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Your Halloween guide —

Slay Halloween this year with creative costume ideas, makeup tutorials and Pinterest-approved food and drinks for your Halloween party!

VIDEO: Why do we say 'trick or treat' on Halloween?

cultureOctober 21, 2021

Why do we say 'trick or treat' on Halloween?

Top Stories

VIDEO: Why is Halloween spending expected to skyrocket this year?

Why is Halloween spending expected to skyrocket this year?

October 5, 2021

A Jack-o-Lantern decorated pumpkin pie cream-filled cannoli.

Feast your eyes on this festive Halloween cannoli with pumpkin pie cream

October 20, 2021

Instagram user halloweenherbivore shared a photo of her decorated Halloween tree.

Halloween trees are a boo-tiful way to get in the holiday spirit

October 4, 2021

Treats Inspo

A Jack-o-Lantern decorated pumpkin pie cream-filled cannoli. — The Sicilian Baker

Feast your eyes on this festive Halloween cannoli with pumpkin pie cream

VIDEO: This Jack-O-Lantern bowl will have you Hallo-winning!

This Jack-O-Lantern bowl will have you Hallo-winning!

VIDEO: Chocolatey-ghost smores dip will wow your kids this Halloween

Chocolatey-ghost smores dip will wow your kids this Halloween

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Make ‘Yummy Mummies’ out of Twinkies this Halloween for an at-home treat

VIDEO: Make a batch of creepy ‘Cockroach Donuts’ this Halloween

Make a batch of creepy ‘Cockroach Donuts’ this Halloween

A chocolate spice bundt cake with candy corn icing. — Dan Langan

Celebrate Halloween with this chocolate spice bundt cake with candy corn glaze

I made the top Pinterest Halloween recipes that are perfect for you and your ghoul friends.

These top Pinterest Halloween recipes are perfect for you and your ghoul friends

Wendy Winter, a Denver, Colorado, resident and mother to a 4-year-old boy, said she came up with her idea for "candy sticking" after hearing how kids in Los Angeles, California, will not be trick-or-treating this year. — Wendy Winter

Mom's front yard 'candy sticking' hack could save Halloween

The Baker Mama Maegan Brown created this edible pumpkin Snack-O'-Lantern. — Maegan Brown

How to create a picture perfect snack-o'-lantern for Halloween

Dagwoods Pizza in California is serving up their "#SpookyAF pizza" from October 16 until Halloween. — Dagwoods Pizza

This sparkly, jack-o'-lantern pizza is all you need this Halloween

Beauty and Style Ideas

VIDEO: This TikTok artist's Halloween looks are incredibly haunting

This TikTok artist's Halloween looks are incredibly haunting

Nail technician Denise Heavner breaks down how to get spider web nail art. — Courtesy of Denise Heavner

Feel festive for Halloween with this spider web nail art breakdown

Makeup artist Megs Cahill breaks down how to get a glamourous tiger makeup for Halloween. — Courtesy of Megs Cahill

Get the look: Transform into a tiger queen for Halloween

Baylee Madison breaks down how to get this "Beetlejuice" makeup look for Halloween. — Baylee Madison Makeup

'It's showtime!' Channel Beetlejuice this Halloween with these go-to makeup tips

Makeup artist Ciara McKeown uses the power of makeup and skill to transform into Winifred from the iconic Disney classic film "Hocus Pocus." — Courtesy of Ciara McKeown, Instagram: @ciaciaxo

13 TikTok-approved Halloween makeup ideas to try this season

VIDEO: These spooky nails will get you in the Halloween spirit

These nails will get you in the Halloween spirit

Beauty vlogger Madaline Pompeii created this pink fairy look for "Good Morning America" and revealed how you can do it yourself. — Courtesy Madaline Bowman

Glam fairy makeup is all the glow this Halloween: How to get the look

For Halloween Mac has put together the products needed to recreate Maleficent's makeup look from the upcoming film starring Angelina Jolie. — MAC

How to get Angelina Jolie's 'Maleficent' beauty look for Halloween

Makeup artist and YouTuber Queenii Rozenblad showed "Good Morning America" how to create her take on exotic mermaid makeup. — Queenii Rozenblad/YouTube

Mythical mermaid makeup is pure magic: How to get the look

Beauty Vlogger Madaline Pompeii creates "The Powerpuff Girls" Halloween makeup. — Madaline Pompeii

This playful 'Powerpuff' girl makeup is exactly what you need this Halloween

Halloween Shop

A family group costume from The Incredibles 2 is available from ShopDisney. — ShopDisney

Family-themed Halloween costumes that are sure to be a hit

Halloween pajamas from Old Navy — Old Navy

These Old Navy Halloween PJs will have the whole family looking 'fa-boo-lous'

Winifred Sanderson Costume for Adults by Disguise and Black Panther Deluxe Costume for Adults by Rubie's — ShopDisney

Save up to 28% on these trending Halloween costumes for adults

Chewy's "Boo-tique" has everything your furry friends needs for the Halloween season. — Chewy

Chewy's 'boo-tique' features pet costumes, Halloween toys and more

Chunky Knit Pumpkin Pillow. — Chunkycuddlebugknits/Etsy

10 pumpkin décor ideas to keep your home cozy this fall

shopDisney Halloween shop is now live. — shopDisney

New Disney adaptive costumes include Princess Jasmine and 'Toy Story' favorites

VIDEO: Will it be safe to trick-or-treat this Halloween?

Will it be safe to trick-or-treat this Halloween?

Wendy Winter, a Denver, Colorado, resident and mother to a 4-year-old boy, said she came up with her idea for "candy sticking" after hearing how kids in Los Angeles, California, will not be trick-or-treating this year. — Wendy Winter

Mom's front yard 'candy sticking' hack could save Halloween

Trick or treating. — STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images

Trick-or-treating, costume masks and Halloween parties discouraged: CDC

A pumpkin during the Night Of Souls In Radiquero, a village near Huesca, Spain, Nov. 1, 2019. — Iranzu Larrasoana Oneca/NurPhoto via Getty Images, FILE

5 things parents should consider before trick-or-treating on Halloween

Costume Inspo

Michelle Scrivner, a hair and makeup artist, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been transforming her girls, Lily, 11, and Ellie, 6, into characters like Edward Scissorhands, Ursula from "The Little Mermaid," the Bride of Frankenstein and more. — Michelle Scrivner

With no trick-or-treating, mom gives daughters 31 days of Halloween makeup

This year's trending Halloween costumes, according to Google. — ABC News Photo Illustration, Getty- JasonDoiy, MediaNews Group, Mario Tama, Ollie Millington

Here are 2020's creative trending Halloween costumes, according to Google

Nathan Houston Burch, 2, poses for a photo in his Popeyes Chicken Sandwich costume. — Courtesy Nidra Cummings

This little boy gets into the Halloween spirit as the Popeyes chicken sandwich

VIDEO: This claw-machine costume just won Halloween

This claw-machine Halloween costume is DIY goals

15-month-old Eli Thomas dresses up in a homemade Big Bird costume for Halloween. — Jenna Thomas via Storyful

We are here for this toddler dressed as Big Bird for Halloween

Jacob Pokorny, 7 of Mentor, Ohio, wears an Alien costume his mother Stephanie Pokorny crocheted for him by hand. — Crochetverse/Stephanie Pokorny

Mom crochets the most epic Halloween costumes for her boys

Landri Grabenstein, 7, and her sisters, twins Alli and Maddi Grabenstein, both 9, posed in a 50's-style photo shoot as they transformed into the women of the 1978 film, "Grease." — Tiny Hearts Imagery

3 sisters dress as 'Grease' characters for Halloween and it's electrifyingly cute

Two models pose as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in last-minute Halloween costumes. — ABC

Last-minute Halloween costumes for you and your BFF

Simone Biles of the United States shows her five gold medals at the Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, Oct. 13, 2019. — Marijan Murat/dpa via AP

Go all-out with these real-life 'girl power' Halloween costumes

This Halloween, Row Willis is dressing as Marty McFly and his brother Charlie is going as Doc from the film, "Back to the Future." — Lauren Willis

Twins' 'Back to the Future' costumes will have you shouting 'Great Scott!'

DIY

"Good Morning America" worked with author, caterer and event planner Mary Giuliani to pull off this no-carve, unicorn creation.

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GMA

DIY unicorn pumpkin will bring magic to your Halloween

Wow your trick-or-treaters this Halloween with this mystical pumpkin creation.

"Good Morning America" worked with author, caterer and event planner Mary Giuliani to pull off this no-carve, unicorn creation. — GMA

DIY unicorn pumpkin will bring magic to your Halloween

"Good Morning America" worked with a crafter to create DIY pumpkin ideas to glam up your front porch this Halloween.

Go glam with these 3 easy DIY pumpkin ideas

Frozen Hand Punch. — Maddie Bachelder/Brit + Co

9 last-minute Halloween party hacks: DIY frozen hand punch, pumpkin bowling and more

PHOTO: Heidi Klum and Tom Kaulitz attend Heidi Klum's 24th Annual Halloween Party presented by Butterfinger and Huluween on Disney+ at Hard Rock Hotel New York on Oct. 31, 2025, in New York.

Noam Galai/Getty Images for Heidi Klum Halloween

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Heidi Klum transforms into Medusa for her 24th annual Halloween bash

VIDEO: FBI thwarts potential Halloween terror attack

NewsNovember 1, 2025

FBI thwarts potential Halloween terror attack

For Raphael Magalong, cosplaying is much more than dressing up, it's a vessel for expression and representation.

CultureOctober 31, 2025

Cosplayer unlocks power of self-expression and community with creative costume

On a typical day, poison centers around the country will receive around 20 calls total for glow products. On Halloween, that number jumps to around 260, according to America's Poison Centers.

FamilyOctober 31, 2025

Glow sticks responsible for spike in poison control calls on Halloween, data shows

VIDEO: Woman and pet goose dress up in ‘Beetlejuice’-inspired costumes

LivingOctober 31, 2025

Woman and pet goose dress up in ‘Beetlejuice’-inspired costumes

VIDEO: Halloween party prep

LivingOctober 31, 2025

Halloween party prep

VIDEO: Boom in Halloween spending

NewsOctober 31, 2025

Boom in Halloween spending

PHOTO: The Jack-O-Lantern Whopper will be just $5 for rewards members on Oct. 31.

FoodOctober 30, 2025

Free burgers at Shake Shack, Chipotle boorito promo and more Halloween food deals

Anthony Nguyen showed us how to transform into the matriarch of the Addams Family using only drug store products.

Tim Burton Productions/Netflix

ShopOctober 29, 2025

Celebrity makeup artist gives tips for Morticia Addams-inspired Halloween makeover

PHOTO: The Warren Police Department in Warren, Michigan, shared a photo of counterfeit candy and snacks that contain THC.

Warren Police Department

FoodOctober 28, 2025

Police warn about dangerous look-alike candy ahead of Halloween

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