A Makeshift Graveyard

Start by welcoming trick-or-treaters to your apparitional abode with a yard filled with headstones.

Make them out of styrofoam and use acrylic paints to give them a dark and dirty look.

Use battery-powered candles to shine light on your eerie creations.

black and white halloween mantel

Credit:Jason Donnelly

Matted hair is a must for this creepy look.

Turn on the originalBeetlejuicein the background, and your guests will feel like theyve stepped into the Maitland/Deetz home.