Theme Description:
I do a yard display featuring a large cemetery with roaming creatures, Jack-O-Lantern tree, and a garage walkthrough featuring a foyer and portrait gallery, dungeon, jungle/swamp scene, Egyptian collection, a spider realm, and a witch's shack. I try to be fairly realistic and classic, without venturing into gore. I'm always looking for things to complement these themes.
Here is a link to a previous display of mine:
http://www.halloweenforum.com/general-halloween/140536-my-haunted-estate-2014-a.html
Likes and wants:
Unique tombstones
Wooden/primitive crosses/tombstones
Garden statues that would be at home in a cemetery
Gargoyles
A primitive windchime using bones
Swamp or voodoo items
Shrunken heads
Skulls on spikes/posts/tiki lanterns
Cemetery residents (groundbreakers, zombies, zombie gnomes, etc)
Orange, green or purple string lights
Spotlights, strobes and outdoor lighting
Chains, locks, keys
Antiques or items that would be at home in a haunted house
An antique-looking radio or phonograph
Busts
Creepy framed photos
Apothecary jars
Unique potion bottles, jars, things to take the witch's area up a notch
Hanging primitive witch jars
Flameless or flickering pillar candles or tealights
Carvable pumpkins
Vultures, bats, snakes, frogs
Bones (like the Bags of Bones stores sell)
Skeletons
Decrepit skeletons, groundbreakers, swamp creatures, etc.
Skeleton Dogs (I really want the skeleton beagle or dachsund)
Skeleton Fish (as many as I can get!)
A life-size Sam from Trick 'R Treat
Monkey Chimes or Bleeding Woman Bust from Spirit
Disney Christmas ornaments (don't have to be Christmassy - I'd love to get the Haunted Mansion ghost and bust ornaments, etc)
Haunted Mansion or Disneyland memorabillia
Store-bought or handmade are both awesome and equally appreciated!
Dislikes/Don't needs/Have too much of already:
Anything featuring black cats or skeleton cats
Anything featuring zombie or harmed animals
Excessive gore, severed heads/arms, etc.
Apocalypse, Zombie Outbreak or Toxic Meltdown items
Cutesy, glitter or country items
Indoor decor, party items, dishwear, clothing, food/candy, real candles (just don't use or need)
Zombie babies
Clowns/circus items
Licensed characters (Jason, Freddy, Scream, etc)