To get a fog effect, instead of using some cheesy fog machine, get some dry ice, put it in a bucket and pour water over it. you get creepy realistic swamp like fog.

Black lights and glow in the dark cob webs w/ lots of spiders.

Tombstones are an easy to make decoration. all you need is cardboard and grey and black paint. use some creative or personalized epitaphs.

Put a severed head or hand that is motion sensitive in the candy bowl.

One good creepy skeleton hanging by a noose.

Halloween sound effects c.d. playing on repeat.

Jack o lanterns w/ scary, detailed faces. you can buy carving kits at any drug store of pumpkin patch.

Black silhouette cut outs of screeching cats and flying bats.

This is a little elaborate, but a haystack w/ a scary, killer looking scarecrow.

A (fake) bloody hatchett that was hacked into the front door.

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