Halloween yard decorations that will scare you to your core

Don't think 'cobwebs.' Think 'cobwebs with hard-hitting documentaries about sugar stuck in them.'
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Halloween yard decorations that will scare you to your core
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The trick-or-treaters of 2016 grew up on Saw and Paranormal Activity, so if you're decorating your house to scare them this year, you'll have to bring the heat.

Take cobwebs, for example. Cobwebs aren't spooky anymore. You know what's spooky? Apple forcing us all to use a little converter thing just so our headphones work. See if you can do something with that.

Because we care about moving culture forward and are big fans of general spookiness, we thought up a handful of truly terrifying Halloween yard decorations.

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BONUS: Hamster Potter. You know, Harry Potter, but with hamsters.

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Max Knoblauch

Max Knoblauch is the Assistant Humor Editor in the NYC office. He is a journalist, comedian and illustrator. More humor and art by Max can be found on his website.Follow him @MaxKnoblauch

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