'Fortnite' will hold 'Shortnitemares' spooky short film fest

As part of its spooky season festivities, Fortnite will be holding its third short film festival by the end of October. "Fortnitemares," as the Halloween event is called, will host "Shortnitemares," a.k.a. scary short films fest. Epic hasn't revealed what titles we could expect from this festival.

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SiriusXM reveals spooky, creepy and fun Halloween content

Halloween is not cancelled! While we're all sorting out what we plan to do this year (kids or no kids) SiriusXM has announced a wide variety of spooky and fun content. 

Starting October 15, the SiriusXM app will make it easier than ever to join the festivities at home, in your backyard, or wherever you may be. Halloween at Home with SiriusXM will bring all the spookiness of the season directly to your speakers. With a lineup of chilling stories, ghoulish sound effects, funnybone tickling shows, and even virtual trick or treating music, this year's program has all the treats to make this Halloween one to remember. Here are some of the most anticipated channels and shows making their monstrous debut just before Halloween.

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NASA comes out with its own spooky Halloween playlist made from sounds heard in space

While Alien reminds us that no one can hear us scream in space, that doesn’t mean it’s bereft of strange sounds. And we get to hear what radio bursts, solar wind, electromagnetic pulses, charged particle bursts, and the like sound like courtesy of NASA. The space agency compiled a SoundCloud playlist with over 20 different space sounds, including plasma waves, “the roar of Jupiter,” Saturn’s radio emissions, and many more. You can read explanations for some of the sounds in this link.

Instagram tested out curated video channel on Halloween

It’s not the most imaginative name for a new curated video channel but Instagram has tested its “Best Videos” feature on Halloween. The videos were bundled under the headline “Watch Halloween’s best videos.” From there, users could see everything from dogs dressed as Stormtroopers, Miley Cyrus singing “Ghostbusters,” to video-editing assisted Halloween magic tricks. The feature went live at around 1 p.m. on Halloween and Instagram was said to have added videos for about 24 hours. Users were able to submit their 15-second clips by tagging them with the hashtag #IGHalloween. Perhaps we shall be seeing this feature more in other upcoming holidays and big news events and festivals.

Source: Engadget