Halloween is meant for expressive costumes, candy, and a thrilling night of excitement, but for some, the holiday has left scars far deeper.

Behind the laughter and trick-or-treating, real-life tragedies continue to cast an eerie shadow over one of the spookiest nights of the year.

From chilling accidents to pranks gone fatally wrong, these 10 real-life horrors still keep people awake at night.

Trigger Warning: This article discusses real-life events involving violence, graphic injury, and loss of life that some readers may find distressing. Reader discretion is advised.

In October 1990, 17-year-old Brian Jewell was performing in a pre-Halloween hayride at the Lakewood Riding Center in New Jersey as a hanging victim to scare passersby. The stunt, where Brian usually stepped down from a

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