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Google's top trending Halloween costumes for 2026 revealed

Google's search data for twenty twenty-six points to three screen-driven picks leading the costume race; the candy aisle is presumably watching closely.

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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentVariety reports Google's top trending Halloween costumes for twenty twenty-six, and we're freeze-framing it. Obsession, The Odyssey and Descendants are all on the board.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI know one of those. The Odyssey is the long boat trip with the one-eyed giant.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLook at that, he got one.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWatch the turning point here: Descendants is a Disney franchise, and the kids are going to dress as villains' children.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd Obsession?

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat one is the breakout rookie, Hank. Nobody saw it coming, and the search numbers are elite. I give the list a nine.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA nine. For a list.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI'd go as a ghost for you, Hank, since you've never heard of any of them.

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