Halloween

Woody Woodpecker, PortAventura World's mascot, appears during the Halloween season

Ad Feature Halloween returns to PortAventura World with experiences for all ages

The pumpkins are in store now - and the most you'll pay is 59p

Sainsbury’s cuts Halloween pumpkins to 50p each with Nectar deal

Southway's Headless Coachman. According to Peter McCartney's wonderful 1993 compendium 'Parade of Phantoms' - "On Hallowe'en night, every third year, a ghostly black hearse drawn by six horses was said to appear on the old Coach Road."

Derry and Donegal’s most haunted spots and their spine-chilling ghost stories

Sainsbury’s Nectar shoppers can save up to 25% on Halloween treats. Stock image.

Sainsbury’s shoppers can save up to 25% on Halloween treats

Unsuspecting moviegoers surprised by Rylan were given free treats and cinema tickets

Rylan has disguised himself as a sofa to surprise filmgoers

P.Louise's brilliantly spooky £45 Secrets in the Shadows Halloween palette opens to reveal 54 eyeshadows, with a clever light-up feature adding to the drama.

P.Louise goes gloriously OTT for Halloween

I’m making a Halloween boo basket this year and Sainsbury’s has everything I need

How to make a Halloween boo basket with treats and gifts

The pumpkins are in store now - and the most you'll pay is 59p

Sainsbury's will sell you a pumpkin for 50p this year - here's how

Sainsbury's has everything from Halloween treats and party food to decorations and baking kits for spooky season - and there's up to 25% off with Nectar. Stock image.

Sainsbury's Halloween offers worth knowing about with up to 25% off

With Thriller returning to the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 100, Michael Jackson made history as the first musician with Top 10 hits across six decades.

Michael Jackson makes history as Thriller re-entered Billboard Charts

The Trick or Treat Map offers parents peace of mind, making Halloween safer for kids

Trick or Treat Map is making Halloween safer for kids

We double dare you to add some of the tracks from our Halloween playlist this year - from haunting classics to visceral cacophonies.

13 unnerving songs we dare you to add to your Halloween playlist

With 49% of Brits unable to watch spooky films without hiding, M&M'S challenges Jedward to a haunted house screening.

Scaredy cats! Brits are scared of spooky horror films

They were the spine-chilling urban legends shared across schoolyards across the world - but most of those Halloween yarns turn out to be steeped in moral panics or irresponsible pet owners.

The truth behind some of our favourite Schoolyard horror stories

Transform your home into a spooky haunted house with Halloween decorations from Amazon

The best Halloween decorations from Amazon

These are the best Halloween costumes for kids and adults from Amazon

The best Halloween costumes for kids and adults
Check out the top Halloween costumes for kids and adults available on Amazon
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It's the perfect combination of horror, comedy and a touch of splatter for gore hounds, and it should be your quintessential view this Halloween season.

This Halloween horror is a perfect mix of gore and giggles this season

While some are readying the decorations for another Halloween, others are setting up to celebrate the pagan origins of the annual affair - Samhain.

Explainer What is Samhain, and how much has Halloween borrowed from it?

JP Kennedy and Kymmi Jeffery with daughters Snow and Pebble (L-R), known as The Occult Family, holding haunted dolls inside their haunted room.

Watch: Real-life Addams family hunt ghosts and collect haunted objects

Maggie Martin's converted hearse into a campervan.

Watch: Woman creates spooky campervan by converting disused hearse

Chime director Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images

One of 2024’s scariest films is bizarrely hard to watch

Halloween decorations could be slowing your WiFi. Photo: nalinee - stock.adobe.com

7 ways Halloween decorations could slow down your WiFi

Netflix’s secret code to unlock all horror films

Improper Margarita (Photo: Brockmans Gin)

How to make Halloween cocktails using Brockmans Gin

1,000 children aged six to 16 revealed Brighton is best for trick or treating

Sweet service launches for cities rated worst for Halloween treats

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7 budget-friendly and creative Halloween ideas for adults to celebrate

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7 spooktacular budget-friendly Halloween ideas for families
Have a budget-friendly Halloween filled with spooky surprises and special moments 🎃
Alex Nelson

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Halloween 'side hustles' - 7 ways to earn cash from the spooky season

I tried Swizzels new Halloween Squashies - and they have got me in the spooky spirit (Photo: Swizzels / Holly Allton)

I found my new favourite Halloween sweets

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9 ways to avoid Halloween decoration fines and decorate your house

McDonalds: Legendary fast food chain launches ‘spooktacular’ autumn menu and affordable meal deal (Photo: Adobe Stock / Red Consultancy)

McDonald's launches Toasted Marshmallow hot drinks in autumn menu

Winifred the Witch and her sisters.

Check out the packed programme for Strabane's Halloween celebrations

Go green for Halloween (photo: Adobe)

Going green: Putting the green into the Halloween season

Aldi Specialbuys for October are here

I've seen preview of Aldi October deals - here's all you need to know

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Chocolate prices rise by 11% ahead of Halloween and the festive season

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'I'm in awe' - Royal Mail unveils stamp collection with spider theme

Costa Coffee launches full autumn menu (Photo: Costa Coffee)

Costa Coffee relaunches popular maple drinks for autumn

Prost! Alton Towers Resort unveils autumn events calendar

The house in Bristol is covered with around 8,000 lights to raise money for charity at Halloween

Spectacularly spooky home decorated with 8,000 lights for Halloween

One of the spooky characters in Foyleside Shopping Centre

Derry shopping centre gets into Halloween spirit this October

Altnagelvin Hospital.

Be safe this Halloween to help hospitals

The top worst Halloween treats, according to kids

These are the best and spookiest costumes for children for Halloween 2023.

Cheap, scary Halloween costumes for kids - Wednesday and Marvel heroes

Shrek’s Swamp AirBnB: Rare opportunity for ogre enthusiasts to rent DreamWorks shack this Halloween

Shrek-themed swamp on Airbnb this Halloween - See Inside

Gerard Gormley's Halloween snaps

23 of Gerard Gormley's Derry Halloween pictures

Halloween costumes inspired by hit Netflix show Squid Game

Squid Game Halloween costumes: outfits inspired by hit Netflix show

The most popular Halloween costumes for 2022, and where to buy

The most popular Halloween costumes for 2022, and where to buy

Halloween costumer ideas for men and women 2021

These are the best costume ideas for men and women this Halloween

Top 20 least scary horror movies to watch this Halloween

Top 20 Scariest Horror movies to watch this Halloween

Ballygally Castle in 1890.

10 haunted locations in Northern Ireland to visit this Halloween

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Dr Paul Baylis appeals for people to be safe this Halloween to help under pressu...

Leading UK food app giving money off spooky snacks

Are you brave enough to try out this pizza? (Photo: Morrisons)

This new Halloween ‘roulette’ pizza contains hidden ghost and Scotch Bonnet chil...

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