For those refusing to make the turn toward the Season to Be Jolly just yet, here is some October overflow to immerse in:

The Pumpkinrot blog keeps keepin’ Halloween alive with a heap of holiday-related eye candy

The Lineup examines tricky treats: Halloween Candy Tampering: Fact or Urban Legend?

Pumpkin-carver extraordinaire Adam Bierton creates a tentacular spectacle in the New York Botanical Garden

Tor.com assembles a cast of the best out-casters: It’s an Excellent Day to Rank Our Favorite Fictional Exorcists

Crime Reads probes the phobias of leading literary terrorizers: What Are Thriller Authors Truly Afraid Of?

Bloody Disgusting props up supreme cinematic examples of a seasonal icon: Harbingers of Autumn: Six of the Scariest Scarecrows in Horror Films

The WWE gets down with Halloween in the filmic short Boogey Night:

The Lovecraft eZine Podcast offers further eldritch fellowship with its annual Halloween episode:

The always-bewitching Christine McConnell continues to practice her craft:

Practical Peculiarities helps party planners get the jump on next Halloween by hearkening back to the 1920s: