a fog machine and black sheets work to make your home seem even spookier. 2 Use Halloween themed printables Photo and products by Lindi of Love the Day If you don't have time to make your own spooky labels and signs from scratch, buy some printables ($5-$25) and print yourself! Halloween printables are a cheap way you can add some flair to common items around your house, like a mantel banner. In addition, you can print and cut out festive, custom cupcake toppers, wine and liquor bottle labels and thank you gift tags! Many printable sets, like this one from Lindi Haws, who owns the Etsy shop Love the Day , come with a full package of premade PDFs, so all you do is download, print and cut out. Add petrifying props You can't have a haunted house without scary-as-heck props, right? Make some DIY tombstones for a ghoulish graveyard outdoors with cardboard and latex paint with this easy project . You can also buy foam tombstones from Party City for less than $5. You can also construct these ghoulish ghosts from Martha Stewart to place near the tombstones, or, if you don't have time to DIY, you can buy an outdoor ghost set here . Add a few strings of stretchable spider web (buy here for less than $1) to make your props stand out more. Jack-o'-lanterns are another way you can spook up your yard. If you aren't artistic, you can buy a spooky stencil at any party