Terror Fix

Seattle's Best Haunted Houses and Frightful Draws

Things are getting spooky at these scary events and Halloween celebrations.

09/30/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Planner

What to Do in Washington in October

Cider, spooky events, and a music fest that celebrates the best of the 1990s.

09/30/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Sugarcoat It

These Local Candy Shops Are Pretty Sweet

Just in time for spooky season (but here year-round).

10/16/2024 By Seattle Met Staff

Dress to Impress

Funny Halloween Costume Ideas for Topical Seattleites

Some people aren't cut out to be ghosts and goblins; they'd rather be Green Jacket Lady.

10/13/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Scary Good Hospitality

How the Founder of Spirit Halloween Became a Small-Town Hotelier

Joe Marver’s attention to detail shines bright at the Twisp River Suites—especially around Halloween.

10/11/2023 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Boo!

The Official Rules of Halloween According to Seattle Met

There's a right and a wrong way to trick-or-treat in Seattle.

10/06/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Spooky Fun

Seattle Halloween Events for Kids and Families

Tricks and treats for every little ghoul.

09/29/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Trip or Treat

Haunted Halloween Road Trips around Washington

Just don't pick up any hitchhikers on dark highways.

09/26/2023 By Allison Williams

Love Letters

Seattle Spider Season Is Good, Actually

Think of them as pest-eradicating artists in residence.

09/25/2023 By Allison Williams

SCARE SHOW

Washington State's Most Horrific Film Achievements

Some are horrific in a good way, some are horrific in a bad way—and we're not telling you which is which.

10/17/2022 By Sophie Grossman and Sophia Struna

FRIGHT NIGHT

11 Seattle-Inspired Pop Culture Halloween Costumes for 2022

The search for memorable costume ideas starts at home.

10/13/2022 By Zoe Sayler

STALK UP

10 Seattle Shops for Your Halloween Needs

These local costume dens and taxidermy havens prepare you for fright-night festivities.

10/05/2022 By Zoe Sayler, Marisa Comeau-Kerege, and Courtney Cummings

PUMPKIN HEAD

These Le Creuset Pumpkins Have Taken Over Fall

Here's where to find them in Seattle, along with a barrage of other gourd-inspired goods.

09/07/2022 By Zoe Sayler

FUR-EAKY

Last-Minute Halloween Costumes for You and Your Pet

Tricks and treats, thank you very much.

10/27/2021 By Zoe Sayler

FRIGHT NIGHT

Pop Culture Halloween Costumes for 2021

It's been a spooky year.

10/22/2021 By Zoe Sayler

Haunted Houses

Six Freaky Halloween Vacations

Trips that make you go "Boo." Plus: How to freak out Stephen King-style.

10/21/2021 By Allison Williams

Gourd Me

I Hate Beer—How Did I End Up at the Great Pumpkin Beer Festival?

File this one away in the things work made me do.

10/14/2021 By Malia Alexander

Terror Fix

Seattle’s Best Halloween Haunts

Delve into our city’s sordid past on a ghost tour, pull into Frighthouse Station in Tacoma, or calm your nerves with a horror flick–inspired cocktail at Navy Strength.

10/14/2021 By Sophie Grossman

Spooky Fun

Seattle Halloween Events for Kids and Families

Tricks and treats for every little ghoul.

10/14/2021 By Spencer Brown

Planner

What to Do in Washington in October

Break out the cozy sweaters for a season of film fests and throwback festivals.

10/06/2021 By Sophia Struna