Need help with today's NYT strand? Today's theme, "Horror," is not so esoteric, but it does require some expertise.

Below are some helpful hints for Strand #62 and answers when you need them. We will start with a few hints and then lead you to the full answer to Strand #62.

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strand #62.

The official theme for NYT Strands #62 is... Fear."

And here's an unofficial hint from me: screams on the screen.

If you're still in the dark, here are a few useful words that will give you valuable hint tokens:

Still struggling? Spangram gives you a hint on conjunctions. Today it starts with an "S" and ends with an "E."

Scroll down to see what it is.

SCARYMOVIE.

Now, what's the answer to today's strand?

Drumroll, please.

... Spangram was SCARYMOVIE.

Hints used: 0.

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Hello, Strand fans! Today's puzzle is not too difficult, as long as you have some knowledge of horror movies. I solved it quickly because of my knowledge of horror movies.

I first found HALLOWEEN. When I started spelling it out I thought it would most likely be spangram. But it stopped next to the board, so it became a generic or garden answer.

Then I noticed POLTERGEIST and realized I was actually looking at the name of a scary movie.

From there I found a spangram from the bottom of the board to the top - SCARYMOVIE.

There were only two words left, and when I solved the SCREAM, I found one; HOSETL was broken down into HOSTEL, completing the puzzle.

Are you reading this in a later time zone than this? The full article on Strand's solution to yesterday's game 61 can be found here.