Before you set out on a mission to browse the attic for the same Halloween decoration props you reuse every year and pretend they're still as good as in 2015, let me tell you something. The world has changed. Things got a whole lot more scary this year. And from what we’ve seen happening in 2020 so far, the Jack-o'-lantern ain’t gonna do much in the spooky department.
That’s why people are taking Halloween decorating to a whole new level. Remember the iconic “this is fine” meme from KC Green’s 2013 webcomic “On Fire” that has been surfing all over the internet lately? Apparently, someone just turned their house into the meme for Halloween. But this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Below, we compiled some of the most relevant, painfully funny, and plain damn spooky Halloween decoration ideas from creative people nailing the haunted night. I mean, this year has been like one big Halloween night, so we had a lot of time to master the bad and the ugly.
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I Made A T. Rex Skeleton Entirely Out Of Metal And Finished It Just In Time For Spooky Season
These Baby Dolls Carrying Away Corpses
To find out more about Halloween decor trends this year, Bored Panda reached out to Miranda Enzor, a Halloween lover and writer who runs the blog “Spooky Little Halloween.”
Miranda said that this year, like every year, current events are a popular choice for Halloween decor. The coronavirus becoming one of the key themes shouldn’t come as a surprise. “People see it as a way to weave a bit of commentary or humor into an otherwise difficult situation,” Miranda explained.
Halloween Decoration Level: Pro
Holy Moly, someone used their quartine time to make something awesome.
Now This Is A Halloween Display
Spooky Manor
That is spectacular, you know this is the house that hands out the good candy, haha
For The First Time, I Decorated For Halloween!
Among other Halloween decor trends, recycling and reusing the materials you already have is always a big one. Some people are even happy to mix up Christmas and Halloween decorations. “The small ceramic tree that was so popular in 2019 and returned in 2020 is a perfect example. I think Halloween lovers enjoy the chance to Halloweenify decor from other holidays and make it their own.”
Miranda said that the essence of Halloween decorations is about combining spooky and silly. “Depending on how you celebrate it, Halloween can be a lighthearted, fun, and even silly holiday. I like seeing people have fun with their decor in this way,” the writer concluded.
Some Halloween Decors At The OBGYN
My Neighbor’s Halloween Decorations Get Better Every Year
Wonderful Halloween Decor In SE
Neighborhood Halloween Decoration
This One Is Scary
My Friend Spent About 3 Months Building Custom-Made Characters From “The Nightmare Before Christmas” To Decorate His House For Halloween.
2020 Halloween
This House In My Neighborhood Every Year Nails Halloween Decorations
This Houses Halloween Decorations
Neighbor's Subtle Halloween Decor
Zoom Party
Halloween Decorations
Fantastic Halloween Decor. 10/10
Scary!
Think about how I feel, I'm American. Trump is effed up.
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4 years of either one of our candidates is pretty scary. The scariest is that Donald Trump and Joe Biden are the best that we can come up with.
In my voting pamphlet, there are more people to vote for.
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This should be higher. F****** scary! VOTE LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT. Because it does!
Tactical voting! A vote for anybody besides Biden might as well be a vote for Trump. Please make the scary orange horrorshow go away.
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I'm scared if Biden gets 4 more yrs or any of the other democrats
OMG!! That has got to be one of the MOST AWEFUL PICTURE of that man I've ever seen... and I've seen a lot!
No, what's scary is the thought of Joe Biden, or ANY Democrat, getting back into the white house. They are NOT the democrats that my mom voted for back in 60's.
With Xmas it will be 4 years ago I heard for the first time an American saying: 'This man will be the president elect, not my president.' And since every American in Europe repeated his version of this sentence.
Well, a lot of his policies (e.g. on climate change, clean energy and foreign policy) don't stop at the border. I'd sleep more peacefully here knowing he's out of office. Plus, I care about Americans too.
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Made A Creepy Attic Guy
I Ain't Afraid Of No Ghost Skeletons
Skeletons v.s ghosts. At least it’s better than vampires v.s werewolves.
The Most Festive I Get
Giant Crow - My First Halloween Project 2020
Draven, the Raven King. He's 6 feet tall and made of landscaping fabric, chicken wire, foam floor mats, wire, a tomato cage, bits of wood, pvc pipe, wooden dowels, zip ties, hot glue, painted petri dishes for eyes, contact cement, hanging pot hooks for toes, plant trellis for wings and tail structure, craft foam sheets, and pool noodles.
A Subtle, But Creepy Halloween Decoration
My Bro Sent Me This Photo Of His Neighbor’s Halloween Decoration
There’s A Party Going On In Brooklyn
My Dad Takes Halloween Very Seriously
VW Spider Sculpture. The Sculpture Is Up Year Around-The Web And Skeletons Are Out For Halloween
This Year's Halloween Project. Still Working On The Webs
It's Getting Pretty Spooky Up In Here
Halloween 2020
Death Rider Halloween Yard Decoration
Our Pumpkin Archway Is Finally Finished
My Spooky Victorian Porch All Ready For Halloween
Yard Decor
Pandemic Halloween
The Neighbor's Halloween Decoration For This Year. We Are Go For Spooky
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Love the creativity in all of them, but really, Trump/Biden/voting halloween decorations? Maybe they're awesome to US citizens, but as a non US citizen I don't like them at all. Everything is about the elections already, can't we just have Halloween as it is?
I'm American, and regardless of which party it's for, political Halloween decorations annoy me. I just want to enjoy my Halloween without it being politicized.
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We are 'the cool house'. we will not mention Covid for Halloween. Or the election. We're going to have our fake skeletons dressed in silly hats at a "tea party" with the punch bowl filled with dry ice, and the other figures dressed for an old rave with glowsticks. Why? Because why we're the 'cool scary" house... this year we need to be not scaring anyone. Just no. Too much else to scare them.
for halloween i put up the stick thingies from the berlin witch projectt
If the theme of Halloween in America is "scary" (as it is in the UK) then why do people dress up as Mickey Mouse, astronauts, rabbits, cowgirls, and princesses?
There are many children and adults that are not down with scary. Also sometimes religion dictates that they wear non scary costumes. My first year in a new city, I took my children to my son's football coach's church for Halloween. He was the youth pastor and they called it a fall festival. It was done very nicely for children and youths and their were 11 short stories that coinsided with the name of a kind of candy, they listened to the story and got the candy. They also had grab bags, punch, snacks, and treats in a common area while they were there. It was pretty nice fun for them, the only hitch was no scary costumes.
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America put a lotttt of effort into Halloween. In Britain, kids get a few haribo if they're lucky enough to stumble upon an abode that can be arsed opening the door. I suppose its scarier in Britain though (from memory) because most of the time youre knocking on doors with no decorations, no lights and the genuine fear you may never return.
That sounds crazy sad. I hate that for the children there. The kids here in the US do love their Halloween and adults as well. My kids are grown now but my daughter and her husband live in a subdivision and I love to sit outside with them on Halloween and give candy. People even bring their babies (less than a year old) dressed up as well. The seemingly endless Spook Parade is one of my all time favorite things every year. Before my kids were old enough to go we would take turns with our family and gather the little ones and make small homemade individual pizzas that the kids get to put on the toppings themselves, have ice cream, popcorn, and a few cheap Halloweeen party toys age appropriate and watch disney halloween cartoons, Hocus Pocus, etc and make sure the little ones enjoyed the night. Just lots of fun. I know Covid has put a damper on some festivities but there's so many small things that kids would love to do also.
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I just don’t get it! Why spend time and money on this? It’s pointless. If you have so much spare money and time, support and volunteer for a charity. And FYI, Most children don’t enjoy it.
It may be something lost in cultural ‘translation’ but why go to all this expense and trouble? I just don’t get it. And it’s not only the time and money - can this stuff be recycled? Don’t understand this stuff at all.
Hey, so, realistic human/body decorations? Don’t. You get the police called all the time because there are corpses on your lawn, and then this results in people not realizing when there’s a REAL dead body hanging from a tree. Which has happened several times.
Love the creativity in all of them, but really, Trump/Biden/voting halloween decorations? Maybe they're awesome to US citizens, but as a non US citizen I don't like them at all. Everything is about the elections already, can't we just have Halloween as it is?
I'm American, and regardless of which party it's for, political Halloween decorations annoy me. I just want to enjoy my Halloween without it being politicized.
Load More Replies... We are 'the cool house'. we will not mention Covid for Halloween. Or the election. We're going to have our fake skeletons dressed in silly hats at a "tea party" with the punch bowl filled with dry ice, and the other figures dressed for an old rave with glowsticks. Why? Because why we're the 'cool scary" house... this year we need to be not scaring anyone. Just no. Too much else to scare them.
for halloween i put up the stick thingies from the berlin witch projectt
If the theme of Halloween in America is "scary" (as it is in the UK) then why do people dress up as Mickey Mouse, astronauts, rabbits, cowgirls, and princesses?
There are many children and adults that are not down with scary. Also sometimes religion dictates that they wear non scary costumes. My first year in a new city, I took my children to my son's football coach's church for Halloween. He was the youth pastor and they called it a fall festival. It was done very nicely for children and youths and their were 11 short stories that coinsided with the name of a kind of candy, they listened to the story and got the candy. They also had grab bags, punch, snacks, and treats in a common area while they were there. It was pretty nice fun for them, the only hitch was no scary costumes.
Load More Replies... America put a lotttt of effort into Halloween. In Britain, kids get a few haribo if they're lucky enough to stumble upon an abode that can be arsed opening the door. I suppose its scarier in Britain though (from memory) because most of the time youre knocking on doors with no decorations, no lights and the genuine fear you may never return.
That sounds crazy sad. I hate that for the children there. The kids here in the US do love their Halloween and adults as well. My kids are grown now but my daughter and her husband live in a subdivision and I love to sit outside with them on Halloween and give candy. People even bring their babies (less than a year old) dressed up as well. The seemingly endless Spook Parade is one of my all time favorite things every year. Before my kids were old enough to go we would take turns with our family and gather the little ones and make small homemade individual pizzas that the kids get to put on the toppings themselves, have ice cream, popcorn, and a few cheap Halloweeen party toys age appropriate and watch disney halloween cartoons, Hocus Pocus, etc and make sure the little ones enjoyed the night. Just lots of fun. I know Covid has put a damper on some festivities but there's so many small things that kids would love to do also.
Load More Replies... I just don’t get it! Why spend time and money on this? It’s pointless. If you have so much spare money and time, support and volunteer for a charity. And FYI, Most children don’t enjoy it.
It may be something lost in cultural ‘translation’ but why go to all this expense and trouble? I just don’t get it. And it’s not only the time and money - can this stuff be recycled? Don’t understand this stuff at all.
Hey, so, realistic human/body decorations? Don’t. You get the police called all the time because there are corpses on your lawn, and then this results in people not realizing when there’s a REAL dead body hanging from a tree. Which has happened several times.
