This year, instead of going to CVS to stock up on cheap plastic skulls and fake cobweb fiber that probably has a half-life of 10,000 years, why not invest in some some high-end home design that is genuinely creepy? There is some great/terrifying stuff out there with real history and provenance that will linger in your houseguests' nightmares for years to come.
In honor of Halloween, Bloomberg News scoured the shops and auction sites for some truly hair-raising decor that will last a lifetime—and beyond.
These nine additions to your indoor theme of ghouls and goblins will be at least unsettling and maybe downright frightening. And each also could end up being a good investment that will increase in value by next Halloween.
1. Albrecht Dürer print of a Knight, Death, and the Devil: Albrecht Durer’s print of a Knight, Death and the Devil is a not so subtle reminder that death comes to everyone. In this 500-year-old engraving, the master of the German Renaissance shows a worm-eaten personification of death, with snakes coming out of his skull and a horned devil. Value of the engraving is estimated at $60,000 to $90,000. Picture courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries.