Start planning your autumn decor with these vintage Halloween decorations
Whether you’re a fan of all things macabre or creating your own haunted house for spooky season, vintage Halloween decorations are a great way to combine scary with style!
Finding genuine vintage Halloween art can be tricky (and costly), but fortunately, there’s plenty of Halloween prints and decor channelling that classic, creepy vintage style.
From blood-curdling bunting to creepy candles and petrifying prints, here are some of our favourite finds to help you make your home truly horrifying this Halloween!
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15 Vintage Halloween decorations
1. Vintage Halloween art bunting
Every good party needs some bunting, and this Halloween bunting is perfect for ghostly gatherings of all ages. The bunting comes in three sizes and is made from high-quality, linen-textured cardstock. We love the creepy but cute designs of black cats and Jack-O-Lanterns.
- Get your Vintage Halloween Bunting from Etsy
2. Rustic moon wooden sign
We love the vintage-style illustration and distressed effect on this wooden sign. These signs are handmade on stained and sealed solid wood, with the unique wood grain and knots beautifully complementing the worn styling.
- Find this Rustic moon wooden sign on Etsy
3. Nosferatu candle holder
If you’re looking for decorations that reference vintage horror movies, you’re going to love this Nosferatu candle holder!
We all know how scary horror movies can be, and this creepy Halloween candle holder casts the shape of Count Orlok from the iconic 1922 film. Light a tea light and get ready to hide behind a pillow as this legendary vampire comes to life on your wall.
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4. Wooden Halloween illustration decorations
Kayleigh Radcliffe's illustrations have a wonderful vintage style, and if you’re after a quirky decoration by an independent designer, you can’t go wrong.
You’ll find a range of creepy but cool wooden Halloween decorations in her Etsy store including pumpkins, skeletons, witches and ghosts. Our favourites are her black cats and the ever-so-creepy Herman Moon!
- Check out the range of Vintage Halloween art wooden decorations on Etsy
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5. Vintage Halloween art postcards
Perhaps you’re not planning on having a party but want to add some vintage Halloween style to your home. This 24-pack of vintage Halloween art postcards would look brilliant displayed on a mantelpiece or in a frame, without turning your home into a full-on haunted house.
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6. Halloween twig wreath
Create an eerie entrance to spook your guests with this fabulous black Halloween twig wreath. Available with or without LED lights, it’s got a fabulous gothic style that plenty of guys and ghouls would happily display all year round.
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7. Changing Halloween photo frames
Most people find old black-and-white portrait photos a little bit creepy, so these vintage Halloween decorations are sure to scare the life out of your friends and family!
These gothic horror picture frames change when viewed from different perspectives. At first glance, they look like an old photo and will give you a fright when you see them from the other side of the room! They’re a simple and affordable accessory perfect for creating a haunted house.
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8. Replica skull decoration
You can’t get much creepier than a human skull on your dining table. There are plenty of replica skulls available online, but this one is certainly more realistic than most.
Made out of plaster of paris and hand-painted to give it that weathered look, this sinister skull has got to be the ultimate Halloween decoration.
- Dig up this Replica skull decoration from Etsy
Spooky stickers
Add a bit of vintage Halloween art to whatever you choose with these vintage witchcraft sticker packs on Etsy.
9. Ouija board
If you’re after vintage Halloween decorations that your guests will remember, an old-fashioned Ouija board will definitely get them talking. Leave it out on your table and see which of your guests are brave enough to try it – count us out though!
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10. Jack-O-Lantern character bunting
If our last few items have all got a bit too scary for you, these Jack-O-Lantern characters will help to lighten things up. This bunting features 6 different wooden characters in classic orange and black Halloween colours.
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11. Scaredy cat pennant
How cute is the vintage-style illustration on this pennant banner? Printed on solid felt fabric, it’s a simple vintage Halloween decoration that would look great on your door.
- Find this Scaredy cat pennant on Etsy
12. Knitted pumpkin
If you can't grow your own pumpkin, why not knit one instead? Our free tutorial shows you how to hook up a knitted pumpkin, which will add a homely touch to any room and can be used as a cushion for party guests.
This cosy piece of decor is great for a Halloween display, but you can also keep it out all autumn too!
- Head to our Free pumpkin knitting pattern here on Gathered
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13. Hocus Pocus leather journal
Do you want to hear something really scary? The Hocus Pocus film came out over 20 years ago!
While many of you will be too young to remember the original 1993 film (although you may have caught the 2022 sequel), anyone who has seen it will remember the iconic spell book, with that memorable eye on the cover.
Treat yourself to your own leather-bound Hocus Pocus-style book and use the blank pages to write down your spells. You could also use it as a party guest book!
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14. Vintage woodcut cushions
Cushions might not be your first thought when it comes to decorations, but even the undead like to be comfortable! And what could be more vintage than woodcut images out of The History of Witches and Wizards from 1720?
- Go back to ye olde school with these Vintage woodcut cushions from Etsy.
15. Replica Ravens
Even if you’ve never read the 1845 poem. Even if you’ve never seen The Simpsons Halloween Special rendition of Edgar Allen Poe’s masterpiece. We can all agree that there’s something slightly menacing about Ravens. After all, the collective noun is a ‘murder’ of ravens!
These completely black artificial Ravens make a great vintage Halloween decoration, and when placed carefully, will totally creep out your guests (perhaps even perched upon a bust of Pallas just above your chamber door).
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Perfect prints
If you love vintage Halloween art and fancy a special print to adorn your home, you can find this fabulous design and more on inkanddrop.com.
Nothing is scarier than vintage Halloween decorations
Using vintage Halloween art and designs is a great way to creep out your guests, and anything with a bit of age can create that frightening feeling. Old dusty crockery or books, black-and-white portrait photographs, and even old lace doilies can all add a sinister look to your haunted house.
Don’t forget your front door
With all those kids trick or treating, you want to make sure your front door is suitably scary. Check out our list of Halloween door decorating ideas on Gathered.
