Halloween

We have the Potato Famine and Great Depression to thank for Halloween, so…shoutout to historical tragedies? Look, we're so excited about Halloween we've already queued up some underrated horror movies. We're in a place of excitement right now, not depressing potatoes. Just look at these DIY Halloween costumes! Are you anything but jacked for spooky season right now?

We'd be remiss to leave you without a few safety reminders: no one is giving your kids edibles. Legal weed for children in this economy? Come on. No poison candy either! That's for Christmas. And finally, please remember these creepy ‘facts’ are falsehoods. OK, there's more below, but that's all we have time for now. Have fun on Halloween! Hail Satan!

4 Spooky T-Shirts To Not Wear To A Halloween Party

The scariest part of a Cracked Halloween party are the interns.

Authors: By Dan Duddy
Published: October 15, 2015

6 Halloween Costumes You Won't Believe Aren't CGI

Authors: By E. Reid Ross
Published: October 31, 2014

The 12 Most Deeply Unsexy Halloween Costumes

Authors: By Seanbaby
Published: October 30, 2014

The 5 Things That Can Ruin Halloween for Any Adult

Authors: By C. Coville
Published: October 29, 2014

5 Things to Really Be Scared of On Halloween This Year

Here are some less traditional outlets to fulfill your yearly quota of scares.

Authors: By Adam Tod Brown
Published: October 31, 2013

8 Racist Halloween Costumes People Apparently Still Wear

If you're heading to a costume party this year and want to make everyone there very uncomfortable, there are plenty of options available in this year's fine selection of racist Halloween costumes.

Authors: By Chris Sims
Published: October 30, 2013

6 Animals That Look Like They're Dressed Up for Halloween

Truly, Halloween is a magical day. Which is why some animals choose to celebrate it 24/7.

Authors: By Monte Richard, E. Reid Ross
Published: October 29, 2013

28 Japanese Halloween Costumes That Will Haunt Your Dreams

I've gathered some of the nuttiest examples of what Japanese costumers have been up to in the past few years.

Authors: By Chris Bucholz
Published: October 15, 2013

The 7 Types of Halloween Costume and What They Say About You

Before you go hit on that Sexy Naruto or whatever, maybe consult this handy list first and see if it's worth the trouble.

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: October 31, 2012

PHOTOPLASTY

23 Horrible Ideas for Sexy Halloween Costumes

On Halloween, we're all asked to find creative ways to make other people think about what we'd be like to have sex with. Unfortunately, not all costumes lend themselves to sexiness quite as well as 'Sexy Nurse,' and 'Doctor Penis Hands.'

Authors: By Cracked Plasticians
Published: October 29, 2012

5 Things That Have Almost Destroyed Halloween

Halloween isn't always the beacon of snack-sized Snickers and girls dressed as Kojak with cleavage that it should be. For years, nefarious little shits have been trying to have their way with it and make it awful, because some people just want to watch the world burn.

Authors: By Ian Fortey
Published: October 21, 2012

4 Truly Scary Facts No One Tells You About Halloween

Bad news dweebs, consider this column the shitty popcorn ball in your bag of candy. With any luck, it will spoil your favorite holiday just a little bit.

Authors: By Soren Bowie
Published: October 16, 2012

4 Things You Are Regretting On The Day After Halloween

If my calculations are correct, whatever you did last night, during the darkest, sweatiest hours of All Hallows Eve, you're probably regretting it now.

Authors: By Chris Bucholz
Published: November 01, 2011

5 Halloween Parties Too Badass to Be Real (That Totally Are)

There are some places where the true spirit of Halloween lives on in grand fashion.

Authors: By Jacopo della Quercia
Published: October 30, 2011

16 Great Halloween Costumes for Telling Everyone You Suck

We've shown you some pretty bad costumes before. Some of you didn't get the message: Just because your costume wasn't on THAT list doesn't mean you can still dress like an ass and get away with it.

Authors: By Eric A., Tracy V.
Published: October 28, 2011

Halloween

4 Spooky T-Shirts To Not Wear To A Halloween Party

6 Halloween Costumes You Won't Believe Aren't CGI

The 12 Most Deeply Unsexy Halloween Costumes

The 5 Things That Can Ruin Halloween for Any Adult

5 Things to Really Be Scared of On Halloween This Year

8 Racist Halloween Costumes People Apparently Still Wear

6 Animals That Look Like They're Dressed Up for Halloween

28 Japanese Halloween Costumes That Will Haunt Your Dreams

The 7 Types of Halloween Costume and What They Say About You

23 Horrible Ideas for Sexy Halloween Costumes

5 Things That Have Almost Destroyed Halloween

4 Truly Scary Facts No One Tells You About Halloween

4 Things You Are Regretting On The Day After Halloween

5 Halloween Parties Too Badass to Be Real (That Totally Are)

16 Great Halloween Costumes for Telling Everyone You Suck

VIRAL ON CRACKED

9 Terrifying Things Doctors Pulled Out Of Living People

45 Bits of Historical Trivia To Storm the Beaches of Your Corpus Callosum

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33 Pop Culture Ridiculous Controversies

33 True Facts About Famous People

Halloween

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