Availability: iOS, Android

This one’s a little different from the rest of the

apps on this list, which are more prank-themed.

Slasher is a social network dedicated to fans of

discuss creepy horror and the macabre. Make

new friends, things with horror communities,

and maybe even make plans to tour graveyards

or abandoned spooky houses on Halloween.

It’s like Facebook specifically for fans of horror,

and there’s even a dating feature so you can

potentially find romance with someone just as

ghoulish as yourself.

The way this app presents itself, with all its talk

of EMF meters and EVP detection, you’d think

that you’re buying a fully-functioning

Ghostbusters-style ghost detector. With a vast

dictionary thatapparently translates

electromagnetic signals in the air into human

words, this app works well enough that it’s

convinced its users that they’re actually

communicating with paranormal entities.

Another way of looking at it – depending on

how skeptical you are – is that it’s a fun thing to

do withyour pals – turn the lights out, go

wandering around the house, and see what

creepy sounds you can discover.

Availability: iOS, Android

Ever read those ghost books as a kid that

contain countless black-and-white pictures of

creepy country roads and churchyards with

spooky apparitions in them? There are plenty of

apps that let you create your own versions of

these pictures, but Ghost Lens is the best.

Take a photo, then select from a bunch of

preset spooky images to superimpose onto it (or

create your own apparitions). You can set

different levels of fade to make the apparition

more or less clear and even splice together short

video clips featuring your own spooky

Availability: iOS

Augmented Reality and horror go together

perfectly, so it’s surprising that there are so few

good AR horror games out there. But fret not,

because Night Terrors passes the test with

screaming colors. Get together a group of friends,

turn out the lights (or find an abandoned house),

then walk around with the camera in front of you to

be treated to a veritable range of convincingly

creepy ghosts and other ghoulish animations. It’s

very well designed, and you’ll be surprised at how

much dread your humble phone screen can subject

you to.

Availability: iOS, Android

Telltale’s narrative adventure games are a great

group activity, even though they’re played

using only one controller. They’re all about

making big decisions, engaging stories, and

deciding who lives or dies rather than running

around shooting things.

The Walking Dead was their breakout game,

it's and a great story, following a group of

people trying to survive post-zombified America

(separate characters from the TV series).

The first episode is free, too, so it’s a tense,

scary and surprisinglypoignant way to spend a

few hours on Halloweennight.

(Think of it as a movie replacement.)

Availability: Android

Relying on the oldest trick in the jump-scare

book, this app lulls users into a false sense of

security by making them focus on an image or

puzzle, then abruptly switching to a scary

image of your choice accompanied by a

blood curdling scream (of your choice). You can

also set it up to make a fake phone call to a

friend followed by a scream, and best of all

it uses the front-facing camera to capture the

reactions of the shell-shocked victim.

Thrills don’t get cheaper than this.