Japan’s Jimi Halloween, a celebration of all things mundane – in pictures
Jump scares, leather gloves and squeaking moth noises: theatre horror masters on how they make their shows so scary
Saturday Opinion cartoon
Jeremy Nguyen on a very arty pumpkin – cartoon
10 spine-chilling places to visit in Britain for Halloween
30 October 2026
Guardian Opinion cartoon
Martin Rowson on the UK budget fallout – cartoon
Why M&S director Kathryn Turner is the ultimate ‘Gay Halloween’ costume idea
Ghost in the machine: how AI is haunting the search for the supernatural
Change by degrees
Freakish frocks and ghoulish guises: last-minute Halloween costumes that won’t haunt the environment
Witches, clowns and a killer durian! Halloween in the Blue Mountains – in pictures
Serial killers, set designers, and hordes of skeletons: welcome to the Halloween capital of America
Raccoons at the ready! 20 Halloween costumes for 2026 – from Erling Haaland to Kate in Widow’s Bay
The Stephen Collins cartoon
Television gets treacherous … the Stephen Collins cartoon
‘I left shellshocked’: writers on their scariest non-horror movies
Readers' travel tips
‘Expect goosebumps!’: to celebrate Halloween, readers choose the spookiest places in the UK
Fantasy house hunt
Homes without neighbours in England and Wales – in pictures
29 October 2026
What have they come as? Halloween costume inspiration from the kids of 1887
Behind the scenes at the scream park: fear, fainting, clowns – and ‘code brown’
28 October 2026
‘Fear is contagious’: why horror shows are taking over the New York stage
Hit London plays 2:22, Paranormal Activity and A Ghost in Your Ear are now spooking audiences on and off Broadway amid high demand for communal experiences
27 October 2026
Eight great new indie horror games for Halloween
Fritters and chocolate cake: Thomasina Miers’ recipes for cooking with pumpkin
