Stars: they're just like us! More specifically, Shaquille O'Neal is just like us—that is, if dressing in drag as a voluptuous woman named "Shaqueeta" and lip-syncing to Beyoncé's "Sweet Dreams" is something we'd do for Halloween. Watch inside.

Human Halloween costume Carl Paladino, New York's Republican gubernatorial candidate, will lose to Andrew Cuomo by a full 100 percentage points tomorrow. So why shouldn't he just go nuts at a Buffalo bar on Halloween weekend?

[Snoop posted this picture of himself looking incredible on Halloween on Twitter: "Happy Halloween my Twizzles!! From Count Snoop!! Hahahaah." Image via thingsinmypockets, via]

Christians in Britain are upset that the BBC has devoted air time to pagans and Hallowe'en, because Christmas and Easter and whatnot don't get nearly enough coverage: "It's not always healthy to represent such beliefs as paganism as mainstream." Nice.

Celebrate everyone's favorite spooky holiday this year just like our southern cousins do, get out your firearms and start shootin'! After the jump, watch this defenseless pumpkin get carved the hard way.

This is all over the place. Man in a black jumpsuit, pumpkin for a head, Christmas hat, Jackson Browne cover song. The local news in Omaha must have had a ridiculous time not reporting the news that day.

[This leaf, found in Leipzig, is the creepiest leaf you will see this year. Have a happy Mischief Night! AP Photo by Sebastian Willnow.]

Southern California parents be warned! This Halloween there's an increased risk of finding pot-laced candy in your kids' trick-or-treat bags, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. The candy is produced in L.A. area "clandestine labs and residential kitchens." Yum!

Scarier than actual bears! Part of BBC Comedy series Misery Bear, "Dawn of the Ted" features a zombie infiltration of soft, cuddly teddy bears terrorizing our protagonist from the cemetery back to his home.

We bet you had completely forgotten this gem of a Halloween special from the early 90s featuring a very-young Shirli Appleby, Jonathan Brandis, and everybody's favorite OCD-laden Double Dare host. You can thank us later — or not.

Last night, Bill Maher played a final montage of Christine O'Donnell's craziest statements—things like, "Condoms don't help!"—before playing a Halloween message from the ladybug herself, during which she decries the "Satanic" holiday's "human sacrifice" element. Videos inside.

Six spooktacular Halloween toons: three from Disney, and three from Warner Brothers. They range from the years 1937 to 1995. Which do you think are most enduring?

We thought it might be nice to kick off your weekend festivities with an oldie-but-goodie. It just wouldn't be Halloween weekend without mentioning this flashback gem from Tracy Jordan's failed musical career on 30 Rock.

If you feel like playing costume bingo this weekend, make sure to add these to your score card. This POV-style video walks us through the costumes you thought were so clever for wearing.

Things to keep in mind while silently judging your fellow party-goers this weekend: "In girl world, Halloween is the one night a year where a girl can dress like a total slut and nobody can say anything about it."

If you're anything like us, you've spent the last few weeks conceptualizing and constructing your Halloween costume. Why let all that hard work go to waste when you could post some pictures here and win a prize?

Shot inside a 99 Cent store, this music video features kids singing / rapping / talking along with the famous Jay-Z song. This time, of course, with a Halloween edge. Time to get in a trick-or-treating mood!

Since Halloween (and the premiere of The Walking Dead) is on Sunday, there are sure to be lots of zombies walking around. Thankfully we have undead expert Mac Montandon here to answer your questions. He'll be live in the comments!

Last night's Community was a thrilling 30-minutes thrilling zombie-filled action. Spoiler alert: all of our favorite cast members get bitten and turned into zombies — but how they get there is the best part. Highlights inside!

This morning on Today, the show's anchors took dressing up for this weekend's holiday to the extreme. Superman, Lady Gaga, and Justin Bieber were among their choices — and Tina Fey and Will Ferrell came dressed as their Megamind characters. But nothing was as, er, surprising as Natalie Morales' Justin Bieber.