Halloween News 2024

  Gray Dawn  is another great example of how games can be simple, small, self-contained stories, and still be worth playing. It’s definitely a different speed that not all gamers will appreciate, but if you like walking simulators, I think this one will be enjoyable for you. This game is more religious than any other game I’ve ever played, and I imagine that will be offensive to some people. Whether you’re religious or not, if you’re able to watch  The Exorcist  without being offended, you’ll be fine playing this game. Just from a historical perspective, all the artwork and iconography was interesting to look at. As for the story, it’s a very sad and melancholic tale. There’s a sweetness to it and lighter parts that take a break from the darkness, but it just makes it all the sadder. It’s very short and you can likely complete it in one sitting (a good thing sometimes). I recommend playing it, but not if you have to pay any more than $15 for it, so add it to your wishlist and wait for

Blackpool Pleasure Beach, one of the UK’s most iconic amusement parks, is home to a ride that transcends mere thrills: the Real Haunted Ghost Train. This ride, known for its spooky ambiance and historical significance, offers an experience steeped in both manufactured frights and genuine paranormal lore. A Historical Haunting The Ghost Train first opened in 1930 and holds the distinction of being the world’s first ride of its kind. Over the decades, it has maintained its popularity, not just because of its eerie effects, but also due to the numerous ghost sightings and supernatural phenomena reported by visitors and staff alike. Paranormal Highlights Cuthbert the Ghost: The most famous spirit associated with the Ghost Train is Cuthbert, a former ride operator. Many claim to have seen his spectral figure patrolling the tracks. Unexplained Occurrences : Visitors often report hearing disembodied voices, feeling sudden cold spots, and seeing objects move inexplicably. The Ride Experience U

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  A sequel to the 2022 Halloween horror movie  Curse of Crom: The Legend of Halloween  has launched a crowdfunding campaign and announced early details of  Curse of Crom 2: Crom’s Fury . In the first film,  now streaming on Prime Video , high schoolers accidentally release an ancient entity on their hometown and must figure out how to stop it before Halloween Night. From writer/director Rob York, the sequel returns to the haunted world of Mary Eldritch and the terrifying Irish entity Crom Cruach for  a brand new feature film , inspired by family friendly classics from the 1980s and ’90s, like  The Goonies ,  Gremlins ,  or  Monster Squad , with a  Hocus Pocus  Halloween atmosphere. “ Curse of Crom 2  is a horror adventure throwback film,” says York, “Think  The Gate  or  Monster Squad , with a  Hocus Pocus  Halloween atmosphere. We want to go bigger and crazier. There’s going to be hordes of monsters and we are relying completely on practical effects. And buckets of slime.” The practic

  Today brings the release of the official trailer for the new comedy thriller  Get Away , in which a family’s vacation to a remote getaway in Ireland takes an unexpected turn when they discover the island they’re on is inhabited by a serial killer. The film is directed by Steffen Haars and written by Nick Frost ( Shaun of the Dead ), who also stars along with Aisling Bea, Sebastian Croft, Maisie Ayres, and Eero Milonoff. Get Away  opens in theaters on December 6, from IFC Films. You can watch the official trailer below.

  Raise your horns and crank up the volume because Peacock just dropped the full official trailer and key art for the new horror series  Hysteria! , infused with heavy metal and set amid the late 1980s satanic panic, streaming this October. In the series,  when a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported “supernatural activity” triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them. The show stars Julie Bowen ( Hubie Halloween ,  Totally Killer ) , Anna Camp ( True Blood ), Bruce Campbell ( Evil Dead  films), Emjay Anthony ( Krampus ), Chiara Aurelia, Kezii Curtis, Nikki Hahn, Garret Dillahunt, Nolan North, Elijah Richardson, Milly Shapiro ( Hereditary ), Allison Scagliotti, and Jessica Treska.

  Storm King Publishing presents  John Carpenter’s  Tales for a HalloweeNight Vol. 10 , out today, and a brand new trailer has just been released, previewing the horrors that await inside the 10th anniversary graphic novel collection. Tales for a HalloweeNight Vol. 10  brings together true comics legends — 13 writers and 20 artists — for 12 new stories, including John Carpenter’s own “SOS”, leading this latest pack of tales. As we  previously reported , two bone-chilling collections of horrifying, twisted and tantalizing tales await readers this Halloween season as Storm King Comics celebrates the 10th anniversary of  John Carpenter’s Tales for a HalloweeNight  with a brand-new volume and introduces readers to blood-curdling  Brooklyn Stories , a collection of twisted tales by comics legend Frank Tieri and illustrator Cat Staggs.  “There’s no name more synonymous with Halloween than  John Carpenter , and while the myriad stories in these two graphic-novel anthologies are wonderfully va