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HITCHCOCK THRILLER

Set a house-of-horrors scene with an attack of faux crows (available at craft stores): Hang some with Command hooks and clear fishing line; nestle others in a grapevine wreath and a raffia-wrapped bundle of branches.To prep your door, cover it with red gift wrap, then add a crinkly layer of matte black tinfoil. Give it a few good rips for claw marks.

Create an angel of death (knocking at yourdoor): Affix featherwings to a skull withcraft glue and hang it from the knocker.

A MIX OF THE MACABRE

Skulls and bones scattered along the steps give the walkway a gruesome graveyardvibe. Add chunky chains (at party stores) and overturned pumpkins and planters to evoke the creepy chaos of a ransack.