There’s no better way to get into the Halloween spirit than by transforming your home into a haunted house! There are many different and creative opportunities to turn your home into the spookiest and most terrifying destination during the Halloween season. The possibilities are endless! Let us guide you through a series of steps and tips that will equally impress and haunt your guests during the year’s spookiest season.
Frightening Atmosphere
When it comes to haunted houses, the main priority is to set the stage the moment your guests walk in by creating a frightening atmosphere. This can be accomplished by dimming the lights or by arranging several LED lights around your house, as well as multicolored lanterns to really emphasize the spookiness. Other nice and simple touches include fog machines to take your haunted house to the next level!
Creepy Decorations
Every haunted house needs creepy and fitting Halloween decorations! Get creative! Add life-size cutouts of famous Halloween characters, spiders dangling from the ceilings and doorways, fake webs on the walls, or maybe even turn your backyard into a graveyard by adding several fake tombstones! Other fun ideas include replacing the photos of family members around the house with old and eerie portraits.
Sinister Sounds
Enhance the mood of your haunted house by adding spine-tingling sounds! The main idea of every haunted house is to spook your guests; this objective can easily be accomplished by creating a scary playlist featuring sounds from famous scary movies, or sounds of whispers, creaky floors, and ghostly voices.
Mysterious Objects
While decorating your haunted house, don’t be afraid to think outside the box and add some of the most mysterious and ghostly objects you can find! This includes objects like vintage dolls, antique mirrors, old books, or pretty much anything that comes off as creepy and old! It’s an excellent opportunity to engage your guests and have them discuss the details of the objects you have put together!
Arrange Terrifying Treats
Don’t let your guests become hungry; arrange for them a Halloween-themed dining experience! Ensure that your food and drinks align perfectly with your haunted house’s atmosphere! Assemble various Halloween-themed items like cookies with faces, finger foods resembling fingers, deviled eggs, and beverages that look like blood. You get the idea! Decorate the table by adding fake eyeballs, bats, spiders, pumpkins, etc.
Plan Your Next Trip to Night of the Jack Fall 2025!
Aside from transforming your home into a haunted house, another way to get into the Halloween spirit is to visit Night of the Jack this fall! It’s the most highly anticipated and frightening Halloween event of the year, filled with spooks and surprises for the whole family! Stay alert when tickets go on sale by clicking here, and be sure to fill out our contact form with any questions about our event!