cars Forget drugs in candy — Halloween is a day of ritual sacrifice for the cult of the automobile Thom Dunn

drugs The self-fulfilling prophecy of drugged Halloween candy Thom Dunn

halloween Watch a horrifying Halloween Safety PSA from 1977 Thom Dunn

halloween This vintage Halloween safety video from 1985 is a real treat Rusty Blazenhoff

Business Party over for Party City: all stores to close Rob Beschizza

ghosts Don't mistake green goo and sulfur smells for ghosts, warns electrical safety agency Allan Rose Hill

Boing Boing Gadgets This Mini Multi-Function Keychain Flashlight is rechargeable and just $14.99 for back to school Boing Boing's Shop

military Train to nowhere and dead-eyed stares: my visit to the Korean demilitarized zone Mark Cerulli

tabletop gaming Review: Horrified: American Monsters Gareth Branwyn

Boing Boing Gadgets Smoke smart with this easy-to-use rechargeable pipe and lighter Boing Boing's Shop

halloween Watch: Vintage Halloween Safety Video Popkin

tabloids Fauci and Royal Nazis in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

halloween Enjoy an old school Halloween horror marathon hosted by artist Skinner. Janelle Hessig

Spoken Word with Electronics 'Nay, Nay!' Hear the 1960's Stranger-Danger Ballad "Patch the Pony" Turned Into a Halloween Horror Soundtrack Ethan Persoff

Boing Boing Gadgets These cool, yet creepy face masks can bring a little Halloween back to our COVID world Boing Boing's Shop

television Stranger Things: the Duffer Brothers on the show's future David Pescovitz

ebay Six members of eBay's global security team charged with sending bloody pig mask to critic Mark Frauenfelder

rpgs Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2019 Gareth Branwyn

happy mutants The Porch of Doom: a Halloween haunt that sends visitors to a billionaires' Mars where they are expected to do all the dirty work Cory Doctorow

Dungeons & Dragons What's new in tabletop gaming (Halloween edition) Gareth Branwyn