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It’s never too early to start thinking about how you’re going to decorate your home and yard for the holidays. And when we say holidays, you’d better believe we’re including Halloween! When we were younger, we spent most of our energy perfecting our Halloween costumes, but these days, we like to go all out decorating the exterior of our homes. Not only is it just plain fun to temporarily live in a haunted-looking house, but it’s also fun for the neighbors. Just think about the little flush of excitement and silly joy you feel when you see a house that’s really gone all out with the creepy Halloween decor. Why not help add to the atmosphere of fun with your own haunted house decor?
Whether your Halloween style is gothic or goofy, and whether you’re looking for a giant spider web for your yard or some attacking zombies, these outdoor Halloween decor options will inspire you. Just remember: though having a haunted-looking house will keep people away most of the year, in October it’s likely to draw lots of curious trick-or-treaters, so make sure you stock up on Halloween candy with your outdoor Halloween decorations, too!
Hyde & EEK! Boutique Snake Skeleton
Are we the only ones who think this 71.5″ long snake skeleton prop is legitimately terrifying? Place it next to your walkway and you’re guaranteed to scare the trick-or-treaters this year.
Lewis & Friends 70″ Pumpkin Rocker Billy
One of the fun things about Halloween is that it seems like everyone agrees it’s okay to be totally campy and tacky with your decor. Not to call this “Pumpkin Rocker Billy” singing skeleton tacky…he looks very sophisticated actually…ahem.
Hyde & EEK! Boutique Bat Chain Yard Fence Stakes
Buy one set of this bat chain yard fencing to turn a little section (in front of a foam tombstone, perhaps?) of your yard into the Halloween zone, or buy several sets that can go all around your yard, or line your walkway or garden beds, for a truly haunting effect.
Hyde & EEK! Boutique Inflatable Skeleton Unicorn
Equal parts cute and creepy, this inflatable unicorn skeleton Halloween yard decoration will make a big impact. It’s five feet tall, and definitely unique.
Dazzle Bright LED Halloween Lights
Light up your entire yard with these purple and orange LED lights, which come on 100ft of black string wire. Choose from eight lighting modes.
DAZONGE Light Up Ghosts
A pair of these light-up ghosts are the perfect decorations to flank your doorstep, offering something practical (light) and playful (they’re ghosts!). Each one is 49″ high and filled with a string of battery-operated lights.
RUIZHUO Do Not Enter Tape
Give mixed signals to the trick-or-treaters by covering your house in splashes of fake blood and this “Do Not Enter” tape. Crime scene, or best house on the block for getting candy? Only the bravest trick-or-treaters will find out!
Climbing Zombies
These terrifying zombies are attempting to enter your home from the front yard, front door, and even windows. The undead two-pack feature posable arms to make their creepy break-in attempt look realistic.
Outdoor Halloween Spider Web Decoration
There’s something truly upsetting about seeing a spider this big just hanging out in someone’s suburban lawn. Get yourself the three-pack for the spookiest impact; it includes a giant spider, a big spider web, and fake cobwebs to accent your amazing arachnid.
Inflatable Ghost Demon
Looming at 8 feet tall, this ghost rises from the flames to haunt your yard. The apparition’s demonic expression and rotatable colorful lights enhance its terrifying presence.
Animated Reaper Skeleton
Hang this spine-chilling spirit on a tree branch to watch its tattered cloak and chained wrists eerily sway in the wind. Its beaming red light pupils will glare at passersby with a stare that’s sure to scare!
Screaming Phantom
Nothing says “stay off my lawn” like a screaming phantom with glowing red eyes.
Pumpkin String Lights
These pumpkin string lights have a creepy jack-o-lantern grin! They’re battery-operated, so you don’t need to worry about dealing with extension cords.
Grave Escaping Skeleton
Every good haunted house needs a haunted cemetery…or, at the very least, a skeleton trying to climb out of the ground to grab at trick-or-treaters’ ankles!
Fog Machine
And last but not least, no spooky house is complete without copious amounts of fog blasting through the yard. This affordable fog machine has more than 2,000 five-star ratings!
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