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Halloween: Get Wicked on the Web

It's the second largest commercial holiday in America, but your Halloween celebration can be as homemade or as far over the top with special effects as you want. On the Web, you can discover the history of this holiday, learn to plan a spooky party, find that costume you've dreamt about since last year, become an expert pumpkin carver, or find the most terrifying haunted house in your neck of the woods.

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History of Halloween

You’ve probably heard the phrase “all hallows” floating around at this time of ... read more »

Halloween Costumes

On the Web, finding a Halloween costume can be as detailed as hunting down pink silk to make your ... read more »

Halloween Decorations

If you want to create eye-catching décor or intricately carved jack-o’-lanterns to light the way for trick-or-treaters, let the Web be your handbook. You’ll find design magazines online, as well as sites devoted to festive seasonal embellishments, offering how-to advice for beginners and June Cleavers alike.

Dulcinea's Insight

Web versions of home, food, craft, and design magazines tend to have seasonal sections with loads of ideas, often with multimedia options not possible in print. Try your favorite magazine’s Web site during the several weeks before Halloween for inspiration.

If you have no idea where to begin or what you want to create, don’t worry. Most of the sites below cater to beginners, and offer clear instructions for how to recreate featured items.

Dulcinea's Picks

Better Homes and Gardens presents 21 Halloween decorations you can make at home. Ideas are efficient, using recycled household materials, and some are appropriate throughout autumn, not just for Halloween. There is a good range of easy crafts, such as window décor, and more involved projects, like the jack-o’-lantern piñata. Can’t have enough pumpkins? See the BHG’s 31 carving ideas, each with a printable PDF pattern. Related features on the page include even more printable pumpkin stencils.

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MarthaStewart.com , also mentioned in the costume section of this guide, gets into the Halloween spirit with a spooky selection of craft ideas. Charm trick-or-treaters with creative candy displays and creepy, carved pumpkins, or check out the kids’ Halloween party crafts. All ideas are presented with photos, lists of materials, and instructions.

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HalloweenOnly.com is a site devoted to the holiday, selling a range of “Props and Décor” to lend a haunted feeling to any space. Choose from skulls and bones, creepy critters, body parts, and more. See the “Special Effects” section in the “Shop by Category” box on the left for haunted music.

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HSN.com , the online version of the Home Shopping Network, offers Halloween decorations for the upscale shopper, divided into outdoor and indoor items. You get what you pay for here; the “Halloween Rat Pack,” for example, is frighteningly lifelike. Click on item photos for enlarged views.

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FamilyFun.com presents a “Halloween Fright Site” with lots of ideas for homemade crafts and pumpkin carving (select from top menu bar) that kids and parents can do together. Necessary materials and instructions are listed. Sign up for a free membership to receive a crafts newsletter and printable crafts.

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HGTV.com , already recommended in this guide for its costume-making tutorials, features pumpkin and decoration ideas, all of which include video demonstrations and printable instructions for your convenience.

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