8 Halloween tricks your smart home device can do

Spooky jokes, eerie noises, and popular costume ideas--if you're looking for help celebrating Halloween on Thursday, Oct. 31, your smart speaker has your back. We've rounded up some of the top skills and ways Alexa and Google Assistant help you celebrate the creepiest day of the year. To enable these Halloween skills on your Echo, open the Amazon Alexa app, which is available for download on iOS and Android devices, tap "Skills and Games" in the menu, and search for the skill you want. For Google Home, you can find these actions in the Google Assistant app, which is also available for iOS and Android devices. From recipes ideas to trivia games, here are eight ways Alexa and Google Assistant can help you celebrate Halloween.