How To Create The Ultimate Haunted House This Halloween

Halloween is one of the most unique times of year — not only because you can indulge in loads of delicious candy and deck yourself out in festive costumes but because being spooked, frightened and terrified are all highly encouraged throughout the season.

If you're looking for an excuse to go all out this Halloween with your home decor, transforming your home into your very own haunted house is a no-brainer. Since Halloween is a rare occasion on which you don't want your guests to feel completely comfortable in your home, sticky spider webs, floating figures and batty chandeliers will definitely do the trick.

Take a look at these simple-yet-haunting ideas and read at your own risk ... Once you enter, there's no turning back!

Haunted Graveyard

Step up your outdoor display this year and transform your lawn into a creepy resting place for the dead. Adorn your makeshift graveyard with dark humor-inscribed tombstones, cobwebs and creepy crawlers, and everyone will be dying to enter your haunted house.

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Foggy Cauldron

Clouds of fog or dry ice will create an eerie ambiance and blur your guests' vision just in time for of all the horror that's to come. Try putting the dry ice or fog machine in a festive cauldron, giving the illusion that witches are nearby ready to brew up something delicious.

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Floating Candles

Dim floating candles will set a mystical mood for your frightful haunted house. Painted paper towel rolls dripped with melted wax and lit with LED lights will give your house a spooky Harry Potter vibe.

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Batty Chandelier

Construct your very own chandelier out of wood and string and trim it with blood-sucking (paper or foam) bats. The spooky sight will definitely make your guests take a second look at what's fluttering up above.

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Scary Silhouettes

Use cool and creepy cutouts to plaster against paper blinds on your windows. The light from your home will illuminate images of witches, grim reapers and headless ladies, giving outside viewers just a little preview of what's inside the scariest house on the block.

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Ghostly Figures

You'll look like you just saw a ghost after encountering this high-flying, bone-chilling figure. Hanging ghosts, phantoms and spirits are essential if you want to achieve a hauntingly dangerous and spooky vibe for your forbidden haunted house. Check out more ideas for creating a ghostly presence.

Creepy Cockroaches

Just when you thought the bathroom was an escape from the madness, think again! Cover every inch of your walls with these creepy crawlers, and your guests will be itchy, squeamish and paranoid for the rest of the night.

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Spooky Spider Webs

Nothing is more frightening than getting caught up in a thick and sticky spider web with a spider lurking nearby. Drape shredded linens or cheesecloth in hallways, above doorways and really anywhere huge, hairy spiders can easily snatch their prey, aka you.

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Bloody Footprints

Bloody footprints and handprints will take your haunted house to the next level of scary. Gory blood stains and splatters will have guests expecting the worst when entering this nightmarish haunted house.

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