Did you know? It is believed that the term haunted house originated from the 19th-century novel The Haunted House, written by American author Washington Irving, which popularized the concept of supernatural entities inhabiting abandoned dwellings.

Creative Coloring Ideas:
• Here are five unique Halloween-themed color choices you can apply to your haunted house:
• Haunted Pumpkin Patch: Paint the pumpkins orange, the grass green and brown, and add a spooky black outline around the windows. Use purple on the roof and door.
• Nighttime Haunted House: Paint the sky dark blue or black, use red for the pumpkin, and add a scary yellow glow to illuminate the windows.
• Spooky Moonlit Night: Paint the sky dark blue with white stars, paint the pumpkins orange and green. Use a blue-black color for the roof and door and add yellow details on the jack-o-lanterns.
• Daytime Haunted House: Paint the background bright blue or red to represent sunset. Add orange details on the windows, door, and pumpkins. You can use white for the jack-o-lantern details.