13 frightening Halloween decorations to spook your guests

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Aside from food, booze and a killer costume, no Halloween party is complete without decorations that make people frightened and uncomfortable.

While your makeshift cotton spider webs and carved pumpkins are still wonderful additions, these Halloween decorations are sure to overwhelm your guests with fright.

1. Floral arrangement rib cage

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The centerpiece of any table should be a showstopper, so why make Halloween any different? This ribcage is totally creepy and yet, somehow, charming. Add bright orange flowers for Halloween spirit.

2. Zombie ornaments

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Celebrate your love for the undead with zombie ornaments you can hang around your house. These decorations look especially frightening in the windows.

3. Bat decals

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This cheap and simple decoration can make your wine glasses and food bowls look as though they were custom-made for your Halloween soiree. They're also easily removed, so you can put everything back to normal afterward, if you so choose.

4. Finger Soap

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Don't neglect your bathroom when you decorate for your party this year. Scare your guests with this life-like finger soap. It's disgusting and ingenious at the same time.

5. Chalkboard skull

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Let this chalkboard skull welcome your guests at the door. There are so many ways this skeleton head can be used; let your imagination run wild.

6. Bat gut candle

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This bat gut candle is sure to set the tone of your party.

7. Morgue sign

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Get morbid with a sign that exudes death. What's scarier than a morgue?

8. Ghostbusters wreath

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Movie buffs will love this Ghostbusters-inspired decoration. Adorned with green ribbon and a ghoul, this wreath will easily make your front door the coolest on the block.

9. Realistic spiders

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Terrify your arachnophobe friends with these hyper-realistic spiders; they definitely put your plastic ones to shame.

10. Spooky wine bottles

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These decoration wine bottles will look great on your snack table, or even tucked away in the corner of a room. They're easy to DIY if you don't want to dig up the cash.

11. Scream pillow

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Your guests can lounge in comfort and fear as they sit near these screaming pillows.

12. Clever bowls

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These bowls are a great way to display your food without leaving the Halloween theme, not to mention totally punny.

13. Taxidermy bat

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Scatter these critters around your house to frighten guests. Who knows, maybe one will turn into a vampire.

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