Spooky Daily

Reece's Peanut Butter Pumpkins are Available in July!Halloween can never come too early for those who celebrate it all year long! While you probably won't see halloween candy in most stores until after the back to school rush, the Hershey Company has already put Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkins up for grabs at their online store. Two pounds of the candy will cost you $24.99. This is the earliest that Hershey has ever introduced Halloween candy. I shudder to think about the temperatures these candies will be exposed to during shipping, but the store says they are "cool ship eligible." They don't explain what that means. Why are they offering Halloween candy so early? Looking at the press release, we would guess it is to promote the Halloween activities at Hershey's Chocolate World in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The Trick-or-Treat Trail will open on September 13, offering treats like milkshakes, s'mores, cider, and candy to costumed trick-or-treaters. Check the press release for more information on Halloween at Hershey's Chocolate World.

Spooky and Awesome Nutcrackers for Halloween Nutcrackers became a Christmas symbol because of Tchaikovsky's ballet. I never thought of them as a possible Halloween thing, but why not? People crack nuts in autumn, too, even more so because it's harvest season. Besides, we Halloween fans take inspiration from anywhere! Redditor GingerbreadDisco posted her collection of Halloween nutcrackers just this week. These 15-inch nutcrackers came from TJ Maxx. The only one I can find at their online store right now is Frankenstein, but you should check with your local store. I hear they also have a vampire model.You'll also find Halloween-themed nutcrackers at Joann, Walmart, and specialty shops, but if you want them all to match in height and aesthetic, you'll want to stick with one vendor or buy them all at once.

Home Depot's New Halloween Products Debut July 18Home Depot, who brought you your favorite skeleton, the 12-foot tall Skelly, will release its 2024 Halloween collection on Thursday, July 18. We found out when Home Depot "accidentally" posted an "internal memo" at Instagram. Skelly will be back in stock, but this year's model has LED eyes that can be programmed for different colors and effects. Another version of Skelly has a head that moves! If you've already got a Skelly, there are upgrade kits you can use to get those new effects. And lest you think Skelly may be lonely out in your front yard, Home depot will have a 7-foot dog to keep him company! Check out some more of the new items to expect here.

Kensington Gardens' Great PumpkinWe've made it to the midpoint of summer, and there are signs of spooky season popping up all over. I hope your pumpkin patch is doing well in this heat. London's Kensington Gardens has sprouted a 19.5 foot tall pumpkin! That would be a record-holder, if it were a botanical pumpkin. But this is art.

A Do-It-Yourself Haunted House Tour in the BasementThree brothers in Germany went all out to rig up a haunted house attraction in their basement! They only have two rooms, and one is for a video introduction and for exiting, so they created a maze in the other room with seven sections of thrills. There are a lot of moving parts here. Each section has a single spooky effect, whether store bought or hand made. No costumed actors are involved. Some of the effects are triggered by an operator hiding in the room, while others are controlled remotely as hidden cameras tell the operator where the guest is. One even uses a trip wire! You have to wonder how many people it takes to operate the tour, although I suspect they've worked it out so that the three brothers can do it by multitasking. After the build process is explained, we get a nicely shot walk-through tour. This is the kind of home addition that will get you a reputation in the neighborhood. -via reddit

Agatha Harkness Returns in Agatha All AlongWe met the witch Agatha Harkness in the Marvel Television miniseries WandaVision in 2021. She's coming back with her own spinoff series called Agatha All Along. The trailer shows us Harkness reclaiming her with powers and forming a new witches' coven. The "dark comedy" stars Kathryn Hahn returning as Agatha Harkness, and also features Patti LuPone, Aubrey Plaza, Joe Locke, Sasheer Zamata, Ali Ahn, Maria Dizzia, and Okwui Okpokwasili. We don't yet know how many episodes there will be, but it promises to brighten up your Halloween season. Agatha All Along is expected to premiere on September 18 with the first two episodes on Disney+. -via Geeks Are Sexy