The best smart speakers can help you scare guests or create the eerie atmosphere you’re looking for. If you have Alexa speakers, just say “Alexa, let’s get spooky.” and will go through different options. There are many skills related to Halloween, such as Spooky Halloween Sounds, scary monsterand Spooky Halloween Sounds.
Say “Hey Google, get spooky” and you’ll get some spooky sound effects and music on any Google smart speaker or display you have. You can also ask Alexa, Google Assistant, or Siri for costume ideas or to tell you a scary story.
Ring, Nest, and some other smart doorbells offer Halloween sounds and chimes that can replace your regular ringtone. Take a look at your application and see if you have seasonal options. Here’s how to set up Halloween doorbells for some of the major doorbell manufacturers:
In the Ring app, choose your device and tap Audio settings and Ringtones to find Halloween chimes like Dracula Theme and creepy laugh. If you’re out trick-or-treating, you can also tap the Smart answers mosaic toggle Quick responses in. Tap Enable feature on the next screen and Quick response message and choose something like ghostly greetings.
For Nest doorbells, open the Google Home app, choose your doorbell and tap the three vertical dots at the top right to find Settingsso Doorbell and Doorbell theme to select Hallowe’en.
For best results, create a trigger that activates lighting and sound effects when someone approaches. Can use IFTTT to join devices and create a terrifying sequence. When someone presses the doorbell, for example, you can turn off all the headlights for a second, have them turn red again, and then play a blood-curdling scream.
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Serious Halloween fans looking to take things to the next level should check this out digital decorations. Atmos FX sells MP4 files that you can play on a monitor or plug into a USB drive to play on your TV, but they work best with projectors. You can play with ghostly apparitions, crawling zombies, and many more things that go bump in the night. You just need a white projection screen that you can install on your window (although a cheap white shower curtain works well too).
Many come with or without a background and in landscape or portrait format to suit your setup. He talking pumpkins They are great for younger children and can even be projected onto real pumpkins. To scare older children and adults, try the Night Stalkers Collection. The animations are top quality, with sound effects and music included. Set this up in your front window, with a fog machine below, and is sure to attract a horde of trick-or-treaters.