Get in the spirit with these horrors from YouTube

<figure> <img alt="An illustration of a YouTube logo dripping blood." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Alex Castro / Terrence O’Brien / The Verge / Mohammad Novian Fahrurriza" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/bloody-youtube-logo.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Rather than recommend a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1009346/george-a-romero-season-of-the-witch-feminist-horror-review">single horror film</a> or an <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1018300/scott-walker-the-drift-music-album-review">unsettling album</a> for our final installment of spooky season recs, I present you with a small selection of creepy, disturbing, and just plain weird videos from YouTube. There's a little something for everyone here. Whether you're a fan of surreal art house shorts, cosmic horror, or classic viral clips, you're bound to find something below that will get you in the Halloween spirit.</p> <div class="youtube-embed"><iframe title="POSSIBLY IN MICHIGAN (1983)" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iLJNSD3H5sg?rel=0" allowfullscreen allow="accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;"></iframe></div> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/iLJNSD3H5sg">Possibly in Michigan</a></strong></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">This 1983 short film from Cecelia Condit found its audience over 30 years later when it was uploaded to YouTube and eventually found its way to Reddit. If you've ever wondered what a feminist mu …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1024096/halloween-spirit-youtube-horror">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>