If you are getting ready for Halloween and making decisions about such things as what kind of candy to buy, how to decorate or what costume to wear, plenty of suggestions can be found all over the internet. We’ve compiled some of that information for you right here.

Candy

Top 10 candy products sold by weight in October 2020

1. Peanut M&Ms
2. M&Ms
3. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
4. Hershey’s Milk Chocolate
5. Twizzlers
6. Snickers
7. Kit Kat
8. Candy Corn
9. Sour Patch Kids
10. HARIBO Goldbears

The most popular candy in Mississippi for Halloween 2020 was candy corn. Three percent of Americans say they have never tried the candy and 41% say they could take it or leave it. But 35% say they love it, and 21% say they absolutely hate it. And Mississippians purchase more of it than residents of any other state — 96% more likely than the national average.

The states that had the most candy purchases were Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Washington. The states with the least candy purchases were Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, New York and North Carolina.

Costumes

According to a nationwide survey, the top seven costume ideas for Halloween this year are:

1. “Squid Game”
2. Witch (No. 1 in Mississippi)
3. Princess
4. Cruella
5. Dinosaur
6. Harley Quinn
7. Clown

Top decoration ideas

1. “Stranger Things”
2. Spider webs and cobwebs
3. “The Haunted Mansion”
4. Fog machines and LED candles
5. “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
6. “IT”
7. Pumpkins and other fall décor

Family-friendly Halloween movies

• “Muppets Haunted Mansion” (2021)
• “Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales” (2021)
• “Nightbooks” (2021)
• “Under Wraps” (2021)
• “Cruella” (2021)
• “The Witches” (2020)
• “Scoob!” (2020)
• “A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting” (2020)
• “The Addams Family” (2019)
• “The House with a Clock in its Walls” (2018)

Survey information comes from The Harris Poll, Google Trends, Hollywood Reporter and Good Housekeeping.