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An eerie, smiling child wearing facepaint sits, head cocked to one side, at the back of a gloomy, dimly lit classroom. The classmates around him all sit with their heads on the tables in front of them.

The Best 2025 Horror Movies for Your Halloween Hangovers

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An out of focus, bluurred ghostly woman wearing a white dress, running away from the camera. On a misty winters day in the countryside. With an artistic, textured, edit.

Why Do So Many People Think This East Bay Road Is Haunted?

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Scores of jack-o-lanterns lie arranged outside at night, on and around bales of hay.

Halloween Pumpkin Waste Is a Methane Problem — But Chefs Have Solutions

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The Not-So-Spooky Origins of ‘Ghost’ — and Why the Word Still Haunts Our Language

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With Ghost Fest, the Historic — and Haunted? — Balboa Theater Gets a Spooky Film Festival

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A pale beautiful woman with purple hair and a dead stare creepily touches her open lips with her little finger.

How to Fill Your Halloween 2025 With Horror (Movies)

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Scores of jack-o-lanterns lie arranged outside at night, on and around bales of hay.

Derby, Disco and Dirty Devils: 11 Bay Area Halloween Events for 2025

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Danny Elfman on Halloween and His Current Stage Show: ‘It’s Completely Crazy’

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Scary Legends From Around the World You Probably Haven’t Heard

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