Turn your living room into a seriously scary home cinema for Halloween. Layer up the sofa with dark velvet cushions and hang vintage net curtains and cardboard cut-out bats at the window. Then, dress the sideboard or fireplace with haunted house-style props such as scary photo frames and bewitched candles.

This scene has a vintage-style television for an authentic horror-movie vibe, but if you can't lay your hands on one of those simply turn out the electric lamps, light the candles, serve the popcorn and let the 'fright night' movie marathon begin.

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