If you ever drive past your neighbor's house that is deck out with monsters, gravestones and yards of spiderweb during October and think, "Why can't my house be that spooky?" fear not; we've got the perfect step-by-step guide that'll help you create an epic spooktacular Halloween display. 1. Start planning earlyMost enthusiasts of any holiday who create elaborate displays will start working on (or at least planning) their decorations weeks or even months before their special day. However, there's still plenty of time to create something fantastic! Check out some ideas here. 2. Recycle and get creativeDIY decorations are easy with an imaginative eye and, most likely, a glue gun. One of our viewers used an old Easter decoration of a duck to create a horrifying scarecrow, and an old bed frame was made into a swashbuckling pirate ship. Use old clothes to dress up your witches and skeletons, pool noodles can be turned into limbs for DIY figures of monsters, and dolls can be given eerie makeovers to be all kinds of creepy characters! If you have the creative mind and the right tools, trash can be turned into terrifying treasure. 3. Get inspired by the classicsGo with what you know! Trick-or-treaters will love to see their favorites from horror films or TV, plus they're easy to recreate. Check out this list of some of the top scariest movies of all time for more inspiration. And if you're trying to keep your display more PG, here are some family-friendly Halloween films to draw inspiration from. 4. Use products in multiple waysRaid your local hardware store and try to think outside the box. Zip ties are highly recommended by our experts to hang your decorations as well as position your figure's heads and arms the right way; Dracula won't be as scary if he's looking down! PVC pipe can be used as the framework for figurines or to prop up your props. Yes, you can use your packing tape to hang up some of your decorations but you can also create a ghastly ghostly figure with it: 5. Spider webbing, lights and fog machines always go lastOur Halloween experts couldn't stress this last tip enough. Not only would electrical things getting wet be a serious fire hazard, but a soaked Halloween display is just no fun. With all of the unpredictable weather October can bring, you want to be sure a rouge thunderstorm or even snowstorm won't ruin your decorations. Leaves can get trapped in stretched spider webbing, so wait until a few days before Oct. 31st to add this final detail. Happy decorating!