Halloween is just around the corner, and we all know what that means. It's that time of the year again when horror movies, series, and games take the spotlight in the hopes they scare the living daylights out of people. 

Believe it or not, there are even horror apps that you can download straight to your phone if you want to take some scares and frights with you wherever you go. They range from apps that feature ghost stories to apps that provide some scary filters that are perfect for your Halloween social media posts. 

Here are the horror apps that you can download for iOS and Android devices in time for Halloween:

Horror Apps to Download: Ghost Hunting Tools

If you ever find yourself brave enough to want to experience ghost hunting or something that resembles it, you might want to download Ghost Hunting Tools to your phone. 

Ghost Hunting Tools is a simulation app more than anything else and gives the users an idea of what it is like to go ghost hunting. According to an article by Virgin Media, this horror app contains electromagnetic field (EMF) meters and electronic voice phenomena (EVP) detectors that are meant to be used for entertainment purposes only. 

Ghost Hunting Tools is available for download for both iOS and Android devices. 

Horror Apps to Download: Ghost Lens AR

For those who want to have impressive horror-themed photos and posts on your feed for Halloween, Ghost Lens AR is one of the horror apps you should definitely download. 

According to an article by Make Tech Easier, this app "lets you clone yourself within a single image, creating all kinds of cool visual tricks like your spirit leaving your body, superimposing a twisted version of your face over your own face, or creating multiple spectral versions of yourself within the image."

Ghost Lens AR is available for download for iOS devices only. 

Horror Apps to Download: iHorror

Want to stay up to date with the latest news and releases that revolve around everything horror? If that is the case, you should download the iHorror app. 

iHorror contains all the latest news and information about horror movies, TV series, games, and even music. The app is updated daily, so you are guaranteed to get the freshest news each time. 

iHorror also contains movie and game reviews for those who are not sure whether or not they should watch a particular movie or play a certain game. 

iHorror is available for download for both iOS and Android devices. 

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Horror Apps to Download: iPoe

No list of horror apps will ever be complete without the iPoe app. iPoe features the works of the late author Edgar Allan Poe, who is known for his macabre stories. 

The app, according to an article by Bustle, "takes the classic works of horror master Edgar Allen Poe and brings them to life with dramatic, interactive readings." Readers can actually turn their phones to have a better look at scenes and interact with the story. 

iPoe currently has three collections and all of which can be downloaded by iOS and Android devices. 

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Written by Isabella James