Spooky Season Arrival

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• Graveyard-dwelling monster of Arabian origin, now a seasonal staple (5)
• Nocturnal bird associated with autumnal folklore (3)
• The season that ushers in sweater weather and harvest festivals (4)
• Reanimated corpse shuffling through apocalyptic media (6)
• Disguise donned for a night of collecting sweets (7)
• Eight-legged spinner of seasonal decorations (6)
• Unsettlingly quiet or strange (5)
• Frankenstein's misunderstood creation, for one (7)

Down

• Resting place that might feature a punny epitaph in a front yard (4)
• The retail code word for when autumnal merchandise drops in stores (6)
• The classic jump-scare syllable (3)
• Gruesome or disturbing in a way associated with death (7)
• Gourd that serves as a canvas for carving (7)
• Move stealthily, like a shadow in the night (5)
• Sticky trap often simulated with cotton in seasonal displays (3)

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