How to create a smart haunted house in minutes with Govee holiday lights

Setting up a Halloween or Christmas light scene that will wow your guests is no joke. First, you have to acquire the right lighting solutions, including ways to sync them — with other lights or even music — then you have to plan out the installation. Finally, comes the installation, with lots and lots of testing. Even then it can be difficult to get your vision right depending on what lights you have and what you’ve planned out. But there’s a much easier and smarter way to achieve all of this — with Govee’s many smart lighting solutions. From neon rope lights and pathway lights to permanent outdoor lights, unique designs like curtains or icicles, and much more, it’s the ideal lineup to turn any home into a smart haunted house in minutes.

To prove it, we’ve put together this great how-to on setting up a smart haunted house. Mixing spooky lighting with traditional Halloween props and controlling it all via a mobile app or even smart assistants is one of the best ways to get your creep on.

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1. Consider your roadside presence

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Similar to curb appeal, what we’re going for here is a spooky, ominous theme that already gets people anxious when they see your home from afar, or even from the street out front. You’re setting the tone before they even get to your driveway or walkway.

Start by illuminating the exterior walls of your home with , blending colors like purple, red, green, or orange. Add some traditional decorations like gravestones, skeletons, cauldrons, and more. Then outline those decorations with . The best part about the rope lights is that you can shape them to match spooky outlines like pumpkins, spiders, and beyond.

Finally, add some accents to your windows or roof using , or . You could even hang the curtain lights on your garage door to give it some flair.

2. Frighten those who dare to come close

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Scaring visitors from afar is always a plus, but you also want to add more detail for those who venture close. Anyone trick-or-treating, stopping by to say hello, or just interested in the decorations will get a unique experience.

Line the sides of your yard or pathways using and . Again, sprinkle in some additional decor like skulls, spiders, skeletons, or even ghosts. Anything ghoulish is the goal. Then, to kick things up a notch add a fog machine or humidifier to cover the ground in spooky effects.

3. Don’t forget to sync everything up

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Whether you want to synchronize the scene with some spooky music, or you want the lighting effects to cycle through patterns and colors, you can combine all the products listed here through the Govee Home App and use the AIGC feature to create a Halloween light show instantly. All it takes is a single tap. If you want to get more granular with your customizations, you can also customize each product’s lighting effect separately to make a unique light show.

Govee’s built-in music sync feature can help you easily flicker or dim the lights in time with sound effects or music tones, creating dynamic lighting scenes that create a one-of-a-kind experience, especially if you choose the right music.

4. Add an interactive station

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Govee’s outdoor lighting offers the perfect accent for more interactive scenarios, too. For example, you can drape a large spider decoration over a tree in your front yard, over porch awnings, or other elevated areas, then build out a glowing web using . You might also hang a large skeleton, a monster, or the reaper, then add lighting for an extra touch. Making that decoration move up and down might also be a nice touch to give everyone walking by a real fright! But you could just as easily create a moving effect using the Govee String Lights.

5. Don’t forget the other holidays

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When Halloween comes to a close at the end of October, it will certainly make most of us sad, but that’s no reason to take down the lights. Especially if you have the Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights installed, you can leave those up for the coming holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. The same is true of those pathway lights.

Ensure your home always stands out and is always illuminated with Govee’s multitude of outdoor and smart lighting solutions.

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