It took until this very week for a whiff of cool, autumnal foliage to finally blast by my nose, prompting me to pick up a pumpkin on the walk home. Frightening to think we only have a week until Halloween, when ghouls and ghosts roam cul-de-sacs for candy. If the holidays creeped up on you as well, it’s not too late to cram in some last-minute spooks.

Many players gauge video games on how many days, months, years they’ll be playing after release. Horror games, thankfully, seem to be the exception. A genre that rewards a well-timed exit. And while P.T. is tricky to come by , there are plenty of other short and sweet scares to get your shivers from. Here are thirteen little haunts, ranging from 20 minute screams to three hours nightmares, to cram in before Halloween goblins get ya.

The Children of Clay (2025)

What Balazs Ronyai’s Children of Clay accomplishes in a matter of minutes would humble games that stretch on for days. Akin to M.R.…