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Most people get into the spooky mood and deck out their homes for Halloween in the first two weeks of October so they can enjoy it as long as possible. But if you haven’t yet given your house a haunting makeover, don’t fret, there’s still plenty of time to do so. To help you with that, our Bored Panda team compiled a list of spooktastic homes you might be tempted to take inspiration from this year. To find them, all you have to do is scroll down. But be careful, we wouldn’t want you to lose a finger in there. Muahaha!Ruby Silvious @ruby_silvious has spent years proving that even the most ordinary materials can become something worth looking at twice. For the New York-based artist, that has often meant turning something most people would simply throw away- a used tea bag- into a miniature canvas for detailed paintings and unexpected compositions. Silvious first gained widespread attention with her “363 Days of Tea” project, during which she created a new work on an emptied tea bag for 363 consecutive days. Since then, her experiments have expanded far beyond tea, with eggshells, leaves, wine corks, vintage envelopes, paper bags, and receipts all becoming unconventional surfaces for painting and collage. What if broken street objects could have personalities? All they apparently needed was a pair of googly eyes. Bulgarian artist Vanyu Krastev brings ordinary streets to life through his “Eyebombing Bulgaria” project, adding googly eyes to broken, cracked, tangled, twisted, and forgotten objects around the city. A damaged pipe can become a confused little creature, while a piece of street furniture can suddenly look like it has a whole personality. #Eyebombing #VanyuKrastev #StreetArt #UrbanArt #PublicArt #GooglyEyes It’s amazing how much life an artist can bring to a simple block of wood. Polish sculptor Michał Kulig, who shares his work under the name Pracownia Sztuki Własnej, creates incredibly detailed wooden statues that almost seem ready to move. From subtle facial expressions and realistic anatomy to flowing garments, intricate feathers, and individual strands of hair, his sculptures demonstrate remarkable attention to detail. Much of Kulig’s work draws inspiration from religious themes, featuring angels, Jesus, saints, and other biblical figures. However, his creations also include more imaginative subjects, often combining traditional sculpting with unexpected details. What makes these pieces particularly fascinating is the emotion they convey. Some figures appear peaceful and contemplative, while others capture dramatic moments through their expressions, gestures, and poses.What if the secret to drawing dogs perfectly is… not trying to draw them perfectly at all? Artist Jay Cartner creates hilariously wonky doodles of real dogs, turning their strange poses, goofy expressions, and individual personalities into deliberately terrible drawings. The sketches are simple, messy, and sometimes barely resemble the dogs they’re based on, yet somehow they still capture exactly what makes each one special. Proof that you don’t need artistic talent to understand a dog’s vibe. 🐶Some artists build imaginary worlds with a few simple lines. Theo Ellsworth @theo_ellsworth_ Options fills his with so many creatures, characters, textures, and strange details that something new always seems to be hiding in the picture. His art sits somewhere between comics, surrealism, and pure imagination, creating scenes that can feel playful and mysterious at the same time. A sense of discovery is part of what makes Ellsworth's artwork so engaging. A strange character might share the frame with an otherworldly landscape, an invented machine, or an entire collection of tiny visual details, leaving plenty to discover beyond the first glance We’ve all had moments when we looked at something and thought, “Who approved this?” I remember this one time I was at an AirBnB and there was a small bathroom, but the sink was all across the apartment. Not quite hygienic, but you just shake your head and move on. But every now and then, we come across a mistake so obvious that you can’t help wondering how nobody caught it. These are the moments when someone really did have one job, and somehow managed to make things even more confusing, inconvenient, or downright hilarious.T.A.E_T @t.a.e_t (Taeseok Park) is a South Korean tattoo artist known for his finely detailed pet portraits that blend realism with subtle minimalism. His work focuses on capturing the essence of animals, primarily cats and dogs with the occasional rabbit, through precise shading and soft textures that give each design a lifelike presence. Rather than creating bold or heavily stylized tattoos, he emphasizes emotional resonance by using delicate lines and careful composition to reflect the bond between owners and their pets. Each piece functions as both a personal keepsake and a visual story, turning memory into lasting art.We all know these characters, but probably not quite like this. The artist behind Broh Simpson takes characters we all know and love from movies, cartoons, video games, and TV shows and puts them into completely unexpected situations, where things can get extremely dark for them. SpongeBob, Woody from Toy Story, superheroes, Pokémon, WALL-E, and many other pop-culture favorites appear in his strange and absurdly hilarious comics. The cartoonist has a very peculiar sense of humor and loves taking familiar characters and stories in a completely different direction. His drawings also have a distinctive rough and expressive style, giving these iconic characters a slightly different look while still making them instantly recognizable.What looks like an ordinary fallen leaf can become something completely different in the hands of artist Kanat Nurtazin. @kanat_n The Kazakhstan-based self-taught artist creates intricate artworks by carefully drawing designs onto real leaves and cutting them out with a razor knife. He began experimenting with the technique in 2013 as part of his ongoing “100 Methods of Drawing” project, which explores different materials and ways of creating art. Nurtazin usually works with maple leaves because of their color, texture, and shape. After carefully preparing each design, he photographs the finished piece against a carefully chosen background and angle, turning the fragile leaf into a tiny scene or illustration. LeafArt #LeafCutting #PaperArt #NatureArt #ArtAndNature #KanatNurtazin Every October, one family in San Antonio turns their front yard into a completely new skeleton scene every single day. What started in 2020 with two human skeletons and a skeleton dog has grown into a full Halloween tradition, with the family creating 31 different setups throughout the month. The skeletons have been spotted playing Twister, camping, breakdancing, having a BBQ, visiting a vet, performing in an orchestra, and even recreating scenes from The Wizard of Oz The displays usually take between 20 minutes and an hour to set up, with ideas often coming from the family’s kids and inspired by movies and pop culture. What began as a little family competition eventually became something the whole neighborhood looks forward to every Halloween. At this point, these skeletons have a more active social calendar than most of us. #Halloween #HalloweenDecor #Skeletons #HalloweenDisplay #SpookySeason The animal shelter is not a place that we typically associate with joyful moments and silly mischief, but even the dogs and cats who are waiting for their permanent homes can have some fun. After all, when their bellies are full and sleep is tight, why not give the animal rescue caretakers a little extra work and well-meaning tricks to deal with. It’s no surprise that the usual suspects to your local animal shelter's good times are cats, but dogs and even random sheep and goats weigh in with their share. From felines seeking the adopter's attention with elaborate bios and dogs befriending goats on their runaway trips to various funny animals stuck in the most unimaginable places ever, the fluffy companions seem to keep their good spirits while waiting for their humans. And thankfully, there's always someone to snap these funny photos with perfect timing.