{"id":2814,"date":"2023-10-01T00:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T05:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/?p=2814"},"modified":"2023-10-01T01:04:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T06:04:44","slug":"the-definitive-halloween-decoration-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/es\/2814\/opinions\/the-definitive-halloween-decoration-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"The Definitive Halloween Decoration Ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"

All holidays have their iconic signifiers and decorations that define the aesthetic of that important date. Some have religious significance, while others simply represent some feeling or image significant to the holiday\u2019s history, but what they all share is that they\u2019re all necessary for getting into the feel of the holiday season. As we move deeper into autumn and closer towards Halloween, as more houses begin to put up their decorations and prepare for the onslaught of children ringing their doorbells for candy at the end of the month, we\u2019re forced to ask a deeply important question: what\u2019s the best Halloween decoration? Well, today I\u2019m here to answer that question for you, in the convenient format of a ranked numbered list of some of the most iconic ones. I hope you agree with my ranking, as it is all objectively correct.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Creepy Baby Dolls \u2013<\/b> We\u2019ve all seen them while casually browsing Spirit Halloween or while inside the house of someone who\u2019s a little <\/span>too <\/span><\/i>committed to the holiday. Or maybe you haven\u2019t, and I\u2019m just projecting my own experiences on y\u2019all. No matter what, I\u2019m not sure why you\u2019d want a creepy baby doll in your house and it\u2019s going in last place.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. Inflatable Pumpkin\/Ghost\/Skeletons \u2013<\/b> Perhaps the most visually extravagant decoration of all of these, but also one of the most needlessly expensive and visually loud. You\u2019re better off getting pumpkin\/ghost\/skeleton decorations in other ways.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. Animated Zombie\/Skeleton\/Fortune Teller Guy \u2013 <\/b>Similar to the inflatable decorations, this is perhaps too expensive and generally too much for a once-a-year decoration, but these get points for occasionally moving spookily and being able to say creepy things.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        1. Spiders \u2013 <\/b>I\u2019m grouping both big and small spider decorations in here, as I think no matter the size, spiders deserve their place at 7. They\u2019re fine compliments to the holiday atmosphere, but they\u2019re not nearly as iconic as others on this list and not worth the fear they instill in any arachnophobic house guests you might have.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          1. Fog Machines \u2013 <\/b>Speaking of atmosphere, nothing\u2019s more effective at that than a fog machine. They\u2019re still possibly too much for a once-a-year decoration, but for its ability to offer what no other decoration on here can, they\u2019re going at 6.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            1. Gravestones \u2013 <\/b>This is where we\u2019re finally getting into the good stuff. Gravestones on the lawn are the ultimate signifier that the spooky season has arrived, though they can sometimes feel like they fade into the background too much to climb higher on the list.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              1. Plastic Pumpkins \u2013 <\/b>Hurt by the fact that they aren\u2019t the real thing, though the ability of plastic pumpkins to have more diverse, creative designs helps to counterbalance that. In the end, pumpkins are such an iconic component of the Halloween season, it\u2019d be hard for these to be any lower.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                1. Cobwebs \u2013<\/b> Relatively cheap, easy to put up, yet lush with spooky vibes and a basic necessity of any committed Halloween decorator. Basically the perfect decoration.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                  1. Carved Pumpkin \u2013 <\/b>I\u2019ve already talked about why pumpkins are iconic as Halloween decorations, so I\u2019ll just say that there are few experiences as quintessentially autumn as going to a pumpkin patch, picking a pumpkin, and taking it home and carving it a lopsided yet somewhat spooky face.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                    1. Plastic Life Size Skeleton \u2013 <\/b>Transcends all other Halloween decorations or limitations of price by nature of being able to be whatever you want it to be. You can have them hang outside your house. You can put them on a chair in your house or on your front porch. You can name them and have long conversations with them, and despite the cold look in their dead eyes, they\u2019ll <\/span>listen<\/span><\/i>. Or you can just have them be a cool little skeleton decoration. Either way, this is indisputably the best.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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