As the nights grow longer and a crisp chill fills the air, thoughts turn to jack-o-lanterns, spooky stories, and trick-or-treating. Since we’re all about tech around here, however, let me show you how you can give your Halloween a bit of a geeky, spooky upgrade this year.
On top of the plastic skeletons and fake cobwebs, here are some of the coolest Halloween tech ideas to try, from smart home devices that create haunted house effects on command to interactive costumes that light up and react to their surroundings.
Set the mood with Govee Curtain Lights 2
Govee
The Govee Curtain Lights 2 is a great pick for folks who want to decorate their home all year round. Featuring 520 LEDs and covering an area of 4.9 by 6.6 feet, these lights can help you set a spooky mood.
There are tons of presets available in the Govee app, including for Halloween and, later on, Christmas. In the offseason, you can even get these lights to “dance” to the rhythm of your music or turn whatever colors you want. They integrate with Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Matter, allowing you to control them with voice commands.
Get the Govee Curtain Lights 2 and set the mood
Add some fog with Agptek Fog Machine
AGPTEK
If you want to set the mood on your porch to delight the trick-or-treaters, then this Agptek fog machine is the way to go. This thing features 13 colorful LED lights, pumping up the fog’s magical qualities, and there’s a remote controller so you can turn it on and off or swap the colors. It’s also handy for any parties you host throughout the year!
Get the Agptek Fog Machine and set the mood even further
Play spooky music with Anker Soundcore 2 Bluetooth Speakers
Anker
If you want to make your Halloween experience that much more memorable for visitors, you may want to look into getting a few Bluetooth speakers and hiding them around in bushes and other spots.
These Anker Soundcore 2 speakers are fairly small and easy to hide, and they deliver great sound. Plus, they come with an IPX7 waterproof rating, which is nice when they’re outside during the spooky season. You’ll get to have plenty of fun with these throughout the year too, as they’re perfectly good as Bluetooth speakers for any occasion.
Get the Anker Soundcore 2 to play spooky music and sounds
Alexa, play Nightmare Before Christmas
Amazon
Another thing you could do is own up to the ruse and put the speaker in plain view on your porch…only, instead of a regular model, you have a cool new Echo Dot “dressed up” as Jack Skellington or Sally, our favorite Halloween duo. The cases can be removed once the holiday is over, or you could just keep the Halloween spirit alive since these are cool as can be. You could get both Echo Dot variants, or just pick one — whatever you want.
Get the Jack Skellington and Sally Echo Dot models
Entertain the neighborhood with TMY Portable Mini Projector
TMY
One way to make things even more interesting this year is to use something like this TMY portable projector. Set it up in your yard or on your porch and have it stream spooky scenes on the wall.
It works with laptops, TV sticks, smartphones, and more, so there are plenty of ways to play your video content. It’s fairly affordable too, so you won’t be sinking a ton of money into this side project.
Get the TMY portable projector for wall-side fun
Pepper in some holograms with Aaxa Halloween Projector
Aaxa
If you want a different type of projector, try the Aaxa Halloween holographic projector. This one comes with several pre-loaded holographic videos you can show off on your windows, doorways, or out in the yard. They’ll make it seem as if you have ghosts and skeletons in the house, which is pretty cool. Outside of Halloween, you can use it as a regular projector for movies and gaming.
Get the Aaxa Halloween Projector for holographic entertainment
More ghostly decorations with Atmos FX
Atmos FX
If you want some professionally done projections, you can buy digital decoration collections via AtmosFX. Not only are these amazingly high quality, but you get instant access since they’re digital. We’re talking 1080p video files in both horizontal and vertical orientations, and AtmosFX also sells projectors, screens, props, and other goodies if you don’t have any yet and want a convenient one-stop shop.
Get high-def digital decorations for your projectors
Techify your Halloween costume with Depointer Life LED Mask
Depointer
Another way to bring tech into your Halloween celebration is to get one of these awesome LED masks by Depointer Life. More than just a mask, the LEDs can transform into any facial pattern you want. There are around 50 styles to pick from, and there’s a rechargeable battery built in. It also has gesture sensing, so you can swap out the facial design on the mask by holding your hand in front of the sensor for a few seconds.
Get the Depointer Life LED Mask and impress your friends
Decorate your garage door
Garage Buddy
If you want to turn your garage door into a Halloween decoration, then Garage Buddy offers various garage door covers to pick from, with prices depending on size and design. These covers come with hooks attached, so they’re easy to take off when the season is over.
Deck out your garage doors with Halloween covers
Take your yard to the next level
Home Accents Holiday
And because it looks so cool, we couldn’t resist including this absolutely massive 12-foot levitating reaper. Not only is the reaper animated, but it features changing colors and even has some pre-programmed phrases. Just imagine hiding a Bluetooth speaker at its base and playing all the right spooky background sounds!
Terrorize your street with this 12-foot levitating reaper
