Scary and unique Halloween decorations for your home

October 1, 10:16 AMChicago Home Improvement ExaminerCheryl Dangel Cullen

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This three-foot high jack o'lantern emits a fog and can be
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Fall has officially begun. It’s October 1 and that means that and Halloween is just around the corner. If you are looking for some scary, yet unique Halloween decorations for your home, here are a few ideas from from Hammacher Schlemmer, America’s longest running catalog offering the best, the only and the unexpected for 161 years.

With products available for both outdoor and indoor use, there will be something that everyone can enjoy including:

This spider drops from above and emits sound effects
when its built-in sensor detects sound. Find it here.

A three foot Fogging Jack O'Lantern is sure to be an attention-getter. This three-foot high ghastly gourd emits a cloud of billowing fog from its mouth, greeting Halloween revelers with a creeping, eerie cloud. The jack o' lantern's infernal smile and slanted, ominous eyes suggest imminent malevolence while an internal mister converts water into plumes of fog.

An ambushing arachnid will scare the daylights out of your visitors. This is the spider that ambushes Halloween visitors by dropping from above with an array of harrowing sound effects. When its sensor detects sound, the spider emits the sounds of storm-bringing winds, howlings, and thunder claps punctuated by screams. Three seconds later, the spider launches its ambush by dropping down 58" instantly; a web lattice is drawn down to obscure the length of the spider's restraining cord. After 10 seconds, the spider slowly retreats back up to its original position, accompanied by the horrific soundscape.

These illuminated, blinking eyes can be seen day or night
and can be installed in a window, on lawn stakes or hang
from a tree. Find them here.

Animated ominous eyes are both subtle and scray. These illuminated, blinking eyes project a sinister gaze at visitors as they approach your home, giving guests the eerie feeling they are being watched. The eyes adhere to a window with the built-in suction cups, set up in your yard with the included lawn stakes, or hang in bushes, and can be set to blink slowly or project a fixed, ominous stare. Using electroluminescent technology (the same backlighting used in automotive instrument panels), the pupils and eyelids project a bright red glow that is clearly visible day or night.

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