8 Halloween Decorations for 2024 That Won’t Break the Bank

Five Crate and Barrel white ghost shaped LED lights and four black spooky house sculptures sit on the grey marble countertop of a home bar as part of a modern, minimalist Halloween decor scheme as featured in HGTV.ca’s Spookiest Halloween Decorations for 2024 That Won’t Break the Bank — Crate & Barrel

When it comes to Halloween decorations, there’s no such thing as going over the top — the more, the merrier (or spookier?). Grinning ghosts, giggling goblins and scary skeletons, all are welcome on All Hallows’ Eve!

From hosting a Halloween costume party to planning a trick-or-treat, front-door fright, the right Halloween decorations (at the right price) are key. With so many domestic spaces to fill with Halloween skeletons and sticky faux cobwebs, it’s easy to get swept up in the spirit — and overspend.

But, fear not! These spooky (and stylish) Halloween decorations are all under $30, so they won’t break the bank and can be reused again and again.

Bat speckled tablecloth from Simons Halloween Collection covers a large pine table with white bat napkins, an assortment of pumpkins, three black candle holders with white candles, sitting in a dusty pink plastered room with a black mid century modern pendant lamp and a wooden dining chair — Simons

1. Gone Batty

Constructed from thick, creamy recycled cotton, this brimming-with-bats tablecloth is the ideal base for subtly styling your Halloween supper party. Its monochrome palette means it should easily match up with existing tableware, while its bevy of black bats provides the right titch of ick.

Bat Speckled Tablecloth, Simons, $30-$75.

Gus the Ghost Stoneware Bowl by Pottery Barn sits on a place setting with a black and white gingham napkin, grey plate and white ceramic charger, with gold coloured utensils on a grey wooden table as featured in HGTV.ca’s Spookiest Halloween Decorations for 2024 That Won’t Break the Bank — Pottery Barn

2. Totally Ghosted

Cute, beautifully crafted, and just a tiny bit creepy, Pottery Barn’s “Gus the Ghost” stoneware bowl is a spooky Halloween place-setting hero. Planning a pumpkin-soup starter or considering candy-corn nibbles? Gus can be that bone-chilling, go-to bowl. Crafted from microwave- and dishwasher-safe ceramic, the Gus collection also includes appetizer plates, serving bowls, condiment servers, and mugs.

Gus the Ghost Stoneware Bowl, Pottery Barn, $21.

Black Spooky Haunted House Door Frame Decoration by Mine Town 3D Prints on Etsy sits on top of white door frame against a light grey wall as featured in HGTV.ca’s Spookiest Halloween Decorations for 2024 That Won’t Break the Bank — Etsy

3. Doorway to Hell

This clever (and haunting) corner-hugging creation is the perfect combination of technology and ecology. Made in Canada from biodegradable, food-safe plastic on a 3D printer, this toon-style haunted house raises the bar for Halloween decorations in 2024. Not only is the plastic derived from renewable resources, but its sturdy structure will also stand the test of time and fleeting trends.

Spooky Haunted House Door Frame Decoration, Etsy, $16.

Bat Gauze Cloth Decorating Kit with 8 Glitter Cutouts from Canadian Tire draped on a white mantle with stacks of antique books, lit electric candles, decorative cobwebs, a faux skull, plastic rats and a black framed mirror hanging on the white wall above as featured in HGTV.ca’s Spookiest Halloween Decorations for 2024 That Won’t Break the Bank — Canadian Tire

4. Bats in the Belfry

Simultaneously hair-raising and hard working, this versatile, gauzy bat-filled net can be draped, hung and displayed in oh so many ways. Layer it with other eery Halloween decorations or make it a scary standalone statement. For $7.99 a set, purchase a few packets and go absolutely batty, putting sparkly bats on windows, doors and the dog! — and still stay on budget.

Bat Gauze Cloth Decorating Kit, Canadian Tire, $8.

5. All A-Ghoul

Whether it’s for a macabre mantle or a terrifying table setting, this eerie, eensy-weensy ghost is here for the haunting. Its sturdy stoneware body is painted with a glossy white glaze and fitted with a warm LED light. Available in two sizes (2 inches or 4 inches), set up a scene with a solitary phantom or go big and create a mass haunting with a whole host of howling ghouls. The glowing eldritch “O” mouths really make these pint-sized specters the spookiest stars of the Halloween-decorations-of-2024 show.

LED Ceramic Halloween Ghost, Crate & Barrel, $15-$20.

Set of three spooky grave greeters skeleton arms Halloween décor by Ashland for Michaels in a grassy front yard featuring three different arm designs including thumbs up, peace sign and an ok sign as featured in HGTV.ca’s Spookiest Halloween Decorations for 2024 That Won’t Break the Bank — Michaels

6. Afterlife A-OK

The Dead have a surprisingly positive message from beyond the grave…everything is groovy down below! Each of these three Halloween skeleton arms hold a playful “all good” pose that turns the dreadfulness of death on its head. Here, humour and horror go hand in hand (pun intended) — and we are absolutely here for it. Two thumbs up, my gory dudes!

Grave Greeters by Ashland, Michaels, $20.

Three glowing ghosts lights wearing witch hats float in the air above two jack o'lanterns in a nighttime forest on Halloween night as featured in HGTV.ca’s Spookiest Halloween Decorations for 2024 That Won’t Break the Bank — Amazon

7. Hovering Horrors

Discovering these glowing ghost-vampire-witches had us wondering, “Why settle for a single chilling apparition when we can have three in one?!” A welcome macabre mashup, this set of Halloween hanging lights have three settings to create the ideal, ominous atmosphere. Since they are hardy enough for outdoors, as well as indoors, the hanging options for these floating phantoms are only limited by our imaginations (and sturdy places to affix them).

Halloween Hanging Glowing Ghost Ornaments, Amazon, $20 (set of 3).

Dark purple pumpkin candle from HomeSense with two lit wicks on a white background as featured in HGTV.ca’s Spookiest Halloween Decorations for 2024 That Won’t Break the Bank — HomeSense

8. Peaceful Pumpkin

At the end of this sinister season, after the trick or treaters have gone, the costumes are off and the face paint is sufficiently smeared, it’s time for some R&R. So, light a pretty pumpkin candle, pull out a cozy blanket, turn on “The Craft” and feast on that “leftover” Halloween candy.

Pumpkin Candle, HomeSense, $13.

Happy 2024 Halloween-decorating season to all those other thrifty, creepy-crawly-craving creatives out there!