Being cool and creepy at Halloween takes effort. So if you’re about to swing your attention to Halloween, here’s some super-scary tips to turn your dream home into a nightmare!
- Make a plan: Don’t arrive at the decorations store or Walmart and go mad with the credit card, buying everything that looks dark and evil. Instead, make a plan of how you’d like to decorate your porch or front yard, and then shop with focus.
- Pick your poison: Stick to one ghoulish theme. Don’t scatter-gun your porch with zombies, vampires and ghosts. Choose one dark direction and execute without mercy.
- Crazy clutter: Avoid making your display too busy. Creating a clutter of pumpkins, creepy crawlies and fake spider webs will lack impact. Know when to stop, which is hard because Halloween is so much fun.
- Scary sounds: Stream some super-creepy soundtracks and play them on repeat over a Bluetooth speaker. Spotify’s four minutes of “Scary Clown Laughing” is a total freak-out. “Evil Girl” is even worse, which is why it’s had 1.2 million downloads.
- Lights: Invest in striplights with a remote control or app to manage the colors and brightness. It will allow you to really create a mood and occasionally plunge your neighbor’s kids into darkness to really creep them out. Avoid lights that are white and bright.
Happy Halloween! And if you’d like some help finding a new home or selling your existing property this holiday season, don’t be scared to contact me!