Halloween

Approximately 15.8 million pumpkins go to waste after being carved and are often discarded.

FIVE eco-friendly uses for using leftover pumpkins to improve your garden

Pumpkins are an iconic emblem for Halloween, but once carved last little more than a few days. Approximately 15.8 million pumpkins go to waste after being carved and are often discarded.

However, gardening experts at MyJobQuote have shared that avid gardeners can show the planet a little love this Halloween by repurposing their pumpkin in the garden. What’s more is pumpkins contain...

The spooky season has arrived

Study Reveals Scary Classics With The Most Errors Per Minute

The spooky season has arrived , and there's been a notable surge in searches for "horror films" in the past month, totaling 28,000 searches in the UK alone . Horror movies have long been a beloved genre, captivating audiences with hair-raising thrills and tension. Yet, even within the frightening world of horror, production errors can find their way in. Whether it's continuity lapses or...

How different nations across the world celebrate halloween

Halloween traditions around the world

As Halloween approaches, experts have looked into how different nations across the world celebrate the annual festival.

The team at Busuu have researched what October 31st means for other countries and cultures to see if they’ve embraced the American tradition.

For places like France, Spain and Poland, All Saints’ Day takes priority, which falls on November 1st.

For...

The Dungeons is looking to recruit an official scare-tester

'Scariest Job in the World' now taking applicants!

UK attraction, The Dungeons, with venues in Blackpool, Edinburgh, York and London, has unveiled the ‘scariest job in the world’ – and it is now open for applicants.

Known for revealing the deepest and darkest secrets from each city’s history through interactive live shows and hysterically horrible characters, The Dungeons’ favourite time of the year is approaching, with October...

The spookiest places in the UK

The most haunted regions in the UK!

With Halloween fast approaching, PsychicWorld.com were eager to uncover which regions in the UK have the strongest paranormal presence . To do this, they collated a list of 11,700 paranormal sightings for 59 counties across the UK via various reputable paranormal databases, revealing the most haunted place in the UK!

Key findings

  • Yorkshire has the strongest paranormal
  • ...
The worst confectionary for our teeth

Worst confectionery for your teeth this Halloween

With the countdown to Halloween approaching, many of us will be looking forward to pumpkin picking, spooky films and trick or treating. Although it's the time of year to indulge in our favourite sweets and chocolates, some may result in more of a trick than a treat!

To truly assess confectionery with the highest sugar content, the dental experts over at Vera Clinic Cosmetic Dentistry...

Sugar

Why your Halloween treat may not be so sweet

With the countdown to Halloween approaching, many of us will be looking forward to pumpkin picking, spooky films and trick or treating. Although it's the time of year to indulge in our favourite sweets and chocolates, some may result in more of a trick than a treat!

To truly assess confectionery with the highest sugar content, the dental experts over at Vera Clinic Cosmetic Dentistry...

These are the best ways to make your party terrifyingly brilliant

How To Plan A Frighteningly Good Adult Halloween Party!

Halloween isn’t just for the kids. If they get to go out trick or treating, getting dressed up and having fun – why can’t the adults do something similar? This year is the perfect time to host your own frighteningly good Halloween party.

With searches for “Halloween games to play at home” seeing a 3,450% increase in the last year and “Halloween themed food” seeing a 400% increase,...

Spider-Man is set to be this year’s most popular Halloween costume

The UK's Most Popular Film Character Halloween Costumes

Spider-Man is set to be this year’s most popular Halloween costume, a new study has found.

Creative resource Design Bundles conducted new research comparing how much major film character costumes have been Googled in the last 12 months in the UK.

The study used data analytics to discover the amount of times character names followed by the term ‘costume’ were searched and...

12.6 million pumpkin carcasses will be heading for landfill

126,000 tonnes of pumpkin waste are heading to landfill this year

With parents tearing their hair out this half term, many have turned to Halloween pumpkin carving to entertain the little ones – however next week the discarded pumpkin carcasses will be heading for landfill, all 12.6 million of them.

“The waste produced at Halloween is incredible, and many people will want to get rid of the stinky rotting pumpkin carcasses fairly quickly after what...

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