If you’re looking for a spooktacular way to get into the Halloween spirit, then read on for 13 delightfully ghoulish tips.
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1. Channel your inner witch or wizard with classic movies like “Halloweentown” and “Hocus Pocus.”
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2. Whip up enchanting treats.
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3. Convene with some chilling spirits.
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4. Decorate your dorm to rival any haunted mansion.
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5. Shrieks and cackles shouldn’t be Halloween’s only soundtrack. Make a rocking playlist that can wake the [un]dead.
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6. Gather some Pinspiration to make a costume!
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7. Then end up buying one because Pinterest expectations ≠ reality
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8. Bust out the horror flicks.
9. Map out your day-of route.
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10. Live through your own horror film at places like House of Horror Park, the HistoryMiami Cemetery Tour and Halloween Horror Nights. (Go behind the scenes of HHN Houses here.)
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11. Carve a pumpkin. WARNING: This pumpkin may be too scary for the average reader.
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12. Watch “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare before Christmas.” (Is it a Halloween movie? Is it a Christmas movie? Answer: Who cares? It’s great enough to be both.)
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13. EAT CANDY CORN.
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