Halloween is fast approaching and it's time to scare people just for the fun of it. If you're tired of the usual trick-or-treat approach, maybe this time you can try to level it up. How about using some high-tech means to scare people this Halloween season?
Technology is useful in many ways and it could help level up the fun of scaring people this Halloween season. From high-tech Halloween decorations to Halloween inspired apps, you have a lot of options to choose from.
1. Use Spooky Horror Sounds from Streaming Platforms
You can use spooky horror sounds to set the Halloween mood in your home, according to WIRED. You can find the perfect horror sound effects or a playlist on Spotify or YouTube. You can hide a Bluetooth speakers strategically in Halloween decorations.
With a good speaker, you should be able to frighten your guests or create a spooky ambiance in your home. Take advantage of your Alexa speakers or Siri to find really spooky music and sound effects. Just say "Alexa, get spooky" or "Hey Sir, play spooky sounds" and you're all set.
2. Create Scary Scenes With Projectors
You can take scaring guests to the next level by using digital decorations. You can save scary videos on a USB drive and play it on your screen. Moreover, you can use a projector for a better, more scary effect. Bump your Halloween decoration by downloading scary videos and playing it using a projector. You can also search for scary apparitions that you can project on your walls or windows. Combining it with a spooky music and a fog machine, it will be hit to trick-and-treaters.
3. Use a Halloween Fog Machine
A fog machine is a perfect addition to your Halloween decoration, as per Screen Rant. It can add a spooky and scary atmosphere to your house. Fill your house with spooky fog within minutes of turning on the machine. Buy a large one to avoid constantly refilling it. There are fog machines that come with LED lights. These LED lights can usually change colors for a more interesting light show. A light show on a foggy room would surely scare trick-and-treaters.
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4. Install a Dancing Pumpkin Speaker
A dancing pumpkin speaker is perfect for those who are planning to hosts a Halloween party for kids. With two 5-watt amps, this pumpkin speaker will glow while playing spooky music and sound effects. It is very easy to use as you can connect it to any Bluetooth device.
5. Scare Your Colleagues with Un-Clickable Computer Icon
It can be fun to play pranks with your colleagues. You can try to put some un-clickable computer icons on the monitor, as per Heimdal Security. To do this, simply place creepy icons on your target's computer. Afterwards, take a screenshot of the desktop as it is. Use the screenshot as a desktop background and delete the real icons and folders in the desktop.
Don't forget to back up important files as it would be really scary to lose files. Your colleague should be clicking the icons but it's going to be un-clickable.
6. Scare Your Friend with a Blue Screen of Death
One of the most dreaded computer problems is the blue screen of death. It would be really scary to see this on your computer screen. As a Halloween prank, scare your friend with a blue screen of death.
It is very simple to and it starts with downloading an image of a blue screen of death. Put it in the Picture folder of Windows. Make sure it is the only photo in the folder. You can move the other photos in a different location.
After that, set it as a screensaver and watch your friend's reaction when he suddenly see the image of the blue screen of death.
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