SHE SAYS. THE BIG COSTUMES EVERY YEAR FOLLOW POP CULTURE AND NOT ONLY IS IT COST EFFECTIVE, IT ALSO MAKES YOUR OUTFIT UNIQUE. IT’S ALSO SUSTAINABLE. YOU CAN GET A WHOLE OUTFIT THAT’S COMPLETELY UNIQUELY YOU AND EVERY DOLLAR YOU SPEND STAYS LOCAL. WHEN YOU PURCHASE THINGS HERE, AND THEN YOU DONATE THEM BACK. WE KEEP ALMOST 10 MILLION POUNDS OUT OF THE LANDFILL IN OUR STATE. EVERY SINGLE YEAR. IT JUST SPREADS THE LOVE. NOW, IF YOU DON’T HAVE A COSTUME IDEA GOODWILL, GOODWILL HAS THESE CARDS THAT HIGHLIGHTS ITEMS THAT YOU NEED TO RECREATE POPULAR COSTUMES AND GET YOUR
Interactive Map: See the top trending Halloween costumes in your area
Updated: 11:11 PM EDT Oct 29, 2024
Halloween is almost here, but it’s not too late to find a costume! Google Trends published a new report showing the top trending Halloween costumes across the U.S. this spooky season, measured using search interest. Related video above: Creating a Halloween costume on a budgetThe big winners? Deadpool shows up in the top five most searched costumes for over a quarter of the 210 markets analyzed, followed by a tie between Wolverine and minions. Taylor Swift is the most commonly appearing real person among the searches, though Google is also reporting Sabrina Carpenter’s costume popularity is at an all-time high.See what’s popular in your region by interacting with the map below.
Halloween is almost here, but it’s not too late to find a costume!
Google Trends published a new report showing the top trending Halloween costumes across the U.S. this spooky season, measured using search interest.
Related video above: Creating a Halloween costume on a budget
The big winners? Deadpool shows up in the top five most searched costumes for over a quarter of the 210 markets analyzed, followed by a tie between Wolverine and minions. Taylor Swift is the most commonly appearing real person among the searches, though Google is also reporting Sabrina Carpenter’s costume popularity is at an all-time high.
See what’s popular in your region by interacting with the map below.
Halloween is on a Thursday – so there are multiple days to celebrate….here is a guide to surviving with a minimal hangover.
Halloween is on a Thursday this year so you have two weekend, and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday to celebrate with parties, haunted houses or just drinks with friends. But all this festive and spooky drinks, might mean a hangover. Here are the best ways to reduce your Halloween hangover.
For most people, a hangover is comes from drinking. Alcohol is a diuretic, which means it causes the body to urinate more and lose fluids.This can lead to dehydration, which can cause thirst, fatigue, headaches, and dizziness.Alcohol can also trigger an inflammatory response from the immune system, which can cause physical symptoms like headaches, chills, fatigue, nausea, and stomach upset.
One reason people are moving to becoming California sober is to avoid these affects, especially the inflammation.
Eat a Hearty Meal Consuming a meal rich in fats before drinking can help slow alcohol absorption. Foods like avocados delay the absorption of alcohol in the body, potentially lessening the hangover’s intensity.
Hydrate Properly Drink plenty of water throughout the day before you start consuming alcohol. This helps prepare your body for the dehydrating effects of alcohol.
Choose Drinks Wisely Opt for drinks with lower congener content. Congeners are toxic chemicals that contribute to hangover severity. Clear spirits like vodka, gin, and rum have lower congener levels compared to darker liquors like whiskey and cognac.
Pace Yourself Drink slowly and alternate between alcoholic beverages and water. This helps your body process the alcohol more efficiently and keeps you hydrated.
Stay Hydrated Drink a glass of water after every alcoholic beverage. This practice helps counteract alcohol’s diuretic effect and reduces dehydration.
Avoid Mixing Drinks Stick to one type of alcohol throughout the night. Mixing different types of drinks can increase the likelihood and severity of a hangover
If all the pre-work doesn’t help – here are tips to help with the recovery.
Rehydrate Before going to bed, drink a large glass of water. Keep water by your bedside to sip if you wake up during the night.
Get Adequate Sleep
Allow yourself plenty of time to sleep. Alcohol can disrupt sleep patterns, so giving your body extra time to rest and recover is crucial.
Eat a Nutritious Breakfast In the morning, have a hearty breakfast. This helps restore blood sugar levels and provides necessary nutrients. Consider foods that are easy on the stomach, like toast or crackers.
Take Pain Relief (if needed) If you have a headache, consider taking an over-the-counter pain reliever like ibuprofen or aspirin. Avoid acetaminophen, as it can be harmful to your liver when combined with alcohol.
Halloween is right around the corner, and with all that spooky built-up excitement, it can be hard to get kids to settle down at bedtime. There are some super fun products out there right now that will make kids actually want to take their evening bath and get cozy in bed.
Turn bathtime into a mad science experiment! GOM.MEE‘s magic powder comes in a cool cauldron and, with a little water and a pinch of magic powder, the potion comes alive with pretty colored bubbles. It comes in purple, orange and green. And be warned: they might not want to get out of the bath once they get in!
Then, once they’re all squeaky clean, get comfy with the latest cute plushies from Squishmallow. The best part about their new Halloween Treat Pails is that they’re not only cute characters you can cuddle, but they also double as a roomy bag, perfect for trick-or-treating and collecting all that candy.
Halloween is the perfect time to curl up with a good book. Feeling Boo from Abrams Books perfectly balances both sweet and spooky with a charming and supportive picture book that reminds readers it’s okay to feel a little boo, especially if you have friends to help you through. It’s told with equal parts humour and heart, and is a kid-friendly, not-so-scary this picture book you’ll love reading together.
FULLERTON, CA — If you’re looking for a real-life horror experience, test your fright levels at Escapade Games, a full contact escape room in Fullerton.
This terrifying experience will push even the toughest souls to their limits with spine-chilling scares, eerie encounters, and even the chance of being “tased” if you upset the resident spirits.
The main attraction, “Zoe: Reborn,” features over 2,000 square feet of puzzle solving, multiple rooms and live actors.
Anaheim local Marc Catipay dove headfirst into the terror, sharing, “I’ve never done any sort of escape room experience ever, nor am I a horror freak, so coming into this, I was just incredibly surprised at what I was going to get into.”
“It’s not only up-close-and-personal horror; it’s also a lot of psychological horror involved with it as well,” said owner Christina Compani. “So even though it is very scary, we want to ensure that everybody that comes through these doors has a great time.”
Boysober is a surprising trend in the dating world – is it right for you?
It seems the “swearing off things” continues to be a trend. First came Movemeber in 2003 where guys didn’t shave and grew mustaches, then Dry January, then California Sober (where you stop drinking and just use marijuana) and now comes Boysober. What is it? It is a deliberate break from dating and focus on personal growth and self-discovery. A hard fact is if you aren’t happy and comfortable with yourself, it makes being in a relationship extra difficult. The term was coined by comedian Hope Woodard when she decided to take a break from various aspects of romantic pursuits. Since then, boys over is a rising trend, is it right for you?
Gen Z is struggling in the dating area. They are the generation to use dating apps the least. They are also struggling with flirting, a skill honed by trial and practice. This is leading to them having the most anxiety of any generation.
But for anyone, embracing the boysober can offer numerous personal advantages. It provides an opportunity for self-reflection and development. The goal is by focusing on oneself can boost confidence and self-worth and allow you to build better relationships. Taking a break can help individuals better understand what they truly want in a partner and what they might need to give. Comprise is a key part of all relationships. It can reduce stress and anxiety associated with dating pressures and boost self esteem.
To start Boysober, it is key to abstain from various aspects of romantic pursuits The core principles of going “boysober” include:
No dating apps
No dates
No exes
No situationships
No hookups
This trend is not about swearing off relationships forever, but rather about taking a purposeful pause from the often exhausting and sometimes toxic world of modern dating.
Several factors have contributed to the rise of the boysober movement. The leader is dating app fatigue. Many users, particularly women, report experiencing harassment, abuse, and disappointment on dating platforms. The constant swiping and superficial interactions have left many feeling burned out and disillusioned.
Additionally, younger generations, especially Gen Z, are reevaluating traditional notions of relationships and finding fulfillment in other aspects of life.
There’s a growing emphasis on prioritizing personal needs and goals over romantic pursuits. This shift reflects a desire for self-improvement and healing from past relationship traumas. If you are comfortable with yourself, it is easier to to be in the give and take in a relationship and grow together with someone.
IT’S NOW AT 26 MINUTES. A KANSAS CITY NONPROFIT IS DOING WHAT IT CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS A COSTUME. KMBC NINE TERISA WHITE SHOWS US THE DESIGNS COMING TO LIFE FOR KIDS LIVING WITH MOBILITY ISSUES. CAN YOU IMAGINE A COMPANY THAT MAKES HALLOWEEN COSTUMES INCLUSIVE TO ALL? WELL, NOW YOU DON’T HAVE TO IMAGINE BECAUSE ONE FOUNDATION IS DOING EXACTLY THAT. IT’S HALLOWEEN SEASON AND ALL OF THE CREATIVE COSTUMES ARE COMING OUT OF THE WOODWORKS, BUT NONE AS CREATIVE AS THE ONES FROM A-Z FOUNDATION. THIS IS THE FOUNDATION’S FIRST YEAR PARTNERING WITH WALK IN AND ROLLIN. A LOCAL NONPROFIT WHICH AIMS TO BRING ADAPTIVE COSTUMES TO KIDS WITH DISABILITIES. WE PARTNER WITH DIFFERENT CHARITIES ACROSS KANSAS CITY EVERY SINGLE YEAR, AND SOMEBODY ACTUALLY BROUGHT THIS CHARITY TO OUR FOUNDATION AND THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA. WE HAVE AN ENGINEERING TEAM AND THEY DESIGNED IT, AND THEN WE ACTUALLY HAVE A FABRICATION SITE HERE AS WELL. AND THEY CUT ALL THE PIECES OUT OF PLASTIC AND WE ASSEMBLED IT AND THEN PUT THE DETAIL, THE FINE DETAILS ON IT. THE FOUNDATION HAS THE RESOURCES TO MAKE ALL THE KIDS COSTUME DREAMS COME TRUE WITH A WATER JET CUTTER. THEY BUILT A BLUEY COSTUME, A SURPRISE FOR SARAH. RAMBO NESS NORTH NEWTON PAUL I KNOW, LOOK AT THAT. SOLOMON CHARACTER. IT FITS HER WHEELCHAIR AND IT’S HER FAVORITE SHOW. SARAH’S MOTHER, KATIE, SAYS SHE COULDN’T BE HAPPIER. JUST MIND BLOWING. I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, BUT DIDN’T EXPECT THIS. AND IT’S PRETTY AMAZING. THE COMPANY USUALLY MAKES CONVEYOR BELTS, BUT SAYS IF YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES, THEN WHY NOT MAKE A KID’S DREAMS COME TRUE? REPORTING IN KANSAS CITY, TERISA WHITE KMBC NINE NEWS. ASI SAYS THEY’RE HOPING TO PARTNER WITH
Engineering company creates adaptive Halloween costumes for kids
Updated: 7:47 PM PDT Oct 27, 2024
A Kansas City, Missouri, company is partnering with an area nonprofit to create adaptive Halloween costumes for children with disabilities.Automatic Systems, Inc. and the ASI Foundation, known for their engineering and fabrication capabilities, are using their resources to make inclusive costumes with nonprofit Walkin’ and Rollin’ Costumes.”We partner with different charities across Kansas City every single year,” said Erika Jump with ASI. “Somebody actually brought this charity to our foundation, and we thought it was a great idea.”This year, the group surprised Sarah, a young girl who uses a wheelchair, with a custom Bluey costume.The cartoon dog is her favorite character.Sarah’s mom, Katie Antoniotti, said the work was incredible.”Just mind-blowing,” Antoniotti said. “I didn’t even know what to expect. I didn’t expect this. It’s pretty amazing.”The foundation usually makes conveyor belts, but officials said if you have the resources, why not make a kid’s dream come true?ASI said they’re hoping to partner with Walkin’ and Rollin’ for this initiative every year.
A Kansas City, Missouri, company is partnering with an area nonprofit to create adaptive Halloween costumes for children with disabilities.
Automatic Systems, Inc. and the ASI Foundation, known for their engineering and fabrication capabilities, are using their resources to make inclusive costumes with nonprofit Walkin’ and Rollin’ Costumes.
“We partner with different charities across Kansas City every single year,” said Erika Jump with ASI. “Somebody actually brought this charity to our foundation, and we thought it was a great idea.”
This year, the group surprised Sarah, a young girl who uses a wheelchair, with a custom Bluey costume.
The cartoon dog is her favorite character.
Sarah’s mom, Katie Antoniotti, said the work was incredible.
“Just mind-blowing,” Antoniotti said. “I didn’t even know what to expect. I didn’t expect this. It’s pretty amazing.”
The foundation usually makes conveyor belts, but officials said if you have the resources, why not make a kid’s dream come true?
ASI said they’re hoping to partner with Walkin’ and Rollin’ for this initiative every year.
The scariest things lurking around the corner on Halloween aren’t monsters or ghosts.According to doctors, it’s cars. Halloween is one of the deadliest days of the year for pedestrians, especially for kids.”There’s a lot of focus on the risks of candy that might be a little misplaced,” said Britney Lombard, an injury prevention manager at Children’s Hospital Colorado. But one thing experts are sure of, she said, is an increase in child pedestrian fatalities on Halloween.”There are a lot of things that they can do to mitigate those risks,” she said.Here are some tips to make sure Halloween is safe and fun for everyone — from cars to costumes.Walk defensivelyAn easy way to keep yourself and your kids out of harm’s way on Halloween is being aware of your surroundings, Lombard said.That goes for drivers and pedestrians.”We see a lot of distracted drivers who are on their phones, and we see a lot of distracted pedestrians who may have headphones in or (are) on their phone,” she said.Kids under the age of 12 generally should be with adults when trick-or-treating. Older kids who are out by themselves should be aware of the rules of the road and practice being responsible pedestrians, she said. That includes staying off phones, making eye contact with drivers before crossing the road and using crosswalks and sidewalks.Lombard also urged people to drive the speed limit, don’t drink and drive and pay close attention to the road — especially at night.”There are going to be a lot of children out when it gets dark, and there is limited visibility,” she said.Backing out of driveways can be particularly dangerous on Halloween with kids running from house to house. Lombard recommends rolling down your window to listen for children, as well as checking for them in all mirrors and reversing slowly.Costume tipsCostumes can be fun and creative, but experts say they should also be safe.Make sure costumes fit well, and avoid tripping hazards like capes or bulky get-ups that aren’t safe for car seats.If your child’s costume includes a mask, make sure it fits well and they can see with it on. When in doubt, Lombard said, opt for face paint.Wearing bright, reflective costumes is a good idea, too — try adding glow sticks or reflective tape.Also consider non-flammable costumes, said Dr. Nicholas Algu, a pediatrician at Louisiana’s Ochsner Health. On the other side, if you decorate outside for Halloween, avoid long cords and open fire — just in case.”A lot of kids are walking around, and there are going to be flames, candles, things like that,” he said. “It’s really easy to have an accident.”Carve pumpkins safelyJack o’ lanterns are practically synonymous with Halloween, but carving them can be dangerous.To avoid accidents, Algu said to make sure the pumpkin is completely dry, use a marker to draw cut-outs beforehand and leave the carving to adults.”You can get the kids to scoop up pumpkin seeds instead,” he said. “That way, they feel like they’re helping and doing a lot of stuff, but it’s safer for them.”You can also forgo the carving entirely and attach things to the gourd to give your pumpkin some personality.Be careful with candy and strangersSure, there are myths about doctored candy hurting people on Halloween.But more importantly, Algu said, parents should consider telling their kids to avoid eating their stash until they get home in the case of any emergencies — like gooey, sticky or chunky candy that could cause young kids to choke.And even though the call for candy might be strong, Halloween isn’t the night to explore new parts of town.Algu recommends avoiding going inside homes, and sticking to houses with their lights on and places you know.Even in familiar neighborhoods, it’s likely you’ll meet strangers — that’s why it’s important to stay with your group, he said, and use common sense to avoid sticky situations.
The scariest things lurking around the corner on Halloween aren’t monsters or ghosts.
According to doctors, it’s cars. Halloween is one of the deadliest days of the year for pedestrians, especially for kids.
“There’s a lot of focus on the risks of candy that might be a little misplaced,” said Britney Lombard, an injury prevention manager at Children’s Hospital Colorado. But one thing experts are sure of, she said, is an increase in child pedestrian fatalities on Halloween.
“There are a lot of things that they can do to mitigate those risks,” she said.
Here are some tips to make sure Halloween is safe and fun for everyone — from cars to costumes.
Walk defensively
An easy way to keep yourself and your kids out of harm’s way on Halloween is being aware of your surroundings, Lombard said.
That goes for drivers and pedestrians.
“We see a lot of distracted drivers who are on their phones, and we see a lot of distracted pedestrians who may have headphones in or (are) on their phone,” she said.
Kids under the age of 12 generally should be with adults when trick-or-treating. Older kids who are out by themselves should be aware of the rules of the road and practice being responsible pedestrians, she said. That includes staying off phones, making eye contact with drivers before crossing the road and using crosswalks and sidewalks.
Lombard also urged people to drive the speed limit, don’t drink and drive and pay close attention to the road — especially at night.
“There are going to be a lot of children out when it gets dark, and there is limited visibility,” she said.
Backing out of driveways can be particularly dangerous on Halloween with kids running from house to house. Lombard recommends rolling down your window to listen for children, as well as checking for them in all mirrors and reversing slowly.
Costume tips
Costumes can be fun and creative, but experts say they should also be safe.
Make sure costumes fit well, and avoid tripping hazards like capes or bulky get-ups that aren’t safe for car seats.
If your child’s costume includes a mask, make sure it fits well and they can see with it on. When in doubt, Lombard said, opt for face paint.
Wearing bright, reflective costumes is a good idea, too — try adding glow sticks or reflective tape.
Also consider non-flammable costumes, said Dr. Nicholas Algu, a pediatrician at Louisiana’s Ochsner Health. On the other side, if you decorate outside for Halloween, avoid long cords and open fire — just in case.
“A lot of kids are walking around, and there are going to be flames, candles, things like that,” he said. “It’s really easy to have an accident.”
Carve pumpkins safely
Jack o’ lanterns are practically synonymous with Halloween, but carving them can be dangerous.
To avoid accidents, Algu said to make sure the pumpkin is completely dry, use a marker to draw cut-outs beforehand and leave the carving to adults.
“You can get the kids to scoop up pumpkin seeds instead,” he said. “That way, they feel like they’re helping and doing a lot of stuff, but it’s safer for them.”
You can also forgo the carving entirely and attach things to the gourd to give your pumpkin some personality.
Be careful with candy and strangers
Sure, there are myths about doctored candy hurting people on Halloween.
But more importantly, Algu said, parents should consider telling their kids to avoid eating their stash until they get home in the case of any emergencies — like gooey, sticky or chunky candy that could cause young kids to choke.
And even though the call for candy might be strong, Halloween isn’t the night to explore new parts of town.
Algu recommends avoiding going inside homes, and sticking to houses with their lights on and places you know.
Even in familiar neighborhoods, it’s likely you’ll meet strangers — that’s why it’s important to stay with your group, he said, and use common sense to avoid sticky situations.
While it may have made traffic frightfully slow for a bit on Rogers Street around 12:30 p.m. Friday, the Halloween Toddler Trick-or-Treat Parade went off without a hitch
The parade attracted more than 100 attendees in one of its largest turnouts ever, according Jessica Margiotta, who organized this year’s parade with Kelly Gossom.
Nearly 30 local businesses and organizations took part by donating and passing out treats for the costumed toddlers ages 5 and younger. Mayor Greg Verga stopped by at the start of the parade, which gathered in the parking lot of the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce on Harbor Loop.
The parade then headed around Harbor Loop, making a stop at Maritime Gloucester, where Executive Director Michael De Koster handed out fruit snacks with a flyer for the free, costume-encouraged FantaSea event for kids at Maritime Gloucester at 23 Harbor Loop (RSVP at MaritimeGloucester.org) on Sunday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The parade route then took the costumed tots and their parents across Rogers Street onto Duncan Street to visit Main Street merchants, among other destinations.
The parade started in 2013. It was founded by Katie Numerosi and the Gloucester Mothers Group on Facebook, Margiotta said.
In 2016, Jamie Margiotta took over for the next seven years before her sister-in-law Jessica Margiotta and Gossom, a Gloucester police officer, took over the tradition last year. They again volunteered their time to organize the parade, with Pam Tobey helping out to keep kids safe along the route. The Gloucester Police Department also volunteered to help the parade cross the busy main streets.
Downtown merchants will host another event on Main Street on Halloween. The stores will be giving out treats and candy from 4-6 p.m. The event provides parents with a safe, controlled sidewalk environment to celebrate the Halloween experience.
Ready to get into the holiday spirit? From horror flicks to family-friendly haunts, Fandango managing editor Erik Davis joins CBS News to highlight movies to get you pumped for Halloween.
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Just because there is a change in the weather during autumn, doesn’t mean you can’t have a fun time – and if you add in a little marijuana, it can get even better!
Autumn is great time of year, it is not to hot and there is a wide assortment of things to do inside and out. While the swim suits and sunscreen are packed away, there is a wide variety of things to engage the mind and body. Here are the best fall activities to do while high.
Movie marathon
As the days get shorter, cozying up with a movie marathon becomes increasingly appealing. Choose classic horror films or feel-good comedies, and pair them with some cannabis-infused snacks for an elevated viewing experience. This is perfect for those chilly fall evenings when staying in feels just right
Board games
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Board games can always be made better with the help of a little weed, and you can add to all of this enjoyment by scheduling your board game play sessions among friends during this time of the year, which is perfect for staying in and cozying up. The list of board games you can play while high is endless, from something chill and easy-going like Monopoly, to something more in-depth, like a Dungeons and Dragons session that can be made all the more real and entertaining with marijuana. Plus, most games allow you to snack while engaging your competitor.
Apple picking is a quintessential fall activity that becomes even more enjoyable while high. The crisp air and vibrant colors of the orchards create a beautiful backdrop for a leisurely day. Plus, you can savor the fruits of your labor by making delicious edibles or cider at home
Hiking
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Hiking is one of the best fall activities in the world, lending itself perfectly to the fall weather. By adding weed into the mix, you’ll be contributing a deeper appreciation for your surroundings and nature. You’ll enjoy the exercise more, as well as the colors and the smells. Just make sure to choose a hike that’s not too crazy; you don’t want to get high and then get lost.
Crafting and DIY Projects
Engaging in crafting or DIY projects can be incredibly satisfying while stoned. Consider making fall-themed decorations or creating your own cannabis-infused products. This not only sparks creativity but also results in tangible items to enjoy throughout the season.
Attend Local Festivals
Many towns host harvest festivals during the fall, featuring local produce, crafts, and entertainment. Attending these events while high can enhance your enjoyment of live music, food tastings, and community spirit. It’s an excellent way to connect with others who share similar interests
Finally, as nights grow longer, stargazing becomes an enchanting activity. Find a quiet spot away from city lights, lay back, and enjoy the cosmos while sharing stories with friends. Cannabis can deepen your appreciation for the universe’s beauty, making this a peaceful way to end a day of fall adventures
In just a few short weeks, it’ll be nothing but Hallmark movies and Lindsay Lohan rom-coms, but right now it’s spooky season and if you’re looking to relax with a chainsaw-wielding serial killer, a telekinetic teen hellbent on revenge, or a homicidal merman, we’ve got you covered.
Just in time for Halloween, we’ve pulled together a list of dozens of the best horror movies you can stream right now, from tried-and-true classics that never get old to more recent scare-fests that you might not know exist. The only decisions you have to make is which one to watch first and whether you actually want to share that bag of fun-size candy.
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Suspiria
If you’re not familiar with the work of Dario Argento, prepare for your eyes to be dazzled and your brain to melt. Suzy Bannion (Jessica Harper) is an American ballet student who hops a plane to Germany after being invited to study at the prestigious Tanz Akademie. From the moment she arrives, however, Suzy suspects that all is not what it seems. Especially when her fellow students start disappearing. Turns out Suzy was right to be suspicious, as the school is more of a front for a coven of powerful witches. While much of the script is admittedly nonsensical, it doesn’t even matter. With its breathtaking production design, innovative camerawork, and an earworm of a theme song by Goblin, Suspiria is the kind of film that will never leave your head. (If you find yourself wanting more, Luca Guadagnino’s 2018 reimagining of the film, starring Dakota Johnson, will scratch that itch.)
The Babadook
Ten years ago, Australian writer-director Jennifer Kent turned the horror genre on its head with this gem of a “creepy kid” film. Amelia Vanek (Essie Davis) is a young widow and mother to 6-year-old Sam (Noah Wiseman), who is acting out in increasingly violent ways. Sam blames his behavior on The Babadook, a monster he claims lives in his pop-up book. Slowly, as weird things continue to happen around the house, Amelia starts to believe that her son might be telling the truth. Now if only she could get someone else to believe her. In the hands of a less talented filmmaker, The Babadook could have been a one-note story. But Kent, Davis, and Wiseman manage to turn it into a compelling and moving psychological thriller, where the real villain turns out to be grief.
Barbarian
Between Uber and Airbnb, the collaborative consumption era has led us to regularly put our trust—and lives—in the hands of complete strangers. Zach Cregger’s Barbarian may convince you that such transactions require much more thought. Tess (Georgina Campbell) rents an Airbnb, only to discover that it’s been double-booked and there’s already a guest staying there. Fortunately for Tess, Keith (Bill Skarsgård)—the current occupant—seems like a kind enough guy who is happy to go out of his way to help accommodate her. Which should have been her first indication that something was amiss.
Late Night With the Devil
Siblings Colin and Cameron Cairnes cowrote, directed, and edited this new(ish) found footage flick, where a late-night talk show host named Jack Delroy (David Dastmalchian) decides to boost his ratings by hosting an occult-themed episode for his Halloween night broadcast. Among the invited guests are a psychic (Fayssal Bazzi), a parapsychologist (Laura Gordon), and a teenage girl (Ingrid Torelli) who is purportedly possessed by a demon. When Jack accidentally unleashes the demon on his audience, he realizes that there’s nothing “purported” about it.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Leatherface may have just turned 50, but he’s still got the upper body strength to swing around his beloved chainsaw just as he did in the 1970s. There are now nine films in the Texas Chain Saw Massacre franchise, but not one of them can hold a candle—or a chain saw—to the original. A group of teens take a road trip through Texas, in part so that siblings Sally (Marilyn Burns) and Franklin (Paul A. Partain) can visit the cemetery where their grandfather was laid to rest after reports of grave-robbing in the area. Then, wouldn’t you know it, they run out of gas on their way home … and find themselves contending with a family of cannibals. Hey, it happens. The movie, which is partly based on the life of grave robber Ed Gein, remains as potent today as it did when it was originally released.
Halloween
Is it really Halloween without Halloween? While you have plenty of sequels, reimaginings, and reimagined sequels to choose from today, there’s a reason why horror fiends still make a point to watch the original—and utterly perfect—1978 original today. John Carpenter’s tale of a babysitter (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her friends being stalked by an escaped killer set the bar for every slasher film that has ever followed, and very few have managed to even come close to it. If you want to keep the Michael Myers theme going, there are now 13 films in the franchise—including Rob Zombie’s gritty reboot and its sequel (which are both streaming on Peacock) and David Gordon Green’s recent book-end trilogy, which kicked off with 2018’s Halloween (which you’ll find on Netflix).
The Exorcist
Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair) may be the precocious 12-year-old daughter of a well-respected Hollywood actress (Ellen Burstyn), but that means nothing to Pazuzu, the hell demon who comes to inhabit this could-be nepo baby’s tween body. You’ll never want to eat pea soup again. After tinkering with Halloween, David Gordon Green took a stab at resurrecting The Exorcist with last year’s The Exorcist: Believer, which didn’t fare as well (it’s a “skip” for us but is streaming on Amazon Prime Video if you want to give it a watch).
Hereditary
Ari Aster achieved instant icon status with Hereditary, his feature directorial debut, which makes a compelling argument against rolling down the windows on your car—ever. An artist (Toni Collette) and her shrink husband (Gabriel Byrne) seem to be living the American Dream with their two teenagers, Peter (Alex Wolff) and Charlie (Milly Shapiro). Until a series of tragedies turn the family’s life upside down and all hell breaks loose—seemingly literally.
Carrie
“Creepy” Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) is a teenage pariah who is brutally mocked by her high school classmates and doesn’t find much solace at home with her totally unhinged mom (Piper Laurie). Sometimes a girl’s just gotta let loose, and sometimes that means using telekinesis to burn your bullies down to the ground, along with the high school gym in which they’re dancing. Make sure to keep watching all the way to th end!
The Blair Witch Project
Nearly a quarter-century after Jaws became a masterclass in doing more with less, Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick did much the same with this found-footage flick that had many people believing the film’s own backstory: that a group of film students got lost in the woods while attempting to make a documentary about the Blair Witch, who supposedly trolls the area near Burkittsville, Maryland, looking for youngsters to murder. That people believed the story, and believed that the footage they were watching was indeed only later discovered, is a testament to just how effective the found-footage format can be when employed in just the right way, as well as the filmmakers’ brilliant marketing acumen.
Get Out
In what seemed like the blink of an eye, Jordan Peele went from being one half of the hilarious Key & Peele to a modern horror icon. And it all started with Get Out, Peele’s stunning directorial debut, in which a young couple have gotten serious enough that Rose (Allison Williams) invites new love Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) to leave the city for the suburbs to spend the weekend with her family. While Chris seems more concerned that he is Black and Rose is not, she assures him it doesn’t matter … until he realizes that’s kind of the point. Peele brilliantly blends elements of horror, comedy, and psychological drama with a pulsing commentary on racism, and won a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for his efforts. The film also received nods for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Kaluuya—all massive achievements for a horror movie. Make it a twofer by pairing Get Out with Peele’s impressive follow-up, 2019’s Us, which is streaming on Hulu.
The Fly
David Cronenberg’s mind works in some truly demented ways, which is a blessing to horror movie fans. Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) is a scientist who is much cooler than he should be; Ronnie Quaife (Geena Davis) is a science journalist tasked with interviewing Brundle but quickly falling for him. If only he hadn’t decided to use himself as the subject in a teleportation experiment gone horribly wrong, these two kids could’ve maybe had something. Instead, Brundle slowly morphs into a housefly with some pretty putrid habits and a tendency to randomly lose body parts.
It Follows
For decades, young women in horror films who dared to be sexually active—and actually enjoy it (gasp!)—could usually be counted on to be the killer’s next victim. But in this smart indie from writer/director David Robert Mitchell, doing the deed is the conduit by which the supernatural spirit that’s haunting Jay (Maika Monroe) is able to move from one host to the next. Which is bad news, as she just slept with her new beau, who just happened to be infected and has now passed it on to her. While she could just fuck some guy and pass it on, Jay’s a much more complicated heroine.
The Witch
Puritanism in and of itself is pretty creepy. Add in the bizarre disappearance of a child and it gets even scarier. Robert Eggers, who went on to make The Lighthouse and The Northman, deftly balances what is essentially a period piece/supernatural horror film hybrid about a family that ends up living in the woods, secluded, after being banished by their Puritan community. This is when even creepier things start happening, all building up to an unforgettable climax (though it’s admittedly a bit of a slow burn).
The Shining
Stephen King just may be the only person who didn’t love Stanley Kubrick’s take on The Shining. Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), a writer looking for some quietude so that he can finally finish writing the novel he’s been working on, agrees to take a gig hotel-sitting the Overlook, an enormous resort, while it’s closed down for the winter, bringing his wife (Shelley Duvall) and young son (Danny Lloyd) in tow. For Jack, the Overlook feels like home, and he quickly settles into a work routine; his wife and son aren’t as enthralled, especially when they begin to suspect that malevolent forces didn’t vacate for the winter along with the rest of the guests.
The Strangers
What’s more terrifying than a masked psychopath on the loose knocking off victims as revenge for a childhood trauma? How about a handful of masked sociopaths on the loose knocking off victims at random? James (Scott Speedman) and Kristen (Liv Tyler) are a couple who find themselves at an unexpected crossroads while spending the night at a secluded vacation home. (Is there any other kind?) But they don’t have much time to wallow in what the future of their relationship looks like, because there are people at the door. And in the house. And on the swing set. You get the picture. Creepy imagery abounds in this vastly underrated film, which saw its storyline continue this year with Renny Harlin’s The Strangers: Chapter 1.
Paranormal Activity
For better or worse, The Blair Witch Project kicked off a found-footage movie flood, which has really yet to end (though they’re definitely in much shorter supply these days). For all the mediocre efforts we had to suffer through, there was also Paranormal Activity, a beyond solid effort that was made on virtually no budget. Katie (Katie Featherston) and Micah (Micah Sloat) are a young couple in love, looking forward to spending their lives together. But when they move in together, so does the evil spirit that’s been trailing Katie for most of her life. Katie wants to rid the house of it once and for all; Micah wants to videotape it (which only seems to embolden the angry spirit).
Scream
The meta horror movie to end all other meta horror movies, the original Scream might have outgrown some of its more garish fashions (most of them worn by Courteney Cox’s Gayle Weathers), but the story is still solid. And the many nods and winks to modern horror tropes are still true. High schooler Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is a teen spiraling from the recent murder of her mom but who suddenly finds herself in the crosshairs of a new hatchet-wielding serial killer who keeps picking off her pals.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
OK, so maybe it’s not a straight-up “horror” movie. But if you’re looking for something kind of creepy that the whole family can get in on, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better choice than this stop-motion classic that works equally well as a Halloween film or a Christmas movie. Jack Skellington is the pumpkin king of Halloweentown, a place where it’s Halloween—hijinks and all—24/7. But when Jack accidentally discovers Christmas and its holly, jolly traditions, he decides to co-opt both holidays with the help of the hooligans of Halloweentown. (Kidnapping Santa is all part of the plan.)
An American Werewolf in London
Horror-comedy is not an easy genre to pull off—especially when a movie like John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London has been around for comparison for more than 40 years. American pals David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne) get slightly lost as they backpack their way through England and end up being attacked by a werewolf. While Jack is torn to bits, David survives but wakes up weeks later in a London hospital with little recollection of what happened. Fortunately, his old pal Jack—looking very much worse for the wear—shows up to warn David that a full moon is coming and if he doesn’t kill himself before it arrives, he too will transform into a flesh-craving canine. Landis expertly balances laugh-out-loud humor with genuinely terrifying frights—most of them courtesy of special effects makeup wizard Rick Baker, who won a much-deserved Oscar for his work on the film. (The werewolf transformation scene is iconic for a reason.) Throw in a killer soundtrack and one of cinema’s most satisfyingly efficient endings and you’ve got a horror-comedy for the ages.
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair
When she reviewed it for WIRED, senior writer Kate Knibbs called this horror flick a “coming-of-age creepypasta.” It’s all that and more. Director Jane Schoenbrun’s debut feature is about a young girl named Casey (Anna Cobb) who becomes increasingly obsessed with an online role-playing game that asks players to do a series of rituals that over time summon a supernatural force that ultimately overtakes them. Less jump-scare-y than mind-bend-y, We Are All Going to the World’s Fair is the kind of horror that sits in the back of your brain, just waiting to scare you again long after the credits roll.
Jaws
Jaws is to horror movies what Star Wars is to sci-fi films. It’s just hard to believe there are people who haven’t seen it. Still, whether you’ve never seen it or have watched it 100 times (Steven Soderbergh claims to have seen Jaws28 times in theaters alone!), the story of a water-phobic police chief living on an island who sets off to sea in pursuit of a ginormous great white shark that’s killing his residents and scaring off the tourists never gets old. It’s also a masterclass in less-is-more filmmaking—even if that approach was more the result of a perpetually busted machine shark than anything else. While the film’s sequels in absolutely no way live up to the original—and get worse with each successive entry—all four Jaws movie (including the charmingly cheesy Jaws 3-D) are currently streaming on Netflix).
Bodies Bodies Bodies
Bodies Bodies Bodies is, bluntly, a slasher for the TikTok generation. Beginning with a very old-school premise—a group of friends goes to a secluded house for a fun getaway—it quickly surfaces the horrors of the very online: no cell service, toxic friends. But just because it’s full of hip actors—Pete Davidson! Amandla Stenberg!—and very-now dialog doesn’t mean it won’t also freak you the hell out. And maybe even make you laugh.
Night of the Living Dead
Had George A. Romero only ever cowritten and directed this one movie, his feature directorial debut, he’d still go down in history as a horror pioneer. Because even though the word zombie is never uttered in Night of the Living Dead, it’s clear to the audience that that’s what his half-living monsters are. It all kicks off when siblings Barbra (Judith O’Dea) and Johnny (Russell Streiner) pay a visit to their father’s gravesite and are subsequently attacked by a strange man. Barbra, seeing a farmhouse nearby, runs there for help—only to discover the dead body of the home’s owner—and many slow-walking creatures coming her way. That’s when the ever-resourceful Ben (Duane Jones) shows up to help. Though many critics of the time attempted to declare Night of the Living Dead DOA because of its extreme gore, its reputation as a game-changer in the genre has given it continued life, with several sequels and even a couple of remakes, including Tom Savini’s 1990s redux, with Tony Todd in the role of Ben.
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Over the course of his near-60-year career, Werner Herzog has proven that there’s nothing he can’t or won’t at least try to do for the love of filmmaking (eating his own shoe included). Over the years, he has long maintained that F. W. Murnau’s original Nosferatu is the greatest film to ever come out of his native Germany. So on the very day that Bram Stoker’s Dracula entered the public domain, Herzog set about creating his own version of the film—one that, unlike the 1922 original, could legally use parts of Dracula without any legal headaches. What Herzog did, however, was create one of the most human versions of the legendary bloodsucker we’ve ever seen, as portrayed by Klaus Kinski. In Herzog’s mind, Dracula’s immortality and vampirism are burdens that make him a more sympathetic character. “He cannot choose and he cannot cease to be,” Herzog toldThe New York Times in 1978. If you want to expand your understanding of Dracula’s cinematic arc, pair this with a screening of Murnau’s original Nosferatu. Then take it one step further by adding to the mix with My Best Fiend, Herzog’s 1999 documentary about his tumultuous relationship with Kinski.
The Cabin in the Woods
Much like Scream before it, Drew Goddard’s The Cabin in the Woods takes a meta approach with its material, turning what could otherwise be a by-the-numbers horror movie into an immensely clever take on the “a group of attractive twentysomethings end up in a cabin in the middle of nowhere that just so happens to be surrounded by malevolent forces” sub-genre. All of the standard tropes are set up—the weird old townie who tries to warn the kids off, a creepy old basement filled with bizarre and ominous paraphernalia, etc.—though maybe they’re set up just a little too perfectly. The Cabin in the Woods is a loving wink to serious horror movie fiends and goes off in surprising directions that you’ll never see coming.
Fright Night
We’ve been through enough vampire crazes over the years that there are times when some moviegoers would happily agree to never see another bloodsucker in their lives. Then they remember Fright Night, Tom Holland’s iconic love letter to the golden age of horror movies and late-night television schlock jocks who entertained us with tales of blood and guts. Like Jerry Dandrige (Chris Sarandon)—the glowing-eyed vampire in serious need of a manicure living next door to teenager Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale)—Fright Night doesn’t really seem to age. It still stands out as a perfectly subtle horror-comedy with just the right balance of both genres to make it as seductive as Vampire Jerry on the dance floor. (Its 2011 update, starring Colin Farrell and Anton Yelchin, which is streaming on both Hulu and Peacock, is one of the few horror remakes that is worth your time.)
The House of the Devil
In 2002, Eli Roth’s Cabin Fever brought the horror genre back to its 1980s heyday. Ti West managed to successfully recapture that same spirit at the end of the decade with The House of the Devil, which sees a broke college student (Jocelin Donahue) in need of cash to pay her rent reluctantly agree to “babysit” an allegedly frail old lady for a few hours. You know something’s going to happen, but you’re not quite sure what: Is the house haunted? Is there someone outside stalking the babysitter? Is it all in your head? Is it all of the above? While you wait for the other shoe to inevitably drop, West takes advantage of his very clear time frame—the satanic-panic-ravaged ’80s—to showcase a treasure trove of horrifying cultural relics of the past, including one particularly high-waisted pair of jeans.
The Host
South Korean auteur Bong Joon-ho became a household name, and a force to be reckoned with, in 2020 when he stormed the Oscars with Parasite (which is streaming on Max, by the way). If that was your first introduction to his work, you should immediately seek out all of his previous films, including The Host. Like Parasite, it’s a horror movie with a social message. In this case, more of an eco-minded one where the pollution in Seoul’s Han River leads to the creation of a gigantic sea monster with a taste for humans.
Let the Right One In
Having a vampire as a BFF just might be the greatest thing a bullied kid could wish for. But the relationship that picked-on tween Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) builds with his neighbor Eli (Lina Leandersson)—who does just happen to crave human blood—is much deeper than a simple revenge fantasy in this Swedish slow burn. In fact, Eli being a vampire is really secondary to the story. Like Werner Herzog with Nosferatu, Tomas Alfredson puts character-building first and paints Eli with a kind of sadness, which is what connects her with Oskar. Sure, it’s bloody, but it’s also kind of sweet.
Halloween is a great time of year for tricks and treats…but if a little marijuana is your treat, maybe you should watch true horror movies.
Halloween is here and the next week will be filled with parties, ghosts, and more. So why not add in some cannabis to the festivities? Almost half the population with celebrate in some way, even if it just enjoying all the candy! While alcohol has been a big player for parties and celebrations, cannabis is become more popular, especially with Gen Z and younger Millennials.
Older generations can remember the old myth of people giving out edibles to kids, and yet it was never proven or had an example. Especially with the cost of edibles now! But with the California Sober movement, more people are using vapes, gummies and old school joints. Here are fun ways to celebrate Halloween with marijuana.
The first is enjoy a little chill time with the following strains or an event with a few people to do a ghostly “strain tasting” evening. Here are perfect strains to go with your spooktacular high.
Blueberry Ghost OG
Zombie Kush
Jack the Ripper
Killer Queen
Ghost Train Haze
Set up a tasting station with descriptions of each strain’s effects and flavors.
The Shining
One of the most popular ways to enjoy marijuana during Halloween is through edibles. You can bake cannabis-infused cookies or brownies to fit the Halloween theme. For instance, using cookie cutters, create spooky shapes like ghosts and pumpkins. To make these treats, you’ll need to prepare cannabutter by decarboxylating your cannabis concentrate, then mixing it into your cookie dough.
Music, marijuana, and Halloween create a unique trifecta of cultural celebration, especially during the spooky season. Crafting a playlist that embodies this vibe can enhance gatherings, whether for a Halloween party or a chill evening alone or with friends. Include tracks evoking the eerie atmosphere of Halloween. Classic songs like “Thriller” by Michael Jackson and “Ghostbusters” by Ray Parker Jr. set the tone. Fold in some laid-back tunes that pair well with marijuana. Songs like “Because I Got High” by Afroman and “Hits from the Bong” by Cypress Hill resonate well with the cannabis culture and provide a relaxed listening experience. And mix in some upbeat tracks to keep the energy alive. Songs like “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and “Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell blend fun with a hint of spookiness.
Another idea is a pumpkin carving contest by turning mini gourds into smoking devices.
Carve out your pumpkin as usual
Drill a hole for the downstem
Insert downstem and attach bowl
Carve a mouthpiece on top
Load bowl and enjoy your festive pumpkin pipe
While integrating marijuana into Halloween festivities can be fun, safety should always be a priority. Ensure that all edibles are clearly labeled and stored out of reach of unsuspecting people and pets. Educate your guests about responsible consumption, particularly if they are unfamiliar with cannabis products. And make sure you don’t hit and drive.
Many lies get told on TikTok; also, many truths. One such truth came last weekend when a user with the handle @madallthatime explained that all the people looking for distinct Halloween costume ideas on social media were just being served the same videos by the algorithm—thus negating their uniqueness. Instead, this internet sage explained, they should be looking somewhere else: the #HearMeOut trend.
TikToks of the trend, also known as #HearMeOutCake, encompass a simple premise: A group of friends, or enemies, or coworkers, sets a cake on a table and then takes turns placing sticks in it. Upon each stick rests the image of a person—or fictional character, human or otherwise—on which the friend/enemy/coworker has an embarrassing crush. Sometimes it’s Mr. Burns, sometimes it’s Fidel Castro. Always, it’s uncomfortable. That’s the point.
What @madallthatime was suggesting, though, was that all the faces on those cakes represented a font of untapped Halloween costume potential—a series of obscure characters perfect for All Hallows’ Eve partying.
Every October the internet-savvy among us look for smart, creative outfits and decorations, and every year many of the best stem from bizarre memes. This is why that person who made a “Pink Boney Club” of skeletons in their yard in honor of Chappell Roan (er, Chappell Bone) has already been all over social feeds this fall. (Just me?) But meme-as-costume, as an idea, doesn’t trend the way it used to. If anything, it’s millennial cringe. When The Atlantic publishes “The Chronically Online Have Stolen Halloween,” it’s time to pack up your Target Lewis look and go home.
Which is where @madallthatime’s plan comes in. As algorithms, particularly TikTok’s, get more adept at serving viral-ready content, a homogeneity takes over. If everyone is going to be some version of Roan—or, perhaps, some green-clad Brat—then maybe the best costume is an obscure character from the C-plot of an animated series. Right now, the #HearMeOut trend is offering loads of them.
Four score and seven internets ago—OK, maybe more like a decade or so—celebrating what became known as HallowMeme was a cultural moment. People dressed up as “double rainbow” or Mitt Romney’s “binders full of women.” Unlike the “total slut” lore of Halloween costumes given by Mean Girls, HallowMeme outfits were mostly demure. Sometimes they were political. It was the Obama years, before the power of 4chan revealed itself as a true political force.
Black Magic Sangria is a dark, moody and bold alcoholic beverage. Sliced black plums, blackberries and grapes soak in dark red wine that’s combined with vanilla brandy and sweetened with a brown sugar simple syrup.
What’s dark, fruity and the perfect Halloween adult beverage?
You guessed it, sangria. This jammy wine cocktail has hints of black plum and blackberry, is spiked with vanilla brandy and sweetened with a brown sugar simple syrup. An incredible combination of flavors.
To Make This Black Magic Sangria You Will Need:
black plums
rambutans (optional)
blackberries
concord grapes
black grapes
blueberries
dark red wine
pomegranate blackberry juice
vanilla brandy
brown sugar simple syrup
About the Wine:
Pick up a bottle of dark red wine. Apothic Dark if at all possible. This is not a sponsored post, but one day the gothic label caught my attention and so naturally I read the back label. It reads that it has notes of plum, blueberry and blackberry with hints of coffee and chocolate. So you can totally understand why I was inspired to create a sangria from this wine.
How do you Make The Brown Sugar Simple Syrup?
In a small saucepan add; 1 cup dark brown sugar and 1 cup water. Heat over medium-low, whisking until the sugar has completely dissolved. Once dissolved, remove the syrup off of the heat, let cool and refrigerated for up to 2 months.
A day in advance, start by adding 4 sliced plums, 4 rambutans – outer skin removed and flesh cut away from the pit (this fruit is optional), 1 cup halved black berries, 1/2 cup each halved black, concord grapes and blueberries into a large pitcher.
Pour in the entire bottle of wine.
Then measure and pour in 3/4 pomegranate blackberry juice, 1/2 cup vanilla brandy and 1/4 cup of the brown sugar simple syrup.
Stir to combine. Cover with cling wrap and refrigerate overnight.
Gah! That color!
Pour into glasses, with out without adding the wine soaked fruit, and serve.
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Yield: 6(5 ounce) glasses
Black Magic Sangria
Black Magic Sangria is a dark, moody and bold alcoholic beverage. Sliced black plums, blackberries and grapes soak in dark red wine that’s combined with vanilla brandy and sweetened with a brown sugar simple syrup.
Prep Time: 20 minutesmins
Cook Time: 0 minutesmins
Additional Time: 8 hourshrs
Total Time: 8 hourshrs20 minutesmins
4black plums, halved, pitted and cut into eighths
4rambutans (optional), outer skin removed and sliced around the pit
1cupblackberries, halved before measuring
1/2cupconcord grapes, halved before measuring
1/2cupblack grapes, halved before measuring
1/2cupblueberries, halved before measuring
1bottledark red wine, I use Apothic Dark
3/4cupblackberry pomegranate juice, I use Good Belly
1/2cupbrown sugar simple syrup, see notes for instructions
1/2cupvanilla brandy
In a large pitcher add sliced plums and rambutan with halved blackberries, grapes and blueberries.
Pour in dark red wine, juice, simple syrup and vanilla brandy.
Stir, cover and refrigerate over night.
Pour into glasese (with or without adding fruit) and serve.
Nutrition Disclaimer:All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on SimplyScratch.com should only be used as a general guideline.
Photo: DAVID SPRAGUE 2024/Universal Studios Hollywood
Nowadays, everyone from Jimmy Fallon to Janelle Monáe to Shaq has a haunt. But the most auteur horror experience of the 2024 Halloween season comes from the twisted mind that brought you The Idol: Abel Tesfaye, a.k.a. the Weeknd. The Weeknd’s maze at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights has an unsettling cocaine-freak-out energy that is a welcome counterbalance to mazes’ sepia tones and textbook monsters. The Weeknd: Nightmare Trilogy feels uniquely tailored to display Tesfaye’s specific anxieties. It fully delivers where Fallon’s Tonightmares falls flat. That maze promises a peek inside the mind of Fallon, but gives us only generic alien/werewolf/murderous-hill-folk scenarios. It’s well done but could be anyone’s fears. The Weeknd’s Nightmare Trilogy could only come from The Weeknd.
While trying to figure out the beauty behind the madhouse of our spooky Starboy, I made it my mission to find out what exactly Tesfaye’s fears reveal about the person behind the persona. And there are Easter eggs about his upcoming (final?) album, all the better. For instance, there is a scene in which he’s being sawed in half. Does that mean we’re getting a double album, or is it just a manifestation of Tesfaye’s fear of … being sawed in half?
Scare spoilers for The Weeknd: Nightmare Trilogyfollow.
The Weeknd also has a themed bar at Halloween Horror Nights at my beloved Jurassic Patio. Yet another Weeknd greets you there and serves as DJ. He likes Weeknd songs — go figure. The bar offers three drinks all named after Weeknd songs: “Too Late,” “Is There Someone Else?,” and “How Do I Make You Love Me?” Ordering them feels like a twisted version of the affirmations of Cafe Gratitude. Instead of telling your waiter “I Am Thriving” in order to get the soup of the day, you say “Is There Someone Else?” in order to get their version of an Adios, Motherfucker. It comes with a gummy eyeball that bursts like a Gusher with sweet, vitreous fluid.
There are three Weeknds that populate the Halloween Horror Nights maze: Super Bowl Weeknd, Old-Man Weeknd, and Baby Weeknd. Old-Man Weeknd first appeared in the “Out of Time” video. And BB Weeknd’s coming has been foretold in the teaser for Hurry Up Tomorrow. It gives a sense of inevitability to everything that happens throughout the haunt. We see the Weeknd’s whole life — and possibly even rebirth. There’s a part I can only describe as “Weeknd mpreg C-section delivery,” which definitely rivaled Breaking Dawn Part 1in birthing trauma. That scene is followed by a puppet that melds all three Weeknds with a big scary bug — possibly a cockroach or a bedbug; the strobing makes it impossible to tell. It feels as though Tesfaye is really ready to abandon the Weeknd persona. This guy has already done it all.
Tesfaye clearly finds fame monstrous. The haunt’s first big set piece is a paparazzi walk, where flashbulbs explode in your face and mess with your depth perception. Then the scare actors come out and you find that these paparazzi are literal leeches. Get it?
Surveillance and spectacle are themes that run throughout the Nightmare Trilogy. You’ve got the paparazzi as well as a Body Double–esque room with a telescope. We’re in a high-rise apartment with glass on all sides. We can look out, but people can also look in at us. Also, there are sexy Beholder babes that pop out to scare you. The chance to be perceived is thus a double-edged sword. Fame gives you things like fancy apartments and time with hotties but at the cost of always being watched and compelled to watch others. Scopophilia is the only -philia on the menu.
The After Hours maze had a lot of scary plastic-surgery victims and extremely fuck-y energy. Every other scene was populated with spooky babes — babes with scary faces but babes nonetheless. Nightmare Trilogy seems much less focused on sex and more on the self. The babes are gone, consigned to The Idol and its gratuitous sex scenes. Instead, everywhere you turn there’s at least one Weeknd watching you watch him. If the previous maze had an implicit fear of intimacy, Nightmare Trilogy can think of nothing scarier to Tesfaye than the persona he (and the music industry) created.
There was also a Weeknd who seemed to be addicted to nitrous oxide. Could this be a Kanye allusion? The nitrous scene takes place in a room with dollar-bill wallpaper. Now that we know fame is bad, he takes it up a notch: Once you reach a certain level of popularity, people stop looking out for you as a person. You become a business and a resource to exploit. Evil dentists and ketamine queens lurk in the shadows, ready to jump-scare you.
As previously mentioned, there’s a scene in which a Weeknd gets sawed in half. This, to me, represents how Tesfaye has had to bifurcate himself in order to produce music and star in and completely rewrite The Idol. One of the few non-Weeknd victims in the haunt immediately follows, tied to an X-cross. Is this Sam Levinson? Maybe if you shaved him. Being trapped in your own oversexualized gimmick would be a fun, ironic punishment.
After the guy on the X-cross is a Super Bowl Weeknd being disemboweled. We then walk through curtains made of his entrails. It’s a very “Rock DJ” music video — artists sacrifice themselves for our entertainment at a very heavy cost to their bodies and souls.
The Weeknd: Nightmare Trilogy is set in the purgatory of Tesfaye’s 2022 album, Dawn FM. It uses the Jim Carrey skits in many of its transitional tunnels. We are guided by Carrey toward bright lights to accept our death. These lights are extremely effective in ruining one’s low-light vision, thus making the scares even more startling. It’s ingenious. But the catharsis promised by Carrey’s narration never comes. Rather than make our way toward the light to our eventual afterlife, we are consigned to dying again and again in increasingly bizarre ways. If fame is a curse for the Weeknd, it’s a Drag Me to Hell–style curse you can never escape. There is no Heaven or hell, just death and purgatory, over and over again. It’s a cycle that even the next album doesn’t seem ready to give up — “Dancing in the Flames” seems to show the Weeknd dying in a car crash and winding up in purgatory. Maybe he’ll finally escape the karmic wheel after Hurry Up Tomorrow’s world tour.
As Christianity spread, elements of Samhain merged with Christian celebrations, particularly All Hallows’ Eve, the night before All Saints’ Day. This blending encouraged people to dress as saints, angels, or demons, further shaping the modern Halloween costume tradition. By the 19th century, Irish and Scottish immigrants brought these customs to America, where Halloween began to evolve into a community celebration. The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw a rise in elaborate costumes influenced by popular culture, with companies beginning to mass-produce costumes for children and adults alike.
Each Halloween season, people flip on horror movies, venture into haunted houses, dress up in scary Halloween costumes, and otherwise dare to expose themselves to various goose-bumps-inducing experiences. And of course, many of us, myself included, love a good horror movie no matter the time of year.
But why do we go out of our way to experience fear — exposing our psyches to serial killers, demons, and death in the process? Why would we want to be shocked, terrified, bamboozled, or creeped up on, especially in a world that offers more than enough to be afraid of already?
As it turns out, there are actually plenty of psychological and scientific reasons why many of us enjoy fear and horror. (For some of us, Halloween can even make us horny!) Ahead of the spooky holiday, we’re exploring why many of us yearn to get scared out of our minds instead of just popping on a rom-com and calling it a night.
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Robi Ludwig, PsyD, is a psychotherapist and regular contributor on Nightline, CNN, Headline News, and Fox.
Why Do We Enjoy Feeling Scared?
Fear Can Trigger Pleasure in Our Brains
It turns out that brain chemistry may be at the heart of why fear is so appealing to some people. Fear is handled by our amygdalas, which are clusters of neurons tucked away in the center of our brains. When we feel afraid, the amygdala stimulates the hypothalamus, which triggers the sympathetic nervous system and our adrenal system, sending adrenaline and endorphins coursing through our bodies.
All this leads to a physical rush. Our heart rates increase, we start breathing more heavily and sending more oxygen to our brains, glucose levels spike in our blood, and we generally feel stronger and more alert — a sensation some people might describe as “feeling alive.” Yet not all kinds of fear are created equal when it comes to how they play out in the brain and body, and there’s a big difference between the fear we feel when a threat is real versus when we know it’s not.
“There is something enjoyable about being frightened and getting that adrenaline rush while simultaneously knowing at the same time, we’re safe,” Robi Ludwig, PsyD, tells PS. Multiple recent studies have found that while a rush of fear of any kind may initially register in the body as a sign of danger, as soon as we remember that the threat isn’t real, our brain may release floods of dopamine. This can trigger a sense of relief, dulling the intensity of our amygdala’s reaction and allowing us to feel a pleasant rush without the more unpleasant consequences fear can invoke.
Fear Can Be a Learning Experience
All of the above explains why some of us like feeling the physical sensations fear creates, but they don’t exactly explain why so many of us are so drawn to true crime, horror flicks, and other stories that focus on behavior we’d likely never want to come in contact with in real life. It also doesn’t explain why people who don’t enjoy adrenaline rushes often still seek out fear-inducing experiences. As it turns out, according to a series of recent studies conducted at Denmark’s Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus University, many of us may be drawn to fear, scary movies, true crime, and the like because these things can subconsciously help us feel like we’re preparing and learning about ourselves and the world.
By learning as much as we can about how our bodies react to fright and about how other people have fared in terrifying situations, our brains may feel like they’re studying what to do if anything bad actually happens to us. So the next time you go down a Wikipedia rabbit hole researching Jeffrey Dahmer, remember that your brain simply might be trying, in its strange and roundabout way, to protect you.
We may also be drawn to fear and horror for evolutionary reasons. After all, we’ve been hardwired to focus on threats since tigers lurked on the edges of our caves. “Humans, broadly, are built to be intrigued by and alert to potentially dangerous situations,” Aarhus University researcher Coltan Scrivner, whose research largely focuses on the concept of “morbid curiosity” — which he describes as “a common psychological trait” in a 2021 study published in ScienceDirect — told Time. “We’re curious about threats in our environment. So anytime we get a hint that there might be information about danger out there, the attention mechanisms in our minds sort of kick on and guide us toward that information.”
Fear Can Allow Us to Engage With Negative Emotions and Taboos
Our fascination with horror, specifically, can actually extend even deeper than a love of adrenaline or a desire to protect ourselves, stretching all the way down to the shadowier sides of our psyches. According to Dr. Ludwig, yet another reason we may be drawn to disturbing and twisted tales is because they allow us to engage with suppressed and taboo aspects of ourselves.
“There’s something vicariously thrilling about seeing somebody acting in a primal way, because these are thoughts and feelings that most people have had,” she explains. “When you’re really angry with somebody and you’d like to see them walk in front of a bus, the feeling may not be permanent; it may just be a fantasy about being able to harm somebody and feeling all-powerful and not vulnerable. But when we look to criminals or true crime shows, this allows us to look at very dark emotions and actions that we don’t have to own as our own.”
Engaging with horror and fear can also be a way to process and cope with emotions that we normally suppress in our daily lives. On the other hand, it can also act as an escape from negative emotions. “Fear locks you into the present moment. It’s a distraction from other preoccupations that we might have in our life, especially when it’s for entertainment purposes,” Dr. Ludwig says. A good fright, she adds, can even sometimes “jolt us out of feeling depressed or out of depressive disorders.” Fear can also help some people on an existential level; there’s nothing like watching a victim in “Saw” undergo hours of torture to remind you that your life isn’t so bad after all.
Fear Can Be Communally Cathartic
I probably fall into each of the three above categories a little bit. I’ve gone bungee jumping to experience thrills, researched serial killers for hours in order to try to understand their motivations, and certainly felt very grateful for my own life after watching “Midsommar.”
But in truth, the time I enjoy feeling fear (in safe contexts) the most is when I’m able to experience it with others. Growing up, I often watched horror films with my brother, cousins, or groups of friends, and I have fond memories of all of us screaming together, cracking jokes about their absurdity, or otherwise somehow managing to have a great time as we watched slashers, ghosts, and demons tear up the screen.
There was always a kind of communal catharsis to those experiences, and strangely enough, nowadays, horror movies remind me of home — and by that I mean they remind me of good times spent daring each other to go into spooky basements, clinging to each other as we rode up and down roller coasters, or screaming “RUN!” at the TV while watching “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”
Of course, everyone experiences fear differently, but one thing is clear: there’s nothing wrong with people who want to flip on “The Shining” and then hold a séance in an abandoned mansion, just as there’s nothing wrong with anyone who’d prefer to cozy up and watch “Hocus Pocus.” We’re all just humans trying our best to live in a scary world, and sometimes, a little fear in a safe container seems to be exactly what we need.
This Homemade Sloppy Joes Recipe is so easy and delicious! Cooked ground beef in a simple sweet and tangy sauce, served on a toasted bun with your favorite toppings! Yields 6 to 8 depending on how sloppy you like your joes to be.
Truth be told, I’ve never had canned sloppy joe filling.
I grew up on homemade sloppy joes and so I know no other way other than to make them at home. It might not be as easy as opening a can but it’s definitely simple to pull together, tastes infinitely better and is just as sloppy, if not more so.
My husband and I like ours with melty cheese and pickles (and him raw jalapeños) while our girls only request is that the bun is toasted.
As for what to serve with sloppy joes, I’ve listed quite a few options near the end of the post.
To Make This Homemade Sloppy Joes Recipe You Will Need:
olive oil – Or use avocado oil.
lean ground beef – I use either 90/10, 92/8 or 96/4 lean ground beef but you can use what you like.
water – Helps thin the sauce to the perfect consistency.
vinegar – Lends subtle tang to this recipe.
mustard – Adds a tart and tangy flavor.
sugar – Adds sweetness and balances the acidity.
kosher salt – Enhances the flavors in this recipe.
freshly ground black pepper – This adds subtle bite and flavor.
paprika – Adds color and subtle flavor.
buns (toasted) – I like to use brioche but use what you like.
optional toppings:
In a 10-inch deep sided skillet over medium heat, add 2 teaspoons olive oil and 1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef.
Use a wooden spatula to break up the meat, cooking until browned and no longer pink. Remove and discard any fat in the pan.
Next add in 1-1/4 cups ketchup, 1/4 cup water, 1/2 teaspoon distilled white vinegar, 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard, 2 tablespoons white sugar, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper and 1/4 teaspoon paprika.
Stir well to combine and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
Toast buns and top with the sloppy joe mixture.
Lastly top with desired toppings.
If using cheese, place the toasted bottom buns on a foil lined pan, top with desired amount of sloppy joe mixture and a slice of American (or cheese of choice) and slip under your preheated broiler until just melted – about a minute. Watch carefully to avoid burning.
Enjoy! And if you give this Homemade Sloppy Joes recipe a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!
Yield: 6servings
Homemade Sloppy Joe Recipe
This Homemade Sloppy Joes Recipe is so easy and delicious! Cooked ground beef in a simple sweet and tangy sauce, served on a toasted bun with your favorite toppings! Yields 6 to 8 (depending on how sloppy you like your joes to be).
Prep Time: 10 minutesmins
Cook Time: 30 minutesmins
Total Time: 40 minutesmins
2teaspoonsolive oil, or avocado oil
1½poundslean ground beef, I do 96/4 but use what you like
1¼cupketchup
1/4cupwater
1/2teaspoondistilled white vinegar
1tablespoonprepared yellow mustard
2tablespoonsgranulated white sugar
1/2teaspoonkosher salt
1/4teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
1/4teaspoonpaprika
6toasted brioche buns, for serving (see notes)
In a 10-inch deep sided skillet over medium heat, add oil and ground beef. Use a wooden spatula to break up the meat, cooking until browned and no longer pink. Remove and discard any fat in the pan.
Next add in ketchup, water, vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt, black pepper and paprika. Stir well to combine and simmer over low heat for 10 to 15 minutes.
Toast buns and top with the sloppy joe mixture and any desired toppings.NOTE: If topping with cheese, place bottom half of the toasted buns on a foil lined pan, top with desired amount of sloppy joe mixture and a slice of American (or cheese of choice) and slip under your preheated broiler until just melted. Watch carefully to avoid burning!
Nutrition Disclaimer:All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on SimplyScratch.com should only be used as a general guideline. NOTE:Nutritional information is for meat mixture and brioche buns only. For Homemade Brioche Buns: You can use this recipe and just cut dough into 6 or 8 portions (instead of the 12). Baking may take an additional minute or two in the oven.
It’s easy to develop a Squishmallow obsession. The adorable stuffed animals come in a ton of creative varieties and are delightfully soft and huggable. Whether you’re looking for a special seasonal gift or just want to make some additions to your own collection, this Halloween, Jazwares dropped a bunch of new spooky-cute Squishmallows. Here are 15 of our favorite Halloween Squishmallows.
I’m a total sucker for Sanrio, so this 8-inch Hello Kitty Pumpkin Squishmallow is impossible not to love. Hello Kitty is already a super cute design, but this Squishmallow Halloween-ifies the classic kitty, featuring her popping out of a pumpkin. Of course, it wouldn’t be Hello Kitty without her signature bow, and it makes for a pleasant pumpkin surprise.
Who knew the fabled specter of death could be so precious? Apparently Jazwares did, because the new 10-inch Otto The Grim Reaper Squishmallow is about as terrifying as a kitten. Otto may be holding a scythe, but he’s more interested in getting a hug than collecting souls. With all the plushness you’d expect from a Squishmallow, Otto is great for anyone seeking spooky yet sweet vibes.
Melfy The Ghost Devil is the embodiment of Halloween—one part ghost and one part devil. You’d think that would equal one scary character, but in Squishmallow world, this 10-inch ghost devil is the friendlier than Casper. With Melfi’s lil’ baby wings and added “BOO!” stitching, she’s a solid addition to the Halloween Squishmallow lineup.
But maybe saccharine sweet isn’t your thing. The Julianne Grey and Purple Coffin sports a sassy attitude. Giving goth glam, Julianne is the perfect spooky season friend. Julianne is a larger 16-inch style, so she’s someone you’ll want to hold on to when your horror movie marathon gets too scary. If you’re looking cool, cute, and edgy, Julianne’s your girl.
Well hey there, don’t be scared, it’s just Jeb Burgundy Monster! He might be a monster, but Jeb’s sweet smile, little fangs, and adorably fuzzy unibrow prove he’s as friendly as they come. Jeb would rather get a hug than cause mayhem, like some other monsters. This 12-inch Halloween Squishmallow is lovable all year long, not just October, making Jeb a great pick from the seasonal line.
The Nightmare Before Christmas has become a dual-purpose Halloween and Christmas classic, so obviously some of the best Squishmallows of the season are going to be inspired by the beloved holiday movie. Perhaps startling at first, the 8-inch Angry Jack Skellington Squishmallow actually gets more adorable the longer you look at it. Like watching a puppy pitch a fit, Angry Jack Skellington is just too cute, even especially when he’s mad.
Karlie the Devil is quintessential Halloween, but don’t let the name fool you, Karlie is the nicest devil you’ll ever meet. While vibrant red with fangs, horns, and wings, Karlie gives a friendly wink that’s anything but scary. Karlie is a huggable 10-inch Squishmallow who can keep you company on the spookiest night of the year. Karlie is also delightfully soft and squishy all other nights too, even after tricks and treats are over.
Though Jack Skellington may be the Pumpkin King, Sally is the true heart of the Nightmare Before Christmas. The Sally With Cat Squishmallow is a petite 8-inches, making it as ideal for snuggling as it is for showing off. With all the charm of stitched-up Sally, this Squishmallow has a cute black cat detail, so you can be holding Sally, holding a black cat, like a Matryoshka doll of adorableness.
Some people have a fear of these winged mammals, but Emily Bat couldn’t scare anyone if she tried. She’s too busy winking and showing off her disco glam sparkly ears and belly. This 8-inch Squishmallow is wasted in a dark bat cave. Emily craves center stage, but a hug will do just as well. Flashy and sassy, Emily Bat might be the glitziest of the Halloween Squishmallows.
Angry Jack Skellington is pretty cute, but nothing beats this extra friendly Jack Skellington Squishmallow. The Pumpkin King is all about bringing joy to kids, though usually in the form Halloween scares. Still, who can resist that sweet smile and outstretched arms. There’s nothing spooky about this 10-inch Squishmallow, but at the same time, it’s peak Halloween.
There are many things that are cuter when they’re smaller, but for Squishmallows, the opposite might be true. Case in point this 12-inch Halloween Squishmallow. Bridgette the Grey and Black Cow Bat has a lot going on. It’s a cow. It’s a bat. It’s even got fangs. But don’t let that intimidate you, Bridgette is unassuming and sweet, just like a fun size candy bar.
He may be the villain of Nightmare Before Christmas, but the Oogie Boogie Man has never looked so charming. This Oogie Boogie with Worms Squishmallow is vibrant green with the character’s signature smirk. Though Oogie has a few worms seeping out, that doesn’t make this Squishmallow any less lovable. At just 8 inches, this is a teeny tiny Boogie Man, and he’s definitely better that way.
The Zelina Day of the Dead Cat is truly one of the most unique Squishmallows this Halloween, and any collector should definitely snatch her up. The 12-inch Squishmallow has beautiful details and a striking look. Zelina is just as squishy and cuddly as any other Squishmallow, but she really turns heads in the process.
There are several adorable Squishmallow monsters, but Ernest the Orange Monster is the absolute cutest. Ernest is bright orange with a red belly, and I can’t decide what’s more precious, his striped horns, teeny fangs, or red tufted hair. Actually, scratch that, it’s his freckles, they’re the absolute cutest. The 10-inch Halloween Squishmallow is just the right size, and Ernest’s heartfelt face makes him impossible not to love.
If you’re a fan of all things spooky-sweet, it doesn’t get any better than Margie Pumpkin. The 8-inch squishy cuddly pumpkin is already adorable, but when you factor in her pink devil costume, it’s almost too cute. Emphasis on the ‘almost,’ because Margie Pumpkin is a must-get this Halloween. Though you really can’t go wrong with any of these seasonal Squishmallows, Margie is the one that most deserves attention year-round.
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As October rolls in and the nights grow longer, it’s time to curate the ultimate Halloween playlist that captures all the thrills and chills of the season. Whether you’re preparing for a haunted house party, a spooky movie marathon, or a festive gathering with friends, the right songs can set the perfect atmosphere.
In addition to all things spooky, we here at THP also LOVE to celebrate the rising female artists who are carving out their own space in the music world. These incredible artists bring fresh perspectives and innovative sounds that add a unique flair to the Halloween vibe.
So, as you turn up the volume on these hauntingly captivating tracks, remember to support the incredible women redefining the sound of the season!
‘The Good Witch’ – Maisie Peters
“When all I do is think about the past And haunt a house nobody lives in You wanna hear about it, oh, where do I start?”
We’ve honestly had these songs on repeat since we first heard them and you should, too!
What did you think of these tracks? Will you be adding them to your Halloween party playlists? Which rising artists should we be adding to ours? Let us know in the comments down below or over @thehoneypop on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram!
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