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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 6h

New horror this Halloween: Carrie, The Backrooms, Evil Dead Burn, and AHS: 13 are out now. Crystal Lake lands Oct. 15, YAGA Oct. 23, IT: Welcome to Derry Oct. 26. Every date and platform: hauntedattractionnetwork.com/halloween-s... #Halloween2026 #HorrorMovies #WhatToWatch

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Halloween 2026 Streaming Guide: New Horror Movies and Series to Stream

A guide to the new horror movies and series streaming this Halloween 2026, from AHS 13 and Mike Flanagan's Carrie to free Tubi picks, with platforms and dates.

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 11h

Walk around the back of the Grand Californian's Nightmare Before Christmas display and you will find Oogie Boogie and the Mayor of Halloween Town. Did you catch the back side? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/halloween-t... #NightmareBeforeChristmas #OogieBoogie

A fondant Oogie Boogie on the back of the Spiral Hill Confectionery display

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 11h

Spirit Halloween’s life-size Freddy Fazbear is turning up at Hot Topic. Since the weekend, shoppers have posted videos of the $499.99 animatronic on Hot Topic shelves, likely because Spirit’s parent company, Spencer Spirit Holdings, finished buying Hot Topic on September 2. #FreddyFazbear #FNAF

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

My pick of Disneyland's Halloween menu is the simplest thing on it: warm pumpkin cookies from Harbour Galley in New Orleans Square, $8.49 for six. What's your Disney fall snack? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/disneyland-... #Disneyland #HalloweenTime

Pumpkin cookies from Harbour Galley at Disneyland during Halloween Time 2026

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Spooky World in Litchfield, New Hampshire, has a fifth haunt for 2026: Petrified, walked in total darkness. It runs through Sunday, November 1. Would you walk a haunt in total darkness? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/spooky-world/

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Spooky World 2026: Dates, Ticket Prices by Night, and Petrified, the New Fifth Haunt

Spooky World in Litchfield, NH, runs through Nov. 1 with a new fifth haunt, Petrified. Ticket prices by night, hours and what to know.

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Two birria tacos for $13.99 at HHN Hollywood, grilled in the open. Well made, but about $7 a taco. Worth it in LA? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/every-food-... #HHN #HalloweenHorrorNights

Beef Birria Tacos at Halloween Horror Nights Hollywood: Universal's marketing photo next to HAN's photo of the real tacos

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Crystal Lake, the Friday the 13th prequel series, is streaming now on Peacock, all eight episodes at once. Everything new in horror this month and where it streams: hauntedattractionnetwork.com/halloween-s... #CrystalLake #FridayThe13th #Halloween

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Universal Volcano Bay closes for maintenance October 26 with a planned reopening on or before April 1, 2027, per Universal's park-hours page, which lists nine other closures through February. Every date, one page. seasonalentertainmentsource.com/universal-o...

Krakatau, the volcano at Universal Volcano Bay, lit at dusk with waterfalls pouring down its face and palm trees on either side

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

The best Halloween food I’ve had this year: a grilled eel pizza with a black crust at Universal Beijing Resort. Cooked to order, about 10 inches, 98 RMB (about $14) at the Hall of Order in Transformers Metrobase. #Universalstudios #beijing

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

The Black Cat Hotel is back in San Francisco with vampires in charge. House rules: no garlic, no sharp wooden implements, no consecrated water. Through Oct. 31, from $39. Would you check in? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/black-cat-h...

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San Francisco's Black Cat Hotel Is Back With Vampires in Charge and a No-Garlic Rule

The Black Cat Hotel is back at The Palace Theater in San Francisco through Oct. 31, with vampires in charge. Dates, tickets, how it works.

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

We did Premium Scream Night at Halloween Horror Nights 35 and saw everything in one night: all the food, every scare zone, 7 houses, and 5-minute waits. It starts around $399, and if your goal is to do it all without the lines, it's worth it.

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy pairs four Poe stories with four cocktails, and it's touring 16 U.S. stops this fall, including a cemetery edition in Santa Ana. Which tale would you drink to? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/edgar-allan... #Halloween #EdgarAllanPoe

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Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy 2026: Four Poe Tales, Four Cocktails, and 16 U.S. Stops

Every U.S. stop for the Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy this fall, plus Chapter Two, the cemetery show, tickets, and what to wear.

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Universal Studios Japan’s Resident Evil popcorn bucket is a Licker you wear on your back, and the head opens for the popcorn. ¥5,500, about $37, in the park. Roughly $100 on eBay if you’re in the U.S. hauntedattractionnetwork.com/universal-s... #ResidentEvil #UniversalStudiosJapan #PopcornBucket

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

The first Spirit Christmas store of 2026 opened today in Hamilton, NJ. Four more open tomorrow in Florida, New Jersey, and Ohio, and 38 more on Nov. 6. Too early, or just right? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/spirit-chri... #SpiritChristmas #Christmas2026

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Spirit Christmas Locations 2026: Every Store and When It Opens

Spirit Christmas has 43 stores in 15 states for 2026, and 38 are Spirit Halloween stores that reopen November 6. See every location and when it opens.

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

How many Simpsons references can you spot on Jack in the Box's Munchie Meal of Horror box? We found Kang and Kodos, Homer force-fed tacos by Devil Flanders, and Patty and Selma as DMV witches. hauntedattractionnetwork.com/jack-in-the... #TreehouseOfHorror

Front of the Jack in the Box Munchie Meal of Horror box: Kang and Kodos in a flying saucer, Sideshow Bob, Homer in a jack-in-the-box, and joke tombstones

Munchie Meal of Horror box side: Homer fed tacos by a machine while Devil Flanders watches, and Patty and Selma as witches in DMV traffic cones

Munchie Meal of Horror box side: Bart's treehouse, Mr. Burns as Dracula, and Groundskeeper Willie as a giant spider

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Rivian’s Halloween update plays the Ghostbusters theme, flashes Ecto-1 lights, and reacts when someone walks past the parked car, through Nov. 2. Tesla’s does ghosts. Which one wins? #halloween

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Dunkin’s Spider Donut is back today! On Friday, October 16, buy one and get a free Dunkin’ Bat Cup Sleeve, a cup sleeve with plush purple bat wings, one per order while supplies last. The Halloween Munchkins Bucket is back too, and this year it glows in the dark. #Dunkin

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

All eight episodes of Carrie have been on Prime Video since Wednesday. If you’ve finished Mike Flanagan’s version, does it beat the 1976 original? More on what’s new in horror this month: hauntedattractionnetwork.com/halloween-s... #Carrie #StephenKing #PrimeVideo

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Halloween 2026 Streaming Guide: New Horror Movies and Series to Stream

A guide to the new horror movies and series streaming this Halloween 2026, from AHS 13 and Mike Flanagan's Carrie to free Tubi picks, with platforms and dates.

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Wingstop is putting Sour Patch Kids on wings. Wicked Punch is a sour-then-sweet redberry glaze with Sour Patch Kids Bitz on top, nationwide Oct. 27 through Nov. 5. Would you eat it? #Wingstop #SourPatchKids #Halloween

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Spirit Halloween now sells an official Dungeon Crawler Carl costume, heart-print shorts and all, for $59.99. The dynamite isn't included. Who's going as Princess Donut? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/spirit-hall... #DungeonCrawlerCarl

Spirit Halloween's Dungeon Crawler Carl costume: heart-print shorts, black vest, cape, bandana, spiked knee pads and a gauntlet glove

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

McDonald’s Boo Buckets reportedly feature Disney villains this year: Ursula, Maleficent, Scar, Jafar, and Cruella, Oct. 20 through Halloween, according to Snackolator and MNMTwins. McDonald’s hasn’t confirmed. Which one are you getting? #McDonalds #BooBuckets #DisneyVillains

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Rivian's 2026 Halloween mode is Ghostbusters, through Nov. 1: proton beam headlights, ghost trap sounds, and a Mini-Puft game on the center screen. A custom Ecto-R1 is touring Rivian showrooms. Would you turn it on for trick-or-treaters? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/rivian-hall...

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Rivian Halloween Mode 2026 Is Ghostbusters: Proton Beam Headlights, the Ecto-R1 Tour, and Event Dates

Rivian's 2026 Halloween mode is Ghostbusters, with a Bill Murray ad, an Ecto-R1 show car, and six showroom nights. It ends November 1.

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Krispy Kreme is selling a dozen green doughnuts for $13 through Thursday, and anyone in costume gets a free doughnut on Oct. 30 and 31. #KrispyKreme #Halloween #LooneyTunes

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Area15 in Las Vegas has a month of Halloween events: a free Nevada Day trick-or-treat on Oct. 30, a family rave from $16, and ScAREA15, an 18-and-over party on Halloween night, from $34. Which one would you go to? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/area15-hall...

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Halloween at Area15 Las Vegas 2026: Every October Event, From a $16 Family Rave to the ScAREA15 Circus Party

Area15's October calendar has nine Halloween events in Las Vegas, from a free Nevada Day trick-or-treat to the ScAREA15 party, from $34.

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Inside the $6.99 Headless Horseman Treat: whipped cheesecake on a pumpkin pie tart, with candied pecans for crunch. It is still my pick at Mickey's Not-So-Scary. Pumpkin cheesecake, yes or no? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/mnsshp-2026... #MNSSHP #DisneyFood

The Headless Horseman Treat cut in half, showing the tart shell and whipped cheesecake

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

HI-CHEW’s haunted Mystery Manor is touring Austin Oct. 17, Nashville Oct. 20, Chicago Oct. 24, Philadelphia Oct. 29, and Hoboken Oct. 31, where it reveals the Mystery Mix’s fourth flavor. What do you think it is? #HICHEW #Halloween #TrunkOrTreat

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Applications for IAAPA's Brass Ring Excellence Awards close Friday, October 16. Walk-through haunts have a category: Most Creative New Haunt Production. Has your haunt entered? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/iaapa-brass...

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IAAPA's Brass Ring Awards Close October 16, and One Category Is for Haunts

IAAPA's Brass Ring Excellence Awards close October 16. The haunt category's rules, what to submit, and when winners are announced.

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Would you pay nearly $5 for a single Oreo? Oreo's OREOiD 'Monsters' box has 12 fudge-dipped Halloween Oreos for $39.99, but cheapest shipping makes it $57.20 delivered, about $4.77 a cookie. #Oreo #Halloween2026 hauntedattractionnetwork.com/oreoid-mons...

Four OREOiD Monsters fudge-dipped Oreo cookies: a green monster with dark sprinkles, an orange and a purple one-eyed monster, and a white mummy

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The Exorcist: Martyrs has its first trailer, and Blumhouse dated three 2027 films at New York Comic Con: River, Anything But Ghosts and Molepeople. Which one are you seeing first? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/exorcist-ma...

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The Exorcist: Martyrs Trailer Is Out: Everything Blumhouse Announced at BlumFest, With 2027 Release Dates

The Exorcist: Martyrs trailer debuted at BlumFest. Blumhouse also dated River, Anything But Ghosts, and Molepeople for 2027.

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Fan voting is open for the Spooky Awards Fang Favorite. The 24 finalists include an inflatable Wienermobile, a handmade Sasquatch, and a $1,199 Mandalorian suit. Which gets your vote? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/spooky-awar... #Halloween2026 #HalloweenCostumes

The gold skull medallion of the 2026 Halloween & Costume Association Awards beside the word Finalists

A man in a full Mandalorian costume with silver armor plating, a helmet, and a brown cape

A gray boar head mask with blue eyes, a pink snout, and white tusks

A smiling man wearing an inflatable Oscar Mayer Wienermobile around his waist

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Tesla's Halloween Mode is out: a Trick or Treat setting plays spooky sounds and flickers the lights when someone walks up to the car. Would you leave your car in Trick or Treat mode on Halloween night? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/tesla-hallo...

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Tesla Halloween Mode Plays Spooky Sounds at Trick-or-Treaters and Lets You Talk Through the Car

Tesla's Halloween Mode plays spooky sounds and flickers the lights at trick-or-treaters. What the 2026 update adds and how to get it.

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The 17th Door in Buena Park is open for its 12th season through Nov. 1. General admission is $38 to $47, and the Backstage Tour goes into the control room after the maze. Would you take the tour after the maze? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/the-17th-door/

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The 17th Door Is Open for Its 12th Season, and a Backstage Tour Takes You Into the Control Room

The 17th Door in Buena Park is open select nights through Nov. 1, 2026. Every night's ticket price and hours, plus the Backstage Tour.

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Prepping for Halloween Horror Nights? Stream the source: Sinners (HBO Max), Stranger Things (Netflix), Hellraiser's original trilogy (free on Tubi). Our guide has those plus every new horror title. #HHN35 #Halloween2026 hauntedattractionnetwork.com/halloween-s...

American Horror Story: 13, one of the new horror titles in HAN's Halloween 2026 streaming guide

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

58% of American adults say Halloween should be a national holiday, and 69% would rather run into a haunted house than their ex, according to Ferrero’s 2026 survey. Should it be a holiday? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/halloween-t... #Halloween2026 #Halloween

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

What Halloween TV specials are you watching? Halloween Wars Sundays and Baking Championship Mondays on Food Network, Great Pumpkin free on Apple TV Oct. 17–18, Treehouse of Horror XXXVII on Fox Oct. 25. The full list: hauntedattractionnetwork.com/halloween-t... #Halloween2026 #HalloweenTV

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park will be sold for $14.8 million, less than half its 2020 price, after a bankruptcy judge overruled objections from the family of the girl who died on its drop ride in 2021. seasonalentertainmentsource.com/glenwood-ca...

The view from the Mine Wheel at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park: riders in a covered mine-bucket gondola above the park's log buildings, with Glenwood Springs and the mountains below

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Walt Disney World raised all four annual passes $10 to $120 on October 6, with the Incredi-Pass now $1,749. Disneyland raised four ticket tiers $5 and left Magic Key prices and parking alone. seasonalentertainmentsource.com/disney-worl...

Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, seen past red flowers under a pale sky

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Stranger Things: The Diner, a 90-minute Netflix dining pop-up, is coming to Manhattan this fall. The waitlist is open, with no address or date yet. Which Stranger Things scene would you want a table in? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/stranger-th...

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Stranger Things: The Diner, a Netflix Pop-Up Restaurant, Is Coming to NYC This Fall

Netflix's Stranger Things: The Diner comes to Manhattan this fall from Bucket Listers. The waitlist is open, with no address or dates yet.

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

This week's essay: notes from Universal's Halloween events in Singapore and Beijing, and two surveys that show the Halloween shopper is still split. hauntedattractionnetwork.com/inside-univ...

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Inside Universal's Halloween Events in Singapore & Beijing

A full look at Halloween Nights in Singapore, plus what new spending data means for your attraction.

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Haunted Soiree opens tonight at the Nocturne Theatre in Glendale, with a story built on Pennsylvania's 1928 Hex Hollow Murder. Select nights through October 31. Who's going? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/haunted-soi... #HauntedSoiree #LAHalloween

A performer with pale contact lenses, glitter eye makeup, and a red feathered headdress smirks under warm red light

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Baked in New Orleans Square and served warm, the Harbour Galley pumpkin cookies are still my pick of Disneyland's Halloween menu. It is $14.49 for 13. Cookies or Plaza Inn cake? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/disneyland-... #Disneyland #DisneyFood

A Harbour Galley pumpkin cookie broken in half

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Send a free Halloween card to a kid at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and the LA Kings will donate $1 for each card, up to $50,000. Three designs; the kids color them. Deadline Oct. 30. www.chla.org/Halloween #halloween

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Tropical Smoothie Cafe just dropped its first-ever Halloween smoothie, and it's Fanta: orange syrup, mango, banana, and cinnamon under purple popping boba, in the chain's first clear cup. Out now at nearly 1,800 cafes for a limited time. #TropicalSmoothie #Fanta #Halloween2026

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

At Clarabelle's Halloween dinner, the characters come to your table. There is no line and no timer, and I have always seen each character more than once. Character dinner or park meet? hauntedattractionnetwork.com/storyteller... #Disneyland #DisneyDining

Goofy in his fall outfit at Clarabelle's Enchanted Halloween Dinner, with Philip Hernandez

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Beetle House LA is back for one more Halloween, and it opens tonight. This year it's a retro Halloween party instead of the usual $65 prix fixe dinner: spooky street food, smoking cocktails, and more. #losangeles #halloween hauntedattractionnetwork.com/beetle-hous...

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Beetle House LA Is Back for Halloween as a $30 Retro Party in Commerce

Beetle House LA returns Oct. 8 to Nov. 7 as a $30 retro Halloween party at The Compound in Commerce. Dates, session times, tickets, and what's inside.

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

John Carpenter’s Halloween is back in theaters, 48 years after its release. It has 1,876 U.S. screenings at 765 theaters, with more than 1,100 on Oct. 29, 30, and 31, plus 180+ showings in 12 countries. hauntedattractionnetwork.com/halloween-t... #Halloween #MichaelMyers

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Philip Hernandez @philiphernandez.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

38% of Americans plan to spend $300+ on Halloween this year, beating Thanksgiving (19%) by a large margin, per a new CIT Bank survey. Average budget $210, Millennials $308. 46% spend $100+ on experiences. hauntedattractionnetwork.com/halloween-s... #Halloween

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