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Best Spooky Halloween Websites
It's that time of the year again... Where the nights get colder, darker and the Halloween decorations come out to adorn homes across the world. To celebrate 31st October I’m going to show you my top 11 halloween websites and what makes them spooktacular.
This Boo Party Site is a good example of a typical Halloween themed site, targeted for parents and children. The colour theme has a traditional vibrant orange and purple, depicting widely recognisable Halloween scenes, from witches, cauldrons, to trick or treaters. I particularly love the way the heading font animates into view, giving a really spooooooky but fun effect. They have also included other animated elements with the characters, the flickering of a street light or a spider scuttling through a web. These subtle movements bring the site to life, and will appeal to children who want a light and friendly experience without being too creepy.
It's always a pleasure to find websites whose sole purpose is to promote a film. Upon entering The VVitch site for the cult hit horror film, you can tell that the site has been created to give viewers a taste of the underlying dread that permeates through this 17th century folk based horror story. Opening with an ominous score, you're treated to a collection of disjointed, eerie scenes from the film, sandwiched between biblical verses that will send shivers down your spine. I particularly love the omission of any dialogue, giving the website a surreal feeling. The font and image usage are also completely faithful to this haunting tale. Faded, flickering text as if lit by candle light, coupled with unnerving depictions of animals.
The Ghost Bus Tours site is adorned with stylised gothic imagery and playful blood. The contrast between the stark illustrations and the dark backgrounds really bring this website to life. Whilst there are no animations, the detailed illustrations and video footage make up for this, creating a story as you scroll down the page. The comical bloody font keeps the website fun to read and helps target a wide audience for this fright filled attraction.
This ScareCity Drive-In Cinema site does a fantastic job of keeping to the classic style of the drive in cinemas of the 1960s but with a modern twist. The traditional Halloween colour scheme of purples, oranges and greens on the pitch black background are made more modern with vibrant, neon colours to target the younger generation. I love the landing page with the neon logo and parallax background which moves as you do. It makes it very engaging and modern. With a mix of illustrations, vibrant fonts and movie footage, this site is very bright and eye catching. Grabbing the attention of new and old horror movie watchers alike.
This community based, trick or treat site is targeted at parents and children. The purpose is to allow parents to locate and find houses in their area that are engaging in the Halloween festivities. The site, very brilliantly, has an interactive map with cute pumpkin icons to show parents the houses where they can trick or treat at. You can also register your own house to tell kids to visit. The overall look is simple yet effective, with child friendly characters and icons. The main vibrant orange colour throughout ties in nicely with the pumpkin focused theme. Overall this is website executes it's purpose effectively, being very easy to navigate for children and non tech-savvy parents.
Here’s another website whose sole purpose is to promote a film, This one’s for the recently released Smile 2 film which is in theatres now. Upon loading the site, there’s a full theatrical trailer which helps the user to get a true sense of what the film entails. Although the website is quite a small one, the first installation of Smile was a smash hit and so an intricate, over the top website isn’t necessary.
Explore spine-chilling thrills and heart-pounding horrors at Spookers, as you navigate through an array of haunted attractions, where live actors and immersive themes haunt your every step. Based in Auckland, New Zealand this haunted attraction is sure to leave mark on you this Halloween.
Installed in the tunnels of former quarries, the Catacombs of Paris offer a veritable labyrinth full of history and eery, creepy stories. Located twenty meters underground in a maze of galleries, you’ll discover an ossuary containing the remains of several million Parisians. The Catacombs of Paris is a totally unique site what recalls the history of these Parisians.
Struggling to find the perfect halloween outfit this year? Well we’ve found the perfect site for you! Jokers' Masquerade can help to make your 2024 Halloween the biggest and spookiest yet with costumes for all ages. With over 13,000 movie themed costumes, wigs and accessories, Jokers' Masquerade are here to help you jump in to your favourite movies to become the best dressed this Halloween
Take a tour into the history of all the supernatural happenings in Boston with Ghosts & Gravestones. The "Frightseeing" trolley tour is originated in Boston, Massachusetts in 1998 where you’ll experience ghost tour based on the unusual occurrences, apparitions and strange legends of the city with exclusive access to the famed Granary Burying Ground of John Hancock, Paul Revere and Samuel Adams making this the #1 Frightseeing Ghost Tour in Boston
Embark on some spooky and interesting Underground City & Haunted Graveyard Tours with City of the Dead Tours. These World Famous and Award Winning tours brought to you by best-selling historical author and award winning novelist Jan-Andrew Henderson based around the most haunted locations on earth, Located from the 'TREE OF THE DEAD' by the side of St Giles' Cathedral, Royal Mile in Scotland. These tours which combine the weirdest stories, wickedest humour and wildest history are sure to get your Halloween senses tingling.
Happy Halloween everybody 🎃
I'm Jo, a Web Developer at Shape - I love baking, gardening and I am obsessed with Bull Terriers.
