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Hanging wreaths on your door can be festive for any time of year, but Halloween is a great time to spice up your normal decorating routine.  Most craft stores sell foam circles that make creating your wreath super easy and fun.  You already have your circular base, and you can just attach whatever you would like! Here are a few super creepy wreath ideas!

 Paint it Black

While you’re at the craft store, check out the black flowers they have.  Seriously!  You’ll find everything you need to make a stylish and dark door wreath.  Different kinds of black flowers, black ribbon, black feathers.  Couple that with some orange and you’ll be perfectly festive.  You’ll feel in the mood every time you come home.

Dolls

What is it about dolls that can be really scary?  Maybe it’s that face that never stops staring at you.  Most craft stores will have doll’s faces for sale, or you might be able to find a whole lot of creepy old dolls at a thrift store.  All you have to do is attach the faces to the wreath base, and you might have the most frightening door in town.

Your Halloween Theme

Whether you’re into witches, zombies, spiders, or you have a favorite Halloween movie, there’s sure to be a theme specific to you that can help you with your Halloween wreath.  Pick your colors and some small figurines from the craft store to make your Halloween perfect for you!

Thrillvania Haunted House Park open this Friday 10/24 and Saturday 10/25. Come out and have a spooktacular time!!

Are you counting down the days to Halloween? Do have your spooktacular home decorations set up to terrify the whole neighborhood? Good. Costume? Check. Candy for the trick-or-treaters? Check? Creepy gross-out foods if you’re having a pre- or post- trick-or-treat party at your castle? Check! So to get you in the Halloween spirit, make sure you watch a few terrifying movies to get your heart pounding.

“Halloween”

It goes without saying that this is the ultimate in Halloween movies. Stick to the original when we were first introduced to Michael Myers  and his frightening mask!

“It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!”

Ok, maybe it’s not so scary–even for the little ones–but it’s a Halloween tradition. Will Linus finally get to see the Great Pumpkin?

“Night of the Living Dead”

The old classic has zombies galore, and they’re relentless. Will the bickering group inside the farmhouse manage to barricade themselves in before they’re devoured?

“28 Days Later”

After a virus wipes our most of the humans in the UK, a group of strangers try to flee from the zombies who are after fresh blood. The scariest thing about these zombies? They move fast. No shuffling zombies here–these will chase you down with their super-human speed!

“Shaun of the Dead”

It’s more funny than scary– you have to laugh at the bumbling friends who are trying to avoid getting infected by the zombies roaming the streets. And of course, if a zombie bites you, you’re one of them, so make sure you can trust those around you.

There are dozen more movies and TV shows to get you pumped for Halloween before you head to Thrillvania. What’s your favorite?

Join us this weekend at Thrillvania Haunted House Park  at 2330 County Rd 138, Terrell, Tx 75161 for Halloween thrills and chills!

You can’t have enough frightening Halloween goodies–and there are so many recipes to create creepy treats.  Party guests will do a double take at these mice before devouring the cute little rodents! You’ll need:

4 ounces of semisweet chocolate
1/3 cup of very cold sour cream
1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs
1/3 cup each of chocolate cookie crumbs and powdered sugar
pink icing (optional)
Silver little round silver cake decorating candy
1/4 cup sliced almonds
Thin red or black  licorice vines

Make the mousies!:

Melt the chocolate, and add in the sour cream. Stir in 1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs. Put in the fridge until firm.

Roll by tablespoonfuls into balls. Mold to a slight point at one end for the little face and nose.

Roll half of dough in powdered sugar (for white mice), and half in the chocolate cookie crumbs (for dark mice).

On each mouse, place the silver candies for eyes, almond slices for ears, and a licorice string for the tail. Add a spot of pink icing for the little nose. 

Refrigerate for at least two hours, and serve!

Join us this weekend at Thrillvania Haunted House Park  at 2330 County Rd 138, Terrell, Tx 75161 for Halloween thrills and chills!