As Halloween draws near, it's time to infuse your life with ghouls and ghosts. Instead of relying solely on the local stores to create a spooky atmosphere, why not bring the chills and thrills right into your own home this year? If you're wondering where to start, we've got you covered with a collection of tips and tricks to transform your living space into a spine-tingling ghostly sanctuary.

1. Pumpkin Central

First on our haunting list is the classic jack-o'-lantern. Carved pumpkins are the perennial stars of Halloween, and they are not only easy to create but also offer a fun activity, especially if you have little ones eager to lend a hand. You might even consider giving them mini pumpkins to decorate, although adult supervision is crucial when handling sharp knives (obvs!). And don't let that pumpkin flesh go to waste – explore delicious options like pumpkin pie or a Greek-inspired delicacy of pumpkin in phyllo pastry with walnuts, cinnamon, and sugar for a tasty treat. To enhance the eerie atmosphere, candles play an important part, casting a bewitching glow that takes your centrepiece to the next level.

2. Light a Fright

Candles need not be confined to merely lighting up your pumpkin-themed decorations. Elevate the Halloween vibe by strategically placing candles with spine-chilling motifs throughout your home, creating the perfect witching hour atmosphere.

3. Spin a Web

Drape eerie decorative spider webs across your fireplace and even over your houseplants, infest your living space with plastic spiders to send shivers down your guests' spines, ensuring a delightfully creepy crawly setting that'll have them jumping out of their skins! As an extra touch, suspend plastic bats in places where visitors will inadvertently bump into them giving them a skin-crawling fright!

4. Bone Chilling

Skeletons and skulls serve as macabre decorative accents that will horrify visitors each time they encounter one. Fill your abode with an array of figurines and trinkets that follow this scary theme, ensuring a hair-raising delight for your guests.

5. Things that Go Bump in the Night

For a DIY spectral touch, take a white sheet and transform it into a ghostly apparition. Place a balloon underneath for a head, and use a black Sharpie to craft menacing eyes and an unnerving "whoo-ooo-ooo" mouth. Hang this ghostly creation over a window from its centre and sides, creating the illusion of an approaching spectre that will give your home an extra dose of bone-chilling charm.

6. Sweet & Spooky

For a sweet yet sinister treat, whip up Halloween cupcakes decorated in ghoulish colours like eerie orange, ghostly grey, ominous brown and midnight black, each decorated with spooky motifs. These delectable creations will serve as both a trick luring your visitors into their sinister charm and a treat that will leave them yearning for more!

So channel your inner child and relish the opportunity to dwell in your very own Halloween haunted house this season. There's absolutely no reason why you shouldn't enjoy the chilling thrill just as much as the kids do!