We're already mid-way through October, which means the Witching Hour is well at-hand. If you really love getting into the Halloween spirit and want to make your own home look hauntingly good this season, there's no better way than to get the creative juices flowing and start decorating with little gifts and design pieces. Whether you go the traditional route with spiders' webs and fake blood or opt for sophisticated steampunk, here are three ways you can use cheap gifts online and other decor elements to make your house perfectly ghostly this year.

Extend a Bone-Chilling Welcome

Send shivers down the spines of your guests from the moment they arrive by creating a front walkway and doorway that screams Halloween (maybe even literally!). Line the pathway with some lanterns or tea lights, pumpkins, discarded bones, and gravestones. Since you can easily find these special gifts online, you'll have no excuse not to embrace the spookiness. Make your front porch and entryway the talk of the town by adding bats, twinkle lights, spiders, mini skeletons, and other frightening elements. When someone rings the doorbell, they'll be in for both tricks and treats.

Make a Monster-Worthy Mantel

If you have a working fireplace (or even one just for show), the mantel makes for the ideal spot to display all of your Halloween goodies. Add a cauldron over the fire and use candles, creepy bugs, and skulls to make your mantelpiece look both elegant and scary. Garlands and ravens can add a hair-raising touch, too. There are countless unique small gifts along these lines that will allow you to make your mantel look completely terrifying (without paying scary high prices).

Create Death-Defying Centerpieces

It's relatively easy to find cheap gifts online that can be used in innovative tablescapes. And although e-commerce sales in 2015 made up only 7.2% of all retail sales, it's now easier than ever to find the items you need without ever leaving your (haunted) house. While you might want to gather some dried flowers and branches for your centerpieces, you can also use spiders, skulls, small bats, or even fake eyeballs to make your flower arrangement make your guests' skin crawl. Don't forget to incorporate candles and gauze tablecloths into the design.

By using a few simple elements incorporated in creepy and creative ways, you can easily make your home appeal to the most discerning of guys and ghouls. For more Halloween decor inspiration, check out our cheap gifts online that will be sure to thrill you to death.