Halloween party theme ideas for the terrified host.
Never thrown a halloween party and absolutely terrified at being the sacrificial halloween host this year? There’s no need to be afraid, dear fiend (unless your costume really is that scary.) Point is - we got you.
Party planning is scary stuff, especially when your guests are rocking up expecting a whole halloween hullabaloo. You could be stuck on a theme or not even knowing where to start with the decorations and food. Should you embrace a horror film theme, or go with something topical? Is ‘finger finger food’ a thing? How would you even get the fake blood off your walls? Luckily, we’ve got ideas, big and small, that will fit the freaky brief, so you can be a supremely confident host, rather than a terrified one.
And you don’t have to fork over a week’s pay to get your place party-ready either. There’s lots of DIY and budget items you can use to pack a wow-factor into your occasion. So here it is - from hair-raising party themes to eye-catching decorations, we’ll guide you through some spine-chilling inspo to help make your halloween soiree a spooky success.
Blacklight party
Blacklight, UV, LED and glow-in-the-dark effects are some clever tricks to bring an instant wow-factor to your event. But you can get really creative and go pretty far with it for halloween. So why not make your whole halloween party a blacklight extravaganza? Just one high-powered blacklight bulb in the living area will turn the entire room into another world and bring all of your fairy lights and glow-in-the-dark decorations to life.
But you don’t have to restrict the blacklight fun to just one area of the house. Entire hallways, small living spaces and even the kitchen and bathroom drenched in blacklight with glow-in-the-dark decorations scattered about the room will leave your guests dazzled and wanting to explore more. For a truly memorable look, make sure you experiment with different textures. Glow in the dark cobwebs, orange plastic pumpkins and fairy lights look Ah-May-Zing under blacklight - so make sure you line your walls, floors and ceilings with these different layers.
Want an extra cool touch? Bring your blacklight theme into your guests’ drinking experience and freeze some ice cubes with glow in the dark spiders inside. Creeeeeeeepy.
Witches’ feast
If you’re throwing a more intimate halloween soiree with a maximum of 12 people, why not host a witches’ feast? Let’s be real - witches are the most chic beasts in the Halloween family, so organising some delicious devilry for you and your coven only makes sense for October 31st.
The key to hosting a fierce witches’ feast is all about bringing together edgy, black decor, with food and drink to match. With smaller touches like black candle sticks and hanging hats, to eye-catching show-stoppers like black flower centrepieces and foreboding chandelier silhouettes hanging from above, the aim is to trickle a shiver down your guests spine.
Need to think about food and drink? Brew together a dark and sultry witches’ punch and for eccentric bites to eat, look no further than this chic halloween feast inspiration.
Vecna’s house
Ok, this one is for real Halloween-heads.
Nothing, I repeat, nothing, is scarier than Vecna from season 4 of Stranger Things. So if you really want to give your guests the fright of their lives, it’s time to turn your pad into Vecna’s evil lair. But, it will be no easy feat. This halloween theme will be quite the DIYers’ project. You’ll need copious amounts of paper mache to create freaky elements of the Upside Down. You may also need to steal your grandparent’s grandfather clock for the night - so good luck hauling that in and out of the place.
But there are some budget-savvy accessories you can use to complete the look for Vecna’s House, from black spiderwebs to chilling lantern x skeleton wall decorations. This spooky ghost tree is genuinely terrifying, especially with the right lighting set up. Of course, the ultimate statement as host would be to transform into Vecna himself and greet your horrified guests at the door. You’ll have your guests ‘running up that hill’ in no time.
