Last-Minute Halloween Must-Haves for the Spooky Obsessed

Get into the Halloween spirit with these scares and sweets!

October 23, 2025

By: Samantha Lande

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10 Essentials for Halloween Lovers

Halloween is here! Whether you’re into the spooky and scary or the sweet and silly, it’s always a fun time to get out and celebrate. In honor of 1000-lb Sisters' Amy and her love for all things horror, we’ve rounded up 10 Halloween must-haves for the spooky obsessed. Don’t worry, there are some that are appropriately spooky for the smaller set!

DIY Glass Mason Jar Lantern

Let little ghouls have some spooky fun with this illuminating mason jar craft kit. Fun for all ages, anyone can fill the mason jars with a dark spooky silhouette, LED light strip, and fun add ons like glow in the dark eyeballs, spiders, and cobwebs. Once the craft is complete, put them on the porch to "spook" those who come to Trick or Treat.

BUY IT: Amazon, $30

Life-Size Animated Chucky

Amy loves Chucky and if you do too, this animated Chucky doll belongs on your front lawn. The two-foot-tall doll has a moving knife and sputters off creepy phrases like "Your friend 'til the end." We have a feeling you’ll spook quite a few people.

BUY IT: Michael's, $48

Halloween Eerie Mummy Gummy Candy Noodles

Part of the fun of Halloween is eating candy, right? Add some spooky flair with this gummy candy mix that includes gummy eyeballs and body parts, edible slime, and popping candy for a fun and strange textural mouthfeel.

BUY IT: Target, $3

101 True Scary Stories to Read in Bed Tonight 

Gather around the campfire, but leave the little kids in bed because these scary stories are true and they’ll keep you up for hours. This collection of 101 terrifying tales will truly excite the scary movie lovers and give the rest of us nightmares.

BUY IT: Amazon, $15

Flameless Flickering Candles

If you’re looking for an indoor decoration to fit into a spooky motif, these flickering candles are a great pick. Battery operated so you don’t need to worry about a fire, these three candles are decorated with a skull, a raven, and a spider in a spider web. 

BUY IT: Amazon, $19

Light & Sound Skull Candy Bowl

A candy bowl that looks like a skull with crazy moving eyes and eerie music! Fill it with anything from candy for Trick or Treaters to snacks for a Halloween party. Guests will be surprised at the show they’ll get each time they reach their hand into the bowl.

BUY IT: Target, $30

Light & Sound Witch

What’s spookier than a witch with a green face? One that lights up and cackles as you walk by! This 23-inch witch is a perfect Halloween decoration for any home and one that can be reused year after year.

BUY IT: Target, $40

Witch Finger Cookies

Let’s call these witch fingers frighteningly delicious. From the outside, they are eerie looking witch fingers with black nails and bloody cuticles, but take one bite and it’s truly a buttery sugar cookie with almond nails and a hint of frosting. Put this out at any ghoulish gathering.

BUY IT: Williams Sonoma, $18

Bleeding Ghost Face Halloween Costume

Halloween is all about the costumes and you’re bound to see some sweet, some funny, and some downright scary. This bleeding ghost face costume is a classic and fits the scary category, especially at night.

BUY IT: Walmart, $30

Halloween Pumpkin Dig Kit

This isn’t your ordinary pumpkin. Use a hammer, chisel, and brush to unearth everything from metal skeletons to bouncy eyeballs. Learn the science behind the spooky with tools used in an archeological excavation. Once the treasures are unearthed, create your own necklace from the charms.

BUY IT: Amazon, $20

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