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A giant 12-foot skeleton Halloween decoration with a glowing ribcage on a suburban lawn at dusk.

2026’s 12-Foot Skelly Can Talk: Halloween’s Viral Skeleton

Skelly can talk now. The Home Depot has given its beloved 12-foot skeleton the biggest upgrade since the giant decoration launched with fanfare back in 2020 — and the 2026…

ReportRig.com October 23, 2026

A suburban house decorated with Halloween pumpkins and orange lights at dusk.

LIFESTYLE

Halloween Spending to Hit a Record $13.5 Billion in 2026

Americans are expected to spend a record $13.5 billion on Halloween in 2026, topping last year's record of $13.1 billion, according to the National Retail Federation's annual survey. Consumers plan…

ReportRig.com October 21, 2026

Half-eaten carved pumpkins and disturbed straw bales on a Halloween porch at dusk with a rat scurrying nearby.

VIRAL

Rats Are Eating Halloween in Idaho Town, Residents Say

Residents of an Idaho neighborhood say their spooky season has been hijacked — by ravenous rats. According to local media reports, the peculiar problem is unfolding in Boise Bench, an…

ReportRig.com October 21, 2026

An enormous 3,156-pound pumpkin sits on an industrial scale at a fall farm weigh-off festival.

VIRAL

3,156-Pound Pumpkin Smashes World Record in Rhode Island

The Great Pumpkin is real, and it weighs more than a car. Rhode Island grower Ron Wallace has set a new world record with a 3,156-pound pumpkin — the first…

ReportRig.com October 21, 2026

A low-angle view of costumed legs stalking toward the camera down a dark hallway for the Ramalama trend.

VIRAL

Ramalama Costume Walk: TikTok’s Creepiest Halloween Trend Returns

The creepiest costume reveal on TikTok is back for another Halloween. The Ramalama Costume Walk, set to Róisín Murphy's "Ramalama (Bang Bang)," has returned as one of October 2026's defining…

ReportRig.com October 21, 2026

A giant inflatable pumpkin bounces down Main Street in Dubuque, Iowa, as cars swerve around it.

VIRAL

Giant Inflatable Pumpkin Breaks Loose, Rolls Through Iowa Town

Only in October: a giant inflatable jack-o'-lantern broke free in high winds and went bouncing down Main Street in Dubuque, Iowa, sending drivers swerving — and the internet into hysterics.…

ReportRig.com October 21, 2026

A person holds a pumpkin to the camera lens so it appears as a friend's head in a golden-hour pumpkin patch.

VIRAL

Pumpkin Head Illusion: The TikTok Trick Taking Over Halloween

The easiest viral video of Halloween season requires exactly one prop and zero editing skills. The Pumpkin Head Illusion has taken over TikTok this October: one person holds a real…

ReportRig.com October 21, 2026

A Halloween costume store aisle filled with witch hats, vampire capes, and superhero suits.

VIRAL

Witch Tops 2026 Halloween Costume Survey; Spider-Man Rules Kids

Classics never die on Halloween. The witch remains America's most-worn adult costume in 2026, with nearly five million adults planning to wear one, according to the National Retail Federation's annual…

ReportRig.com October 21, 2026

A lantern glowing in a dark Middle Eastern courtyard at night with long shadows and a distant hooded silhouette.

Entertainment

Netflix’s ‘Obsess’ Trailer Teases Kuwaiti Horror Series for Oct. 30

Netflix has unveiled the trailer for Obsess, a Kuwaiti horror series premiering October 30 — a six-episode dive into the Arab world's haunted corners, arriving just in time for Halloween.…

ReportRig.com October 21, 2026