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11 Spooky Basket Items Your Friends Will Love This Halloween

Halloween season has officially arrived, which means it’s also boo basket and spooky basket season. Whether you’re looking to make an adorable bundle of goodies for your S.O. or are looking to treat your roomies to some festive fun, we’ve got you covered on the best little treats to include in this year’s basket. So, grab your candy bucket and get to fillin’.

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Creepy Candles

You could grab a delicious pumpkin or apple-scented candle or dive into the world of horror movie candles. These Amazon finds are perfect for fans of Stephen King’s It, all the way to Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman. Etsy is also home to incredible candlemakers who are putting their scary spin on seasonal candles, too.

Vintage Horror Tees

What’s your favorite scary movie? Well, if it’s Scream, you’re in luck! Maker XpressYourselfNow on Etsy makes vintage-style tees with an original movie poster. Not only is this fashionable throughout October, it’s a cute shirt to sport year-round to show some love to the iconic franchise.

Toys For Their Furry Friends

If your spooky basket recipient has a cat or dog, they deserve a little treat as well. Get some plush potions, bats, and ghosts for a pup, and pick up some catnip-infused candy corn and spiders for their cat.

Spooky Soaps & Bath Bombs

Who said suds can’t be a little scary? Rusted Acre Soap Co. is home to fabulous Hocus Pocus-themed bath bombs, spider soap bars, and even horror movie villain and Nightmare Before Christmas bath bombs. They’re so cute, you may not even want to use them right away!

Halloween Candy, Of Course

Pick up their favorite Mars candy bar, a coveted Reese’s Pumpkins, or some ever-so-controversial candy corn. In the spirit of the season, you can opt for sweets such as gummy fangs from Hyde And EEK! or Dylan’s Candy Bar’s Creepy Candy Coffin complete with gummy fingers, brains, bones, and eyeballs.

Pumpkin Anything And Everything

Trader Joe’s is a haven for all things pumpkin, whether you need pumpkin cookies, seeds, butter, pretzels, soap, cookie mix, pancake mix, soup, bagels, or coffee– you are sure to find all this and more. If you don’t have a TJ’s nearby, Target and Walmart have myriad pumpkin spice cookie, snack and coffee options, too!

Thrilling Accessories

Add a little bit of flair to your boo basket and spooky basket with an accessory your recipient can wear all season-long. Target is home to adorable earrings from SUGARFIX as well as spooky claw clips. Stop into your regional Spirit Halloween store to find horror movie-themed earrings, necklaces, scrunchies, and beyond.

Mugs Are Essential

It’s not truly autumn without a nice, new mug. Head over to your local Marshall’s, TJ Maxx, or Home Goods store to pick up a friendly ghost, vampire, or black cat mugs ranging, which are often all less than $10. If your spooky basket person is always on the go, you can get them a cute and creepy travel mug.

Baking Fun

No matter the time of year, everyone loves a good cupcake or cookie decorating session. Add some Funfetti cake mixes, frosting bags, and fun Halloween sprinkles and cupcake wrappers to your basket. If your person isn’t a baker but loves the thrill of decorating sweets, opt for a haunted house kit from Five Below or Target.

Comfy, Cozy

The chill of fall is in the air, meaning it’s time for boots! Add some Halloween socks to your boo basket for your boo, or if they’re always cold, consider a beanie with a little ghost embroidered on the front or a pumpkin-themed throw blanket.

Witchy Wonders

Help your spooky basket recipient discover the wonders of witchcraft this Halloween. Start them off small with a simple sage bundle, or pick up a few crystals you think will speak to them. You can even opt for a small ritual set to add to your basket. They are sure to love it and learn a lot.

Now all that’s left to do is give your favorite human(s) their spooky basket. Have a happy Halloween, and feel free to get some of these fun items for yourself, too. 👻

Maria Serra is the SEO editor at Her Campus Media, providing updates to evergreen content across all brands including Her Campus, College Fashionista, and Spoon University. She also writes new fashion content for College Fashionista, foodie finds and shopping tips for Spoon U readers, and sex and wellness stories for the HC girlies. As a certified emo girl, it’s no surprise that her previous work includes a wide array of music stories. In the recent past, she served as the assistant editor of Alternative Press magazine where she interviewed her favorite groups including The Aces and The Maine. She also worked with music PR firms including 2bEntertainment, and served on campaigns for rockers such as My Chemical Romance and Mod Sun. Currently, she works as a freelance writer with idobi Radio where she shares music and alternative news with fellow pop-punk lovers. She is planning to expand her work into the freelance world with everything from modern rock tunes all the way to more sex and wellness works. After all, she does have a minor in human sexuality and is quite proud to have that necessary and cool academic background. In her free time, she is a stand-up comedian, sketch performer, and improviser in the Cleveland area working primarily with Imposters Theater. Additionally, she is a dog mother to a perfectly round chihuahua-pug named Bobbie who has four teeth but is still a delightful companion nonetheless. She is debating on whether or not Bobbie needs her own TikTok account… we’ll see. mariaserra@hercampus.com