Halloween Parties: 13 Websites to Help Set the Tone

Party planning takes time, especially when you're aiming for a certain tone or mood. If you're thinking about throwing a Halloween party this year, there are plenty of websites to help you with all the details. These thirteen sites provide fantastic information to help you set the tone for your Halloween party and make it a howling-good time.

Wanda's Halloween Kitchen has some fun food ideas for your party. Recipes include Gingerbread Corpses and Jack O'Lantern Pizza.

Halloween Recipes 101 also has lots of creepy recipes for your party. A few non-creepy ones such as pumpkin pie and peanut brittle are also included.

Don't forget about Martha Stewart! The Halloween section of her website is loaded with great recipes to make your party the best around. You can also take quizzes to help you choose your costume and learn your crafting style.

Dead Dinner Party, a subcategory of Divine Dinner Party, has some outstanding party themes, including Vampire Nightclub, Bloody Bayou, and Evil Nursery Rhymes. Menu selections include morgue stew and tapeworm sandwiches. Not for the squeamish!

If you're interested in holding a mystery party, check out Host-Party. This site provides an abundance of recipes as well the opportunity to buy mystery games.

Halloween Costume Party provides tips for party planning, including ideas for music and food. The list of party themes is the site's best resource.

Halloween Games 101 has a small collection of printable crossword and word search puzzles. The games are generally intended for kids but can be adapted for adults.

Music is an essential part of your Halloween party, and Halloween Music 101 is a great resource. Categories include macabre music soundtracks, sound effects, and party music.

101 Halloween Ideas is a terrific resource for Halloween fun. This site is organized to have ten tips per page except for the last page, which contains eleven tips.

If you've been put in charge of planning your office party, have no fear. Halloween Office Party is a guide to planning the perfect office shindig this Halloween.

The Halloween Girl was born on October 30, just before the big day. She gets into the holiday all year and has some great ideas for costumes, parties, and just having fun with it.

If you want to go all out on your yard this year, consider hiring or recruiting scare actors. Halloween Online Magazine has some tips to make sure it stays safe and fun.

No matter how you plan to spend the holiday, safety is important. The Halloween Safety Guide gives plenty of tips to help keep everyone--including your pets--safe this Halloween. Tips involve safety with costumes, driving, and more.