8 Best Budget Gifts To Give If You're Invited To A Spooky Theme Party

The quintessential Halloween snack is candy. Period. Candy in all shapes and sizes, flavours and colours! And no better place to fill up that candy bowl than with House of Candy. They've got every nostalgic treat you can think of - marshmallows to gummy bears, even those swirly lollies, cola bottles, fruit jellies and chocolate vanilla fudge and dark chocolate almonds. Just what the kids and the kid in you needs this holiday. Make sure to check ingredients for allergens. You can also custom build a box of candy with them. 

Price: INR 130 upwards

Joyous Beams Candles has a line of Halloween-themed candles (available on Amazon and their website) that does a pretty good job in terms of capturing the spook. There's a Bloody Mary Candle with blood paint on the bottle (lemon and other citrus fruits), Cobweb Mania with a hand drawn cobweb and Mr Spidey on the Jar (oudh and vanilla) and a personal favourite, the Pumpkin Spice Jack-o-Lantern Candle with notes of clove and cinnamon. These are low burning, double wick soy candles with 32 hours+ burn time. The ingredients are organic so the fragrance is milder, long-lasting and much more enjoyable (read headache-free).

Price: INR 1,300 

Relaxation time with Laviche is always something to look forward to, quite literally because their paraben, sulphate and cruelty free soaps are pop-culture and dessert inspired! Just like this set of Halloween Monster Soaps designed after Mike and Sully from Monsters University. It has shea butter and goat milk to ensure you get all the moisturisation you deserve. You get a pack of two 100 gram monster soaps. Since it has natural ingredients and oils, run a patch test before use.

Price: INR 200 

This Halloween Family Nesting Doll Set from Coloured Rims is a holiday souvenir for the shelves and tabletops. Not only does it set the ghoulish season vibes right, it's also a colourful accent that is cute all-year-round. Make sure you clean and take care of it according to instructions though, it is made of wood. 

Price: INR 1,067 

Surprisingly weightless and delicious smelling, your beauty-slash-halloween obsessed friend will love this Pumpkin Spice Lipstick from Tinge by Sabrina Suhail. An intense matte colour of a shade of burnt orange, this puppy offers full coverage in one smooth glide, isn't sticky and never dries out (rare when matte). Oh, it's vegan and cruelty-free too. Sabrina's label is also the world's first to customise a lipstick shade best suited to your skin tone. Read more here. 

Price: INR 1,250

What's not to love about these "Casper-lookalike" cute Magnetic Bookmarks? From quirky local stationery label, Seedhi Jalebi, these come in a pack of 8 and make for a sweet surprise for those book club buddies. These are made with thick magnetic paper that's also been laminated so it lasts longer and keeps in place your last read or planner notes.

Price: INR 399

Halloween also marks fall and winter soon coming, so it's only fair that we add these Skull Bone printed Crew Socks from Balenzia to this list. Available in blue and black, a mix of cotton and spandex makes this pick especially comfortable and breathable. 

Price: INR 199

Edgy and cool, these Skull & Rose HD Graphic Leatherette Shoes from Urban Pitara are made for the clubs, even more on a spooky night! Backed by fine Japanese and American printers, this label also customises shoes, so if you want to add the initials of your spook-season obsessed friend to this pair, please! Sizes up to UK 11 or Euro 45 available.

Price: INR 1,499