By Luke Harris

Halloween gives you a chance to decorate your house with those things you try to keep out the rest of the year such as spider webs, bats, ghosts and that elusive Dracula. Its fun to break out those boxes in your garage filled with all your spooky treasures.

But this year's different. That giant cardboard witch is fading and Frankenstein's arm is missing. Where did those little spiders go? Realizing your decorations may be a little dated you've got to get down to the decoration shop or maybe get online and find that perfect ghoul to accent your porch. While you're at it you may want to get the kids (and even yourself) their Halloween costumes.

Now that it's time to get some new decorations you may want to go all out. Get some scary music to go with the spooky setup in your yard. You'll have the scariest house on the block. Trick-or-treaters will be on guard; ready to flee the moment a banshee comes tearing out of the cobweb covered shrubbery near your door. You'll delight in the trembling voices hoping that a demon doesn't answer the door with a basket full of scorpions. Remember to get creative when buying your new decorations. Mix it up and buy decorations that are sure to get attention.