Save Old Jars and Bottles
Fill jars & bottles with creepy items. Add weathered, homemade labels for a fun and interesting display.

Save Grocery Store Plastic Bags
Stuff grocery store plastic bags with newspaper to fill prop body forms and to turn masks into head props.

Don't Mow Your Grass
Give your Halloween cemetery that creepy, unkempt look.

Set Up Your Yard Early
Give your unmowed grass time to recover from being trampled during setup.

Save Dead Leaves
Save a few bags of dry, dead leaves to scatter across your scene to give it that creepy, unkempt look.

Save Dead Bugs!
Don't be squeamish! Nothing beats the real thing! Dead bugs that you find during the year add easy creep factor to your displays.

Save Newspapers
Use old newspapers to fill plastic bags for body forms or sculpt quickly with duct tape to make large spiders, hands, etc.

Make Paper Mache Skulls
Take a plastic skull, cover it with aluminum foil and then a layer or two of paper mache. When it's dry, cut it off and add layers.

Bury Things That Need Weathering
Nothing creates realistic weathering effects better than actual weather! Bury zombie clothes, shiny trays, etc. and let nature go to work!

Do Lighting Tests
Test your lighting at night well before Halloween or your party. Give yourself time to accent your props just right.

Plan For Bad Weather
Is your event outside or in an outdoor room? Have a plan for rain, snow, excessive heat or excessive cold.

Locate Dead Branches
Keep an eye out for dead branches and small dead shrubs that you can drag into your graveyard for Halloween.

Inventory CD/MP3 Players
Count how many CD/MP3 players you have and decide which music and sounds are going to be played where.

Find Extension Cords
Make sure you have enough extension cords and surge protector power strips handy to plug in your lighting and sound effects safely.

Choose a Theme
Is your party or haunt going to have a consistent theme? If so, choosing that early will help you shop for it later.

Plan Your Party Menu
Prepare what you can ahead of time. Locate hard to find ingredients. Test recipes that you've never tried.

Design your Invitations
Find reference material online. Design your Halloween party invitations early.

Dye Cheesecloth in Coffee or Tea
Creepy, tattered, stained cheesecloth makes everything look haunted! You can never have too much of this around.

Find Battery Operated Candles
Flickering, battery-operated candles add safe, creepy ambience to any darkened room. Check Dollar stores for great deals.

Questions? Ask The Undertaker!