It only comes once a year so you need to make the most of it. Here are 5 apps to spice up your Halloween.
iPoe (iOS £2.99)
A fantastic app for iPhones and iPads, the terrifying tales from American author Edgar Allan iPoe are brought to life with this clever app. Featuring some of iPoe’s well known and spine chilling stories such as The Tell-Tale Heart and The Oval Portrait, the interactive features as well as the eerie soundtrack and beautiful illustrations are guaranteed to thrill and delight fans of horror.
Limbo (iOS £1.49)
If you like games with a bit of a challenge as well as lots of atmosphere and a beautiful design, the Limbo app is well worth downloading. A little boy needs to find and rescue his sister whilst avoiding being captured and killed himself. The game looks visually stunning in black and white with clever and terrifying graphics as well as a eerie sounding music. Solve the riddles and puzzles to keep ahead of the enemy, if you’re scared of spiders watch out for the scary creepy crawlies with life-like sound effects!
Math Vs Zombies (iOS £2.99)
What better to do in half term than to combine a bit of handy maths practice with some Halloween fun. Join the team of super-clever scientists who are trying to protect the world from an invasion of scary zombies. You need to arm yourself with some super-gadgets which will repel and kill the marauding zombies and in order to do this, you need to solve the maths questions. The app gets your kids practising all the basic elements of maths such as addition, subtraction, division and multiplication with 4 fun games. Suitable for children aged 4 and up.
ZombieBooth (iOS, Android – Free)
Scare the living daylights out of your friends with your zombie alter-ego. The ZombieBooth app transforms a 2D picture of your face into a 3D zombie complete with animation to terrify your friends and loved ones. All you have to do is upload your picture, choose your zombie and you can create a frightening zombified creature which growls, blinks and breathes. Don’t get too close or they will try and get you! As well as making zombies from pictures of yourself, you can give your friends a Halloween make-over too. Look out for some interesting new profiles on social media!
Carve-A-Pumpkin (iOS – Free)
A great app for little ones who aren’t yet up to carving their own real pumpkins or for older kids who are looking for a bit of inspiration for their Halloween lanterns. There are 5 different styles of pumpkins to choose from and you can decide whether to carve using your own design or choose from the selection of eyes, noses and mouths on the app. Lots of fun to be had designing your very own spooky lanterns and sending your creations to impress your family and friends.
