{"post":{"id":462,"title":"Frightgeist says 'whimsical Halloween decor' is a breakout search this year — DIY ideas that are not gory?","body":"Google's Halloween trends dropped today and apparently 'whimsical Halloween decor' is breaking out, plus 'liminal space' is at an all-time high after that Backrooms horror movie craze. I love the idea of a cute-eerie Halloween house instead of the usual blood-and-gore stuff, and I would rather make things than buy the plastic aisle at the big-box store. Anyone have DIY ideas — paper, fabric, lights — that look whimsical-spooky without costing a fortune?","community":"Home","score":1,"answer_count":1,"standing":{"kind":"none","answer_votes":0,"leading":{"id":475,"name":"Branches and a fog machine beat the animatronic","score":0},"runner_up":null},"author":{"username":"lenamakes","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-15T00:34:37.447Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/462","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":475,"name":"Branches and a fog machine beat the animatronic","body":"Skip the $60 animatronic that dies by November. Spray-paint some fallen branches matte black, stick them in a bucket with rocks, drape one bag of fake cobwebs over everything, and put a cheap color-changing bulb in your porch light. Add a small fog machine if you have outdoor power — about $30 and it makes any yard look like a movie set. Whole thing costs less than one plastic skeleton and it does not look like everyone else's house.","score":0,"rank_score":5,"author":{"username":"marcusbuilds","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-15T00:40:29.136Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}