Hey Utah, get your spook on with 6 haunted house ideas

No time to spare, it’s time to beware.

Who has the creepiest haunted house in Utah? You will after trying KSL Homes budget friendly ideas. We’ll help you turn your home into the scariest one on the block with our themed Halloween inspiration, from your front yard to the living room.

A foggy graveyard is scary, making visitors wary.

1. Grave yard

Turn your front lawn into a haunted graveyard. Place some tombstones (with clever names, of course) around your yard. If you happen to have a coffin, lean it against a wall or prop it open with a scary creature inside. Fill your graveyard with grim reaper or other ghoul who can lurk in the shadows or under a tree. A skeleton emerging from your lawn or climbing onto your roof will make it look as if your guests are trying to escape.

Lighting creates the ambiance, so opt for blue or green spotlights to give your graveyard an eerie effect. Use red or yellow for an ominous feel. For Halloween night, turn on a fog machine to make it look extra spooky. 

Spiders that go creepy crawly cause screams of 'Oh my!' and 'Good golly!'

2. Crawling with scares

Your front porch is the gateway to your haunted house, so this is where you can get your guests squealing with delight, er, fright. Stretch cobwebs from the edge of your house to the doorway, across pillars or from the bushes. Add several tiny spiders for an extra ick factor. If you don’t mind staring into the face of an eight-eyed creature every time you drive up to your house, add a giant spider to an equally imposing web.

It's scary for all when skeletons climb walls.

3. Alien invasion

Create your own alien invasion when little green men take over your house. Stuff an alien mask so it looks real, then attach it to black cheesecloth cut to look like a loose robe. Hang it from your roof rafters so it will flutter in the breeze, making it look alive. Place glow in the dark aliens around your yard as if they were peeking around bushes or trees. If you’d rather be cutesy than creepy, try an inflatable alien or spaceship.

4. Window watchers

Waited until the last minute to decorate? Try this super simple and budget friendly Halloween idea. Place monster decals in the windows. Inside your home, you can backlight them with greenish lighting, or outside, put a spotlight on them.

Ghouls lurking near trees cause quivers to knees.

5. Haunted mansion

Turn your house into a haunted castle, regardless of its size. Dangle banners with your cast of characters from the roof, on the garage door or along a fence. Stick 3D bats around the front of your house, including windows and tree branches. Add a faux entryway to your front door to look like an old castle, and complete it with glowing cauldrons hanging above. Place some glowing spooky eyes in the bushes, so passersby will feel like they’re being watched.

6. Take it inside

Continue the haunted house theme inside your home. There, it’s the little details that will make your scene complete. Place moving portraits on a table or hang them up as a gallery wall. Suspend floating candles from the ceiling, ala a certain wizarding school. Drape some cheesecloth from the ceiling in doorways and across a staircase to give you the chills as you walk through. Place black candles in an ornate candelabra to enhance the Gothic feeling. And on Halloween night, play some creepy music to fully embrace the mood.

Utah is ranked No. 1 for Halloween decorating, based on a recent analysis of Google search terms. Keep up with the Addams family in your neighborhood with KSL Homes haunted house ideas.