Obsession's Nikki and Buddy the Unicorn rank among Google's most-searched Halloween costumes

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On Oct 15, 2026, IGN reported that Google’s Frightgeist lists Nikki Freeman from the film Obsession and Buddy the Unicorn among this year’s most-searched Halloween costumes. IGN says Frightgeist ranks Nikki as the third most-searched costume and shows Obsession occupying two of the top spots across Frightgeist’s categories. IGN reports Obsession released in May to rave reviews and that actress Inde Navarrette rose to international stardom and later earned the role of Rogue in Marvel’s upcoming X-Men reboot. IGN describes Frightgeist as an interactive site that aggregates search trends for horror movies, couples’ costumes, pet costumes, and general costume queries.

• What happened: IGN reports Google’s Frightgeist lists Nikki Freeman from Obsession and Buddy the Unicorn among the most-searched Halloween costumes this year, with Nikki ranked third.
• Why it matters: IGN reports Obsession released in May to rave reviews and that the film boosted actress Inde Navarrette to international stardom, with IGN noting she later earned the role of Rogue in Marvel’s upcoming X-Men reboot.
• Context: IGN describes Frightgeist as an interactive website that aggregates search trends across categories including horror films, couples’ costumes, pet costumes, and general trending costumes, and reports Obsession took two of the top spots.
• What next: IGN does not report any information about costume availability, sales, or how long the Frightgeist rankings will hold, and no further developments are confirmed in the article.