Take a look at the 9 apps we have lined up for you

Oct 31, 2014 16:01 GMT  ·  By

For this Halloween we have prepared some special treats for our loyal readers, and we can assure you they're not tricks. If you would be so kind to visit our homepage, you will notice 9 Halloween-themed applications ready for downloading. Some of them have been made free just for this special occasion, while others can be bought at a lower price. 

Here's a summary of what you can expect with each app:

1. HD Video Converter Pro is a professional video converter capable of turning common video files into other formats, including HD and DVD/VCD movies. It can make clips compatible with popular media devices such as iPhone (6 and 6 Plus supported), Samsung, HTC, Blackberry, Nokia and Sony, as well as prepare files for publishing on YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo and other platforms.

For more info, you can visit the HD Video Converter Pro product page and check out our review. It can be normally purchased for $29.95 / €23.80, but you can get it for free with the registration code.

2. Haunted House 3D Screensaver is, as the name says, a 3D screensaver. It shows a beautifully-drawn house with gothic-inspired landscapes and characters, accompanied by spooky animations, sounds and music. Plus, you can create a playlist to play your own music. The high quality in graphics makes the screensaver seem ripped from a video game.

For more info, you can visit the Haunted House 3D Screensaver product page and check out our review. It can be normally purchased for $9.99 / €7.95, but you can get it for free with the registration code.

3. Geared toward casual and experienced users alike, BullGuard Internet Security offers all-around PC protection against viruses, Trojans, spyware, adware and other types of malware. It features a real-time guard, adjustable scan settings and firewall rules, parental control, a spam filter, and PC tune-up utilities.

For more info, you can visit the BullGuard Internet Security product page and check out our review. It can be normally purchased for $63.81 / €50.95, but you can save 70% and get it right now for $22.52 / €17.99.

4. Video to Picture facilitates a simple means of extracting frames from videos to save them to popular image types such as JPG, PNG, BMP, TIFF and ICO. More importantly, it can convert them into animated GIFs and apply effects, letting you select the output FPS and picture size.

For more info, you can visit the Video to Picture product page and check out our review. It can be normally purchased for $9.99 / €7.95, but you can get it for free with the registration code.

5. In the attempt to simplify file transfers between PCs and iOS devices, namely iPhone, iPad and iPod, Leawo iTransfer integrates a highly intuitive interface and approachable options, including a browser and media player. It features support for music, movies, apps, TV shows, books, ringtones, photos, and others.

For more info, you can visit the Leawo iTransfer product page and check out our review. It can be normally purchased for $19.95 / €15.93, but you can save 30% and get it right now for $13.96 / €11.15.

6. WonderFox DVD Video Converter is another video conversion tool. It provides you with user-friendly functions for converting audio and video files from one format to another, implementing support for a wide range of file extensions (including DVDs and ISO images), online publishing (e.g. Facebook, YouTube) and compatibility with media devices made by Apple, Samsung, HTC, Blackberry, Nokia and Sony.

For more info, you can visit the WonderFox DVD Video Converter product page and check out our review. It can be normally purchased for $29.95 / €23.80, but you can get it for free with the registration code.

7. Made by the same previously mentioned developer, WonderFox DVD Ripper Pro is similar to DVD Video Converter, with the main difference being its ability to extract movies from DVD discs in order to save them to the same output profiles.

For more info, you can visit the WonderFox DVD Ripper Pro product page and check out our review. It can be normally purchased for $29.95 / €23.80, but you can get it for free with the registration code.

The last two apps in our list are freebies and we're putting them up just because it's Halloween!

8. Desktop Halloween Icons has a self-explanatory name. It's a package that includes 21 Halloween-inspired, high-quality desktop icons in three formats (BMP, ICO, PNG), with each file type having five kinds of dimensions (16x16, 24x24, 32x32, 48x48, 256x256). You can preview them in the screenshots section of the Desktop Halloween Icons product page.

9. Slender is the popular indie, first-person horror game. Although the gameplay is quite basic, it manages to set an eerie mood that's perfect for Halloween. For more info, you can visit the Slender product page and check out our review.

You are welcomed to download the freebies and try the paid ones before purchasing them at a discounted price. This special edition with promos and giveaways is available until this Sunday, November 2.

Happy Halloween from all of us at Softpedia!