Now that it’s August and Halloween Decor Hunting Season is in full swing, I wanted to revisit some really good porch decorations from my favorite horror movies to get some inspo. Let’s count down the spookiest staircases, jacked jack-o-lanterns, and doomed doorbells in horror!
Tia and Timmy’s house (All Hallows’ Eve, 2013)
I feel like lights are an underutilized tool in Halloween decorating. Just look how festive this window is with orange and yellow string lights and spooky black cutouts. One pumpkin, not even lit, sits on the stairs. Simple but spirited.
Various Houses (Satan’s Little Helper, 2005)
When the whole town gets into Halloween, you know you live in a cool place. I like the various houses we see throughout the movie because they’re simultaneously “fall” decorated with some gory “Halloween” decor thrown in. For example, this scene has a rickety sign saying “Boo” written in fake blood, but there’s also a hay bale on the stairs. It’s funny because we often see those combos in the aisles of big box stores.
Myers’ House (Halloween, 1978)
The Myers house. Iconic. She is the moment. Sometimes all you need is a dark night and one lit jack-o-lantern. Just one. Simple can also be terrifying. What is in those bushes? Who lies in wait near the upstairs window? Only the jack-o-lantern can light out way.
Hubie’s house (Hubie Halloween, 2020)
This is what it looks like when you buy the whole Halloween section at Home Depot. Inflatables, 12-foot statues, ghosts hanging from trees, spider webs and skeletons. If you couldn’t tell, Hubie is the master of all things Halloween! If you want to see this bad boy lit up at night, you’ll have to watch the movie. It is truly glorious.
Rhonda’s house (Trick ‘r Treat, 2007)
This is the house of my dreams. Every year, I carve one additional jack-o-lantern to get closer to my dream of one day living at Rhonda’s house. Pumpkins are probably the ultimate Halloween decor — bonus points is you carve real ones yourself. The more the merrier, for sure.
Pick any house (Tales of Halloween, 2015)
And of course, we get another movie chock full of Halloween greatness. Though every house in this anthology is decorated to some extent, my top pick goes to the two neighbors in the This Means War segment. The two sides of Halloween are often “spooky” vs. “gory,” and these two yards show those ideas off miraculously. Fog, sound effects, and props galore adorn these houses. I just can’t get enough!
What’s your favorite way to decorate your porch for Halloween? Let us know in the comments!
