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Halloween is around the corner and Amazon has some deals on costumes for your dog._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 26, 2017 10:13 PM UTC Halloween is around the corner and Amazon has some deals on costumes for your dog.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 26, 2017 10:13 PM UTC As [Halloween](http://time.com/4986736/best-celebrity-halloween-costumes/) fast approaches, many lovers of the spookiest day of the year are gearing up by devising [costumes](http://time.com/4988184/meme-halloween-costumes-2017/), watching [scary movies](http://time.com/4972141/best-halloween-movies-2017/) and eating inordinate amounts of [candy](http://time.com/4970466/most-popular-halloween-candy-by-state/). But there are also those who revel in the potential for pranks that Oct. 31 presents. Of course, when someone pulls off a particularly hilarious gag, it often ends up on the Internet for all to enjoy. From innocent antics to spine-chilling tricks, here are six of the funniest viral Halloween pranks of all time. ## The Babadook crashes a wine party Before the Babadook — a top-hat-wearing ghoul from the 2014 movie of the same name — became widely recognized as a [LGBTQ icon](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-babadook-gay-icon-lgbt-history-20170609-story.html), the ghastly bogeyman was turned into a meme by Twitter user [Katie Dippold](https://twitter.com/katiedippold) when she shared a photo of herself dressed in his likeness at a party where no one else was in costume. “Tbt to Halloween when I dressed as the Babadook but my friend’s house had more of a grown ups drinking wine vibe,” she captioned the hilarious shot. > [](https://twitter.com/katiedippold/status/748582543583121408) As per usual, the Internet’s response to the picture didn’t disappoint. User [David Sanchez](https://twitter.com/gotham146/status/792589168991997955) took to Twitter the following Halloween to share a photo in which the roles were reversed. “Tbt to Halloween when I went to my friend’s house for a grown ups drinking wine party but there was more of a babadook vibe,” he wrote. > [](https://twitter.com/gotham146/status/792589168991997955) ## Like taking candy from a baby There’s no greater menace facing young trick-or-treaters today than Jimmy Kimmel, who annually encourages parents to [film their children’s reaction](http://time.com/4508599/jimmy-kimmel-halloween-candy-prank-videos/) to the overnight disappearance of their entire store of Halloween candy. The late night host releases a video supercut each November of kids melting down upon hearing that their moms and dads ate all of their hard-earned sweets. Here’s the 2016 edition. ## Dementor on the loose After Twitter user [Zac Crueger](https://twitter.com/ZacCrueger?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) shared [photos](https://twitter.com/%5Fcrueger%5F/status/787810477799772160) of his [uncle’s drone](http://time.com/4535589/dementor-drone-halloween-prank/) touting a Grim Reaper-esque figure through the skies of southern Wisconsin in October 2016, some began comparing the flying skeleton to the soul-sucking Dementors of _Harry Potter_ fame. “Good thing I’ve been working on my Patronus charm,” replied one user, referencing the spell that wards off Dementors in J.K. Rowling’s series. > [](https://twitter.com/shrk%5Fb8/status/788207875059363841) ## Telekinetic fake-out Leading up to the release of the 2013 remake of the classic horror flick _Carrie_, customers who visited Manhattan’s ‘Snice coffee shop were treated to quite the mind-bending experience. With the help of a fake wall and some rigging, actors were able to convince a number of patrons that they were witnessing a telekinetic freakout for the ages. Watch the video — which has been viewed nearly 68 million times — below. ## Head in a jar Using just a print-out of his face, some green-tinted water and a big old jar, one brave man set out to convince his wife that his head had been removed from his body and left on a shelf in the fridge for her to find. Photos of the eerily realistic finished product were widely enjoyed on the [r/creepy subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/creepy/comments/2k4ala/man%5Fprints%5Fa%5Fphoto%5Fof%5Fhis%5Fface%5Fon%5Fphoto%5Fpaper%5Fand/). ## Puppet wake-up call Although this gag was executed in April not October, it’s definitely still a Halloween prank at heart. After his significant other fell asleep on the couch watching TV, [YouTube user James Williams](https://www.youtube.com/watch?time%5Fcontinue=1&v=UEnyJxaxTp8) went to great lengths to convince her the long-haired ghost of Samara from _The Ring_ was climbing out of the screen. 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