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Speedrunner Dressed As Mario Sets Incredible Super Mario Bros. World Record On Halloween Stream: ‘Can I Please Break Character’

The record-smashing Niftski seems to credit the dress-up routine with taking an edge off, bringing him two frames away from a perfect run

By Zack Kotzer Published November 1, 2026

Tips & Guides

15 Excellent Horror Games You Can Get On Steam For Less Than $10 Each

Terrors of all genres await

By Ethan Gach Published October 31, 2026

Culture

The Outlast Trials Is An Exercise In Bad Taste And Good Politics

This multiplayer prequel is as gruesome as it is relevant

By Zack Kotzer Published October 31, 2026

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18 Excellent Horror Games That Are Free With Game Pass For Halloween 2026

The Xbox subscription service has some good spooky picks

By Ethan Gach Published October 30, 2026

CultureNews

Nintendo Cancels Kirby’s Switch 2 Halloween Event After It Kept Breaking Things

Kirby Air Riders was supposed to be all spooky, but it made the game repeatedly freeze up

By John Walker Published October 30, 2026

Culture

Spirit Halloween 2026: The Kotaku Review

A world of pure imagination

By Rebekah Valentine Published October 29, 2026

CultureFeature

19 Excellent Horror Games You Can Play For Free With PS Plus This Halloween

The PlayStation subscription service is full of great horror picks

By Ethan Gach Published October 29, 2026

CultureNews

There’s No Way Your Video Game Halloween Costume Is As Good As This

I hate gay Halloween, what do you mean you’re Pumpkin Hill from Sonic Adventure 2?

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 27, 2026

The Bests

Every Halloween Candy, Ranked From Worst To Best

We reviewed and ranked 40+ different candies including Milky Way, KitKat, Tootsie Rolls, and Starbursts

Zack Zwiezen, Ethan Gach, & Rebekah Valentine Published October 26, 2026

CultureNews

Halloween: The Game Adding Michael’s Worst Mask As $10 DLC

If you want a better-looking version of the famous killer, you'll also need to fork over another $10

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 5, 2026

CultureNews

Amazon’s Very Good 4K UHD Blu-Ray Sale Is Back, But This Time Filled With Horror And Spooky Movies

You can get some fantastic horror films like Nope, The Thing, Sinners, and The Shining for about $13 each

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 2, 2026

CultureNews

People Are Going Completely Wild Over Fortnite’s FNAF Crossover Announcement

Fortnite's post revealing the horror-themed crossover has become the game's biggest tweet ever

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 28, 2026

Hellraiser at Halloween Horror Nights 2026

Theme Parks

Sinners, Hellraiser, and Ozzy Osbourne: Ranking All 10 Haunted Houses at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights 2026

Universal Studios Florida's annual Halloween event celebrates its 35th installment with some big names

By Garrett Martin Published September 16, 2026

Culture

Buddy The Unicorn Kicked Out Of Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights

The theme park’s increasingly popular Halloween season continues to amass more and more movie maniacs, assuming they’re invited

By Zack Kotzer Published September 6, 2026

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Halloween: The Game Devs Seemingly Patch Out Sex Mini-Game In Emergency Pre-Release Fix

Halloween: The Game's sex minigame has been swiftly removed in under 24 hours, after players realised that a character with the likeness of deceased actor Donald Pleasence could sleep with 17-year-old teens

By Lewis Parker Published September 6, 2026

Opinion

New Halloween Game Is My Favorite Asymmetrical Horror Game, But You’ll Have To Put Up With Some Jank

Hunting, stalking, scaring and then butchering your friends has never been more fun

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 3, 2026

CultureNewsIRL

Rotta The Hutt Is Ready To Be The Hottest Halloween Costume Of The Year

Everyone, please stop calling me Jabba the Hutt, okay? I spent like $80 on this thing

By Zack Zwiezen Published July 10, 2026

CultureNews

Mouthwashing Bundle Features 13 Great Horror Games For Just $13

Treat yourself to some indie horror darlings this Halloween

By Ethan Gach Published October 31, 2025

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OpinionCommentary

Trump Take Candy

Halloween candy hauls will shrink as prices soar

By Ethan Gach Published October 30, 2025

EntertainmentHorror

31 Terrific Movies That Are Perfect For Spooky Season

From horror flicks like Saw and Pulse to camp classics like Hocus Pocus and The Addams Family , we've got the best movies to watch this fall

By Alyssa Mercante Published October 28, 2025