A porch in San Francisco was decorated with a few cheerful but scary items. A pumpkin man sat on a swing, pumpkins lined the stairs, and a large spider waited at the top of the stair rail.

A ghost was suspended from the porch light, while two pumpkins decorated the top of the stairs. Flower pots lined the stairs.

A skeleton decorated the front door. Pumpkins and the occasional spider, lined the from steps.

A fake graveyard decorated the land to one side of the front step. A fright tree at the back of the graveyard was there to frighten away interlopers.

A skeleton of a dog, holding an orange ball in its mouth, shared the step with a human skeleton.

Ghosts and spiders decorated a porch in Alameda, California. Ghouls and other spooky figures were also on the porch.

A ghost with a skull head waited next to the front path to frighten passing children. Skulls decorated the porch, and many small skeletons hung from the front arbor.

An understated porch had only two pieces of decoration. A skeleton holding a candle hung on the front door. A ghost with a skull head decorated one of the posts supporting the roof over the porch.

Another graveyard decorated the front of a home in Alameda, California. A bench at the back was there to provide rest to the folks that lived in the house.