Netflix Announces 'Stranger Things' Fan Event and Squishmallows Collaboration Just in Time for Halloween
Newly Announced LA Fan Event and Squishmallows Collaboration Give Fans a Chance to Celebrate Stranger Things This Spooky Season
Netflix Now Features an All-New Halloween Hub
Halloween is creeping up and Netflix is the home for all things spooky and scary all season long. For the first time ever, Netflix is offering more than a bone-chilling slate of new films, series and games — we’re helping members live the Halloween season like never before! We’re introducing our brand-new Netflix & Chills Halloween hub, headlined by bespoke videos to guide you through your spooky viewing with themed rows like “Killer Costume Ideas” and “Halloween Party Playlist.” But the scares don’t stop there. Netflix is celebrating Stranger Things with a special Halloween screening event. This October, fans can enjoy the Season 2 Halloween episode “Trick or Treat, Freak” on the spookiest night of the year — Halloween! Immerse yourself in the world of Stranger Things with photo opps, treats, music, and exciting giveaways. Prepare for the big day with a film series at the Egyptian Theatre featuring some of the films that inspired Stranger Things, including Ghostbusters, The Thing, The Shining and Poltergeist, curated by The Duffer Brothers. The series begins October 15 and tickets are available now on the Egyptian Theatre website. To keep your blood pumping, experience Six Flags Fright Fests around the US (featuring new haunts inspired by Stranger Things and Zack Synder’s Army of the Dead); compete against your friends and family in the fun and thrilling immersive Squid Game: The Experience (opening in New York City Oct. 11); or let out your best scream at a Bay Theater screening series bringing fans witches, zombies, and ghouls galore throughout the months of September and October. Want to bring the fun home and turn your house Upside Down? Now you can with the newly announced Squishmallows collaboration featuring four brand new Stranger Things-inspired Squishmallows including Max Mayfield and Vecna launching in November, or Eleven and a Demogorgon available now at Walmart! Plus: Give your neighbors a fright with a life-size 7-foot-tall inflatable Demogorgon and more spooky and fun decor available at retailers nationwide, including Stranger Things pumpkin decorating and carving kits and a Hellfire Club party bundle to set the scene indoors and out. Need help with your Stranger Things costume? Check out Tudum for inspiration and shop for your next look here.
NETFLIX & CHILLS: A STRANGER THINGS CELEBRATION
Kick off Stranger Things season with a special screening series at the Egyptian Theatre featuring some of the films that inspired Stranger Things curated by The Duffer Brothers. At our evening screenings of Ghostbusters and The Shining, the first 50 guests to arrive will receive a special Stranger Things gift! Tickets are now available here. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15 1:00 PM, 7:30 PM: GHOSTBUSTERS 4:00 PM, 10:00 PM: THE THING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16 1:00 PM, 7:00 PM: THE SHINING 4:00 PM, 10:00 PM: POLTERGEIST
The screening series will conclude with a special fan event and screening of the Season 2 Halloween Episode of Stranger Things on the spookiest night of the year — Halloween! Join us for a special fan event and screening of the Stranger Things 2, "Chapter 2: Trick or Treat, Freak" episode. Fans can immerse themselves in the world of Stranger Things with photo opps, treats, free giveaways and more. Find more details and sign up to attend on the Egyptian Theatre website.
Download “Trick or Treat, Freak” images here.
STRANGER THINGS SQUISHMALLOWS COLLABORATION
Squishier Things are coming! Max Mayfield, Vecna, Maui in Surfer Boy Pizza Shirt and Surfer Boy Pizza are joining the Stranger Things Squishmallows crew available. They join Eleven, the Demogorgon, and two adorable Scoops Ahoy-inspired Squishmallows, which were released earlier this year. Look for this Squishmallows x Stranger Things drop at your local Walmart this November! Squishmallows are made with ultrasoft, high-quality materials and make the perfect companion for your next scary movie night in or even a trip to the Upside Down! Bring a piece of Hawkins home with you today. Prices range from $14.97 to $22.99 and are available at Walmart. Product images available HERE.
NETFLIX COSTUME AND DECOR INSPIRATION
Make everyone jealous of your epic Halloween costume this year. As fans prepare for the return of global phenomena Squid Game Season 2 on December 26, we are sure to see plenty of Player 456, guard and Young-hee costumes running around. (But make sure to grab a pair of Vans’ classic slip-on sneakers before they sell out.) Our favorite deadpan Addams continues to be named as a top costume and this year everyone including Emily Cooper, Luffy, Eleven and Jim Hopper, the Bridgerton family (dogs included!) and the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders are sure to be fan favorites. If you’re looking for costume inspiration or are more of a DIY’er, Tudum has some great solo, couple and group costume ideas to get your creativity going or shop for your next look here. Families can bring the Upside Down to life with this life-size 7-foot-tall inflatable Demogorgon and more spooky and fun decor available at retailers nationwide, including Stranger Things pumpkin decorating and carving kits and a Hellfire Club Party Bundle to set the scene indoors and out.