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Scorn’s slithering spookiness is only slightly scaryScorn’s slithering spookiness is only slightly scary
Barbara Krasnoff
Barbara Krasnoff
A smart home can also be a really scary home.

The Verge smart home reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy describes how she makes her home into a truly fantastic horror house to impress the local trick-or-treaters, and tells you how you can do it too.

How to create a spooky smart home for Halloween

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Listen to Device Orchestra cover the Ghostbusters theme using electric toothbrushes and a steam ironListen to Device Orchestra cover the Ghostbusters theme using electric toothbrushes and a steam iron
You can change your Nest doorbell ringtone starting next monthYou can change your Nest doorbell ringtone starting next month
The new horror film canon (and where to stream it)

A list of post-2000 films that every horror fan should see

Tasha Robinson and Bryan Bishop
10 scary podcasts to listen to in the dark10 scary podcasts to listen to in the dark
Bryan Bishop and Andrew Liptak
Smart scares for smart peopleSmart scares for smart people
Verge Staff
Halloween is a scary night to be a pedestrianHalloween is a scary night to be a pedestrian
This Halloween, use a 3D-printed prop to complete your last-minute costumeThis Halloween, use a 3D-printed prop to complete your last-minute costume
MIT Media Lab will let the internet control a human’s actions for one Halloween eveningMIT Media Lab will let the internet control a human’s actions for one Halloween evening
NASA engineers create a parachuting pumpkin for their annual Halloween contestNASA engineers create a parachuting pumpkin for their annual Halloween contest
How Twitter gave us the modern spooky campfire storyHow Twitter gave us the modern spooky campfire story
Why have children’s Halloween costumes gotten so much better?Why have children’s Halloween costumes gotten so much better?
Five short, spooky games to play this HalloweenFive short, spooky games to play this Halloween
Adi Robertson, Laura Hudson and 1 more
Hold My Hand: the best and weirdest new horror to watch this fallHold My Hand: the best and weirdest new horror to watch this fall
15 horror movies to stream this Halloween weekend15 horror movies to stream this Halloween weekend
My Friend Dahmer will be an odd footnote on a Disney Channel star’s Wikipedia pageMy Friend Dahmer will be an odd footnote on a Disney Channel star’s Wikipedia page
The Book of Birdie imagines religious horror with glitter, gold, and open woundsThe Book of Birdie imagines religious horror with glitter, gold, and open wounds
In American Satan, a rock band makes a deal with the devil, who also claims he founded AppleIn American Satan, a rock band makes a deal with the devil, who also claims he founded Apple
Tragedy Girls is a lazy attempt at horror satire, redeemed only by how weird it isTragedy Girls is a lazy attempt at horror satire, redeemed only by how weird it is
Happy Death Day is a cynical, stupid-fun 13 Going on 30, but with murderHappy Death Day is a cynical, stupid-fun 13 Going on 30, but with murder
Super Dark Times is super dark, and the most honest teen movie of 2017Super Dark Times is super dark, and the most honest teen movie of 2017
Long live spooky Twitter names, the best of all Halloween memesLong live spooky Twitter names, the best of all Halloween memes
Better Watch Out is a surprising, strange Christmas horror-comedy about idiotic boysBetter Watch Out is a surprising, strange Christmas horror-comedy about idiotic boys
Friend Request is the goofiest internet horror story I’ve ever seenFriend Request is the goofiest internet horror story I’ve ever seen
I’m obsessed with the goofy ‘haul’ culture in the Halloween subredditI’m obsessed with the goofy ‘haul’ culture in the Halloween subreddit
Kill Me Please is a dazzling teen nightmare, and the first great horror film of fallKill Me Please is a dazzling teen nightmare, and the first great horror film of fall
The Future of Fear: Into the terrifying world of immersive horrorThe Future of Fear: Into the terrifying world of immersive horror
Last Camera Standing: horror’s favorite found footage trickLast Camera Standing: horror’s favorite found footage trick
Tasha Robinson, Bryan Bishop and 1 more
Are Halloween costumes for friends or the faves?Are Halloween costumes for friends or the faves?
The best of Halloween from around the internetThe best of Halloween from around the internet
This very good boy’s Halloween costumes raise shelter awarenessThis very good boy’s Halloween costumes raise shelter awareness
There’s an app for everything — even haunted plantsThere’s an app for everything — even haunted plants
How Los Angeles became the heart of immersive horror

Over the past month I’ve been indoctrinated into a cult, had my wife kidnapped by vampires, and been choked to the ground by a mad king while searching for a mystical land called Conscientia. And I did it all within a four-mile radius in Los Angeles.

Bryan Bishop
Behind the scenes on the making of New York City’s iconic Halloween paradeBehind the scenes on the making of New York City’s iconic Halloween parade
Facebook introduces Halloween-themed face filters for Live videosFacebook introduces Halloween-themed face filters for Live videos
How to turn a Stormtrooper toy into a kid-sized Halloween costume
I was eaten alive by an escape room cannibal

Puzzles and a locked door have become the gateway drug of immersive horror

Bryan Bishop
Why haunted tours are secretly the best way to see your cityWhy haunted tours are secretly the best way to see your city
The scariest movie this Halloween is a play called Delusion

Jon Braver’s vampire tale is a wonderful, waking nightmare.

Bryan Bishop

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