As Halloween draws near, trick-or-treaters are finalizing their costumes and neighborhoods are coming alive with spooky scenes and haunted house transformations. With wireless technology, there are plenty of ways to elevate your Halloween decor and get your home ready for the festivities. Before your costumed visitors arrive, here are a few wireless treats to ensure you’re prepared for a night of fright and fun:

Play some spooky songs: Streaming apps, including Spotify and Apple Music, have pre-made Halloween playlists filled with all your favorite hits. Subscribers can also create a fully customized playlist to set the mood. Once you have selected the music, connect your mobile phone or tablet to a smart speaker to share the sound and get your trick-or-treaters in the Halloween spirit.

Set the perfect haunted ambiance: Smart lights allow you to control brightness and color directly from mobile devices. With several smart lighting options available, you can create eerie effects inside and outside of your home. Take your decorations one step further by setting up flickering “candle lights” in your windows and string lights outside.

Enhance the effect with fog: To give your home an even more chilling feel, add in a fog machine connected to a smart plug. Create the illusion of mist swirling around outdoor decorations to truly take your spooky set-up to the next level. The smart plug pairing allows for maximum control, letting you use your mobile phone or tablet to manage when the fog starts and stops via an app.

Startle visitors at the door: With built in cameras, smart doorbells, such as the Ring Doorbell, give you live video feed at all times. Although security is the primary advantage of these devices, they also offer fun ways to elevate the trick-or-treater experience. Homeowners can activate spooky sound effects – like a werewolf howl or shriek in the distance – when a visitor presses the button and greet guests with quick Halloween-themed automated replies.

Stream a Halloween classic: When you run out of candy, sit back and stream your favorite spooky film. Many steaming services, such as Netflix, Hulu, and Max, have Halloween movie lists, making it easy to select a movie. Even consider using a portable projector to take the viewing experience outdoors for moonlit screening.