If you are looking for some indoor Halloween decoration ideas. Then the following article might provide some food for thought. First of all there are the standard range of items that you can buy. But there are some simple variations that you could easily add that will provide a scary surprise. And this will add to the chilling fright that will cause your guests to let out a few screams or laughs.
One of the first things on the list will probably be plenty of carved pumpkin jack-o-lanterns. These will probably be lit with candles and carefully situated around your party room. If you use subdued lighting, this will create ghoulish faces gleaming in various parts of the room.
You could also buy luminous images of ghosts and ghouls of various description. These can be hung around the walls and used to great effect in the low lighting which will cause them to glow. Gossamer cloth as well as commercial imitation spider web will quickly create a haunted house effect. Amazon.com have a wonderful inflatable spider that you can buy – check it out here.
Suspending decorative items such as bats and flying witches on broom sticks. Along with large hairy spiders and balloons with ghostly faces on them. Skeletons hung down from the ceiling at almost face level create the right environment. This will have your your guests dodging around these horrors in the flickering candle light. Placing plastic spiders and other weird surprises around the places where people sit. Or on the tables among the drinks and plates, will certainly keep your guests on their toes.
If you can hang a few thin threads from the ceiling in different parts of the room. They will go unnoticed, especially if you have subdued lighting. But they will be felt by your guests as they move around the room. This will provide a feeling sensation on the skin. And might suggest that a ghostly presence could be lurking that will often cause a shrieking reaction from your guests.
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Frights often occur when unexpected things suddenly happen. You could set a few of the lights up on timers, which will to briefly illuminate a scary scene. Or it could be to illuminate scary pictures in two or more dark corners of the room. The effect can be increased if you are able to coordinate sound effects at the same time. Depending on the age group of your guests, you could set up a frightening three dimensional scene. This could be a ghostly headless or hanging man that is briefly revealed.
If you do not have access to a fog machine, they are readily available from party hire specialists. If you use these with lighting effects, they can immediately create a chilling and eerie atmosphere around the room. The fog tends to float across the floor of the room, which will hang around the feet of your guests. If it is possible, you could set up an artificial tombstone which will hide the exact location of the machine.
With large screen televisions now becoming more and more popular. You could decide to play a horror movie in the background. And if you keep the sound down, it will create a more eerie effect.
Music can play a large part in creating an atmosphere, at the beginning of the party. Halloween sound effects along with music like the classic Monster Mash will create a heightened sense of tension in the room. And of course, as the party gets into full swing later on, your guests will expect to hear their favorite dance music tracks. And if you combine this with interspersing Halloween sound effects, this would help to maintain the party atmosphere.