Sparks Ignites

My Dearest Pumpkin-Spiced Ghouls and Goblins, October has arrived, and if you haven’t strung some fake cobwebs or strategically placed a few pumpkins, you’re already living in a haunted house—because your soul has clearly died. Don’t you get it, my little zombie? Halloween is practically Christmas for people who can decorate with more than three throw pillows. You know who you are—my gay, curious, and artistically inclined straight lovelies. Get your cobwebbed act together and show off your big, shiny pumpkins. Take your vision—please tell me you have one—of a “haunted hovel” and elevate it to a “hauntingly chic manor.” Follow my definitive guide to decorating for Halloween, because lawn inflatables are an abomination (and I don’t mean in a good  Addams Family  way); plastic skeletons are fake, and your porch is screaming “Spirit of Halloween clearance aisle.” Step 1: The Dramatic Entrance Your front door is your runway, darling. If you’re still hanging a “Trick or Treat” sign...