You know it’s October because the chill is in the morning air, pumpkin spice is flowing everywhere and Halloween decorations have been on the shelves for at least three months. America has a love affair with this time of year: football, corn mazes and the changing colors of the falling leaves.

Our favorite part of October is Halloween, of course. We’re the product of a sort of hyper-pop culture that surrounds the holiday from horror movies, TV specials, decorations, costumes and parties. Bring on the candy corn and fake blood!

Here are the top ten games to get you in the mood for Halloween:

10. Zombie Dice - Roll the dice to get what you need…braaaaains! Yes, you are the zombie and you need to eat! Dice driven game sets players on a mission to get as many brains as possible without getting too many shotgun blasts, hence ending your undead career. -Steve Jackson Games 2010

9. Gloom - Take an Adams Family that look like they walked out of the screen of a Tim Burton film and you have the art of Gloom. This card game allows players to inflict pain and misery and building up points with suffering. Oh…the…humanity! Atlas Games 2005

8. Tiny Epic Zombies - A simple trip to the mall, with zombies! Players run through the mall collecting weapons and fighting off the undead. Completing three objectives can win you the game, provided you don’t get overun by rotting walking dead first! Gamelyn Games 2018

7. Nyctophobia - Fear of the dark is never fun, especially on a gloomy Halloween night! This game is a tactile cooperative maze game where most players wear blackout glasses and one player hunts them, trying to survive until the police arrive and save them from murder. The hunted rely on touch, and each other to make it through the dark. Asmodee 2018

6. Elder Sign - Players become investigators searching out the strange goings on inside an old museum. Otherworldly beings, terrifying creatures and supernatural forces are faced while trying to locate the signs and stop the Ancient One. Fantasy Flight Games 2011

5. Call of the Cthulhu: the Card Game - The game is based on H.P. Lovecraft’s weird fictional world where players find suspense, adventure and the eerie unknown. In this world cosmic powers seek to conquer the world and the players are agents dedicated to stopping them. Fantasy Flight Games 2008

4. Betrayal at House on the Hill - Travel to and explore a haunted mansion, discovering items, events and danger within every room. There is a secret traitor in the midst who must be defeated to escape the house. Avalon Hill 2004

3. Mysterium - One player takes over the role of a murdered and speechless ghost while the other players detect and decode clues to find out who the killer is. Think Clue, but backwards. Libellud 2015

2. Dead of Winter - Yes, more zombies…lots of zombies. Fight for survival by finding resources such as fuel, food and medicine in this co-operative game. The twist is in the secret player objectives, so while sticking together as a group is a good idea, every player is still trying to win on their own. Plaid Hat Games 2014

1. Horrified - Classic monsters known the world over plague the town, and the players come face to face with them. Rid the town of these horrifying fiends like: Dracula, The Wolf Man, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Ravensburger 2019

As always, play more games! BOO!