Happy October, everyone!

Now that Spooky Season has officially begun, I’m sharing a few of my favorite hauntingly good things to watch, read, and do to celebrate during October! Fall is my absolute favorite season for so many reasons and there are a ton of different ways to get in the seasonal spirit. I hope you all enjoy!

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Shows:

• The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell
• The Vampire Diaries
• The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
• Halloween Wars
• Sleepy Hollow
• Supernatural
• Grimm
• Mindhunter
• Lost Girl
• The Addams Family
• The Munsters

Movies:

• Hocus Pocus
• The Addams Family (I and II)
• Ghostbusters
• It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
• The Witches
• Halloweentown (I, II, III, and IV)
• The Nightmare Before Christmas
• Twilight (all movies)
• Rocky Horror Picture Show
• Edward Scissorhands
• Dracula (1931)
• Twitches (I and II)
• Watcher in the Woods
• Coraline
• Corpse Bride

Activities:

• Go to a pumpkin patch
• Go apple picking
• Visit a haunted house
• Celebrate Oktoberfest
• Have a scary movie marathon
• DIY some festive fall decor
• Carve or paint a pumpkin

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Treats:

• Pumpkin and apple flavored beers (preferably from a local brewery)
• Pumpkin Spice Lattes (unpopular opinion: I do not like the Starbucks versions, I much prefer Cafe Georgetown or Foxtrot’s PSLs!)
• Fresh apple pastries – apple tarts, apple pies, apple strudels…I love them all!
• Pumpkin bread and pumpkin cookies – preferably homemade!
• Trader Joes Pumpkin Jo Jos

I hope this list of my favorite autumnal things inspires you to get out and embrace October to the fullest! What are your favorite fall traditions?

XOXO

Parisa