/tags/halloween Halloween en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-10-25/spooky-season-is-upon-us-heres-how-to-celebrate-halloween-in-austin Watch scary movies, get spooked at haunted houses, dress up your dog and honor the dead at these festivities. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-10-25/spooky-season-is-upon-us-heres-how-to-celebrate-halloween-in-austin Pili Saravia /texasstandard/2023-10-31/the-goatman-of-old-alton-bridge-a-tale-rooted-in-texas-historical-racial-tensions The lore surrounding Denton’s cryptid delves into the legacy of lynching in the Lone Star State. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 23:12:11 GMT /texasstandard/2023-10-31/the-goatman-of-old-alton-bridge-a-tale-rooted-in-texas-historical-racial-tensions Sean Saldana /austin/2023-10-30/austin-halloween-weather-forecast Consider putting a jacket over your costume this year, or building your outfit around it. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 13:50:00 GMT /austin/2023-10-30/austin-halloween-weather-forecast Haya Panjwani /texasstandard/2023-10-24/most-haunted-texas-places-menger-hotel-mcdow-hole-mineral-wells-hill-side-house From historic hotels to spooky swimming holes, Texas has no shortage of spine-chilling locations to visit. Tue, 24 Oct 2023 12:00:00 GMT /texasstandard/2023-10-24/most-haunted-texas-places-menger-hotel-mcdow-hole-mineral-wells-hill-side-house Glorie G. Martinez /austin/2023-10-20/this-north-austin-home-becomes-an-exhibit-for-all-things-spooky-every-halloween Ben Sitton dedicates the year to building decorations for his annual Halloween display. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2023-10-20/this-north-austin-home-becomes-an-exhibit-for-all-things-spooky-every-halloween Meghan James /austin/2023-10-12/haunted-house-austin-buda-halloween-theme-park-actor What goes into crafting the perfect scream? A KUT producer signed up to be an actor at a haunt in Buda to find out. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 13:35:03 GMT /austin/2023-10-12/haunted-house-austin-buda-halloween-theme-park-actor Chelsey Zhu /texasstandard/2023-10-11/the-legend-of-the-hairy-man-of-round-rock When it comes to Texas folklore, there are cryptids and then there are ghost stories. The Hairy Man of Round Rock may be something in-between. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 21:37:45 GMT /texasstandard/2023-10-11/the-legend-of-the-hairy-man-of-round-rock Laura Rice /texasstandard/2023-10-03/tracking-texas-cryptids-cryptozoology-lyle-blackburn-bigfoot-chupacabra-sightings Cryptozoologist Lyle Blackburn kicks off the Texas Standard special by explaining the findings of the weird. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 12:00:00 GMT /texasstandard/2023-10-03/tracking-texas-cryptids-cryptozoology-lyle-blackburn-bigfoot-chupacabra-sightings Kristen Cabrera /life-arts/2022-10-31/historian-reflects-on-texas-chainsaw-massacres-legacy-in-leander Dedicated fans of 1974 horror classic make pilgrimages to Bagdad Cemetery in Leander where the iconic opening scene was filmed. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 19:57:05 GMT /life-arts/2022-10-31/historian-reflects-on-texas-chainsaw-massacres-legacy-in-leander Kailey Hunt /austin/2022-10-30/austinites-spend-one-last-halloween-with-lucy-in-disguise-on-south-congress For 38 years, people have visited the iconic year-round costume shop for birthdays, murder mystery parties, on-stage performances and, of course, Halloween. But this October, Lucy's customers are in mourning. The store will close at the end of the year. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 02:25:16 GMT /austin/2022-10-30/austinites-spend-one-last-halloween-with-lucy-in-disguise-on-south-congress Marisa Charpentier