15 Over The Top Halloween Decorations You Need For Your Epic Halloween Bash
With Autumn here already, Halloween will be whizzing around the corner before you can say Trick or Treat! Soon we’ll be excitably coordinating our best squad fancy dress ensemble, peeping out over the covers at our scariest horror movie collection, and unleashing our creative side as we transform our place into a seasonal scare-fest! If you’re planning to host an epic Halloween bash this year (or simply wanted to add a little eerie seasonal spirit to your space), we’ve got you covered! Wherever you live, here are all the best Halloween decor ideas to ensure you have your guests talking for long after.
1. Halloween Themed Candles
It’s one thing making sure your place looks spooky, what about smelling the part too? Yankee Candle does some amazing seasonal scents: Haunted Hayride, Ciderhouse, Trick or Treat and Pumpkin Apple Parfait. I’d recommend getting a few votive sized candles and placing them in a themed holder – Amazon do plenty of pumpkin-head styles!
2. Spooky Card Cutouts
This idea goes perfectly with the candles above! Grab some black card and get creative with Halloween templates – perhaps pumpkins, bats, ghosts or spiders. Cut them out and then attach them to the bottom of your votive holder using some wire. The enlarged, projected shadow images on the wall will give your home some serious creepy (yet effortless) vibes!
3. Sweeten Your Guests With Candy Holders
Why not bring the Trick or Treat spirit into your space by offering special treats in a themed holder? Your guests will certainly be impressed, too! Amazon does plenty of awesome Halloween designs, or if you’re feeling creative, Pinterest is packed full of DIY inspiration! For simplicity, you could always carve and decorate a pumpkin-like this person did.
4. Bats Hanging Down From The Ceiling
This is such a simple yet effective way of adding some seasonal spirit into your home – barely costing a penny! Merely draw some bat outlines on black card, cut them out, bend their wings a little for some 3D effect, attach them to some string, and have them pinned to the ceiling, dangling down!
5. Spider Trail
Liven up a dull wall or door by crafting a spooky spider trail going across. Amazon sells packs containing loads of mini plastic spiders that cost next to nothing. All you’ll need to do is team up with some sticky adhesive dots and whip out your creative mind. Try placing your trail in an unexpected place, like the back of a bathroom door, to really give your guests the ultimate jump scare!
6. Vinyl Door/Window Silhouettes
Give passers by a scare with a creepy silhouette staring out at them. Get hold of some vinyl tablecloth or tape and get crafty by making some templates of eerie monsters/ghosts. Place them over your windows, or the window on your front door and the light coming from your house will illuminate your figure into life!
7. Blood-Stained Towels
All you’ll need for this little trick is some red food coloring, white towels (preferably old ones that needed replacing anyway!), and your own two paws. It’s the little (yet really simple) details like this which will have your guests feeling completely creeped out.
8. Apothecary Jars/Bottles
Here’s a perfect opportunity to be an eco-friendly warrior and the best Halloween host ever! Find out some old, finished jars and bottles, and decorate them until they resemble a creepy witch’s potion cabinet. Sprinkle over some talcum powder to mimic dust and practice some fancy calligraphy on sticky labels. Then use your jars/bottles to store refreshments – or merely just as ornaments.
9. Set The Table With A Black Lace Cloth
It’s highly likely you’ll be using a center table for some form of refreshments for your guests. Make sure it fits the part with a Halloween-themed lace table throw – it’ll look even better with those apothecary jars and bottles from above! You’ll be able to find plenty of designs to purchase online (Etsy and Amazon are your best friends here).
10. Seasonal Cushion Covers
Spice up your seating area with some pumpkin cushions! They don’t necessarily have to be scary (I mean, how can cushion covers be that terrifying?!), just fit with the Halloween theme. I can guarantee that they’ll make your guests smile!
11. Creepy Wall Of Photographs
You can either search online for some eerie, old-fashioned photographs (you’ll be able to find plenty!), or you could grab a camera and get arty. Have a play around with vintage style filters and pull the creepiest pose. Then find some old frames and hang them up on the wall, tilted of course! People will soon start questioning whether your home is actually haunted.
12. Silhouette Bathroom Curtain
When attending Halloween parties, most guests expect some level of effort to be made regarding decor for the main entertainment area. What will probably catch them completely off guard, and ultimately give them the fright of their life, is when they walk into the bathroom and see a figure behind the shower curtain. Have a shop around at places like Etsy and Wayfair; then wait for the screams.
13. Set The Atmosphere With Pumpkin Lantern Lights
Every party needs lights! And every Halloween party needs pumpkin lights dotted anywhere and everywhere! Not only do these seasonal specific lights fit the theme, but they also set the tone. Use them as your primary source of lighting and you’ll soon realize that their real purpose is to set a dimmer, and hence scarier, atmosphere.
14. Get Creative With Cheesecloth
This loose, fragile fabric is the staple for Halloween decor! It’s see-through and easily frayed – making it the perfect material for making ghostly decorations. Tear it, rip it and style it into whatever takes your fancy! Whether you’re crafting ghost figures to hang down from lights or merely using it as a spooky throw for the sofa.
15. DIY Bandaged Mummy
Dig out some old Plasticine and get crafting an ornamental figure, then simply wrap plenty of first aid bandages around it. Give it some finishing touches like a horrifying face and a creepy sign. This decoration would have the perfect place at your front door – warning your guests that they’re in for one spooky evening!
