tʜᴇ sᴘᴏᴏᴋʏ ɢʜᴏᴜʟ

For people who drink from skull mugs and still make it to work on time.

Hi — I’m Jen. 🖤

I love horror, Halloween, old places and things, oddities, and the paranormal.

I decorate my home, make things, explore haunted and interesting places, and find ways to keep a little bit of that magic around all year.

Mostly, I’m just here to share what I love and whatever I happen to be getting into.

Stay spooky. 🖤💀


tʜᴇ sᴘᴏᴏᴋʏ ɢʜᴏᴜʟ

It’s a party over here. 🎃 Some sculpted, some painted, some drying before another round of paper mâché clay. Jack-o’-lantern army is coming along nicely.

Decorating season is upon us!

🖤 See you soon! xo

3 days ago | [YT] | 39

tʜᴇ sᴘᴏᴏᴋʏ ɢʜᴏᴜʟ

Here for foliage and candles for the Halloween decor theme and Hobby Lobby has us in a chokehold. 🌲🦶🏾👽

6 days ago | [YT] | 12

tʜᴇ sᴘᴏᴏᴋʏ ɢʜᴏᴜʟ

Hey friends! 🖤 Just popping in to let you know I’m still alive! 😂

Work has been an especially demanding lately, and between that and the usual appointments and life stuff, I haven’t had much time to dedicate to filming. I miss you guys, though, and I’m itching to get back to it!

I’ve been working on my little jack-o’-lantern army whenever I get the chance 🎃, along with a few other DIY ideas I’d really love to share with you this season. I want to make things that are creative, fun and hopefully useful to you, so I’ll be back as soon as I have the time to do them properly.

In the meantime, I’ve been sharing little updates over on Instagram at @TheSpookyGhoul_ if you’d like to follow along.

Hope you’re all doing well. I miss you terribly and hope to see you very soon! 🖤🎃

-Jen

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 30

tʜᴇ sᴘᴏᴏᴋʏ ɢʜᴏᴜʟ

A little update on the IKEA Billy bookcase makeover! 🖤

Thank you so much to everyone who shared your thoughts here on YouTube, and over on Instagram. I really appreciated all of your input! The vote ended up being surprisingly close, so it definitely had me going back and forth for a bit. 😂

Then, @TheRealGrimmLady said, “Why not both?” …and I thought, wait… you’re onto something. So that’s exactly what I ended up doing! 🤣

It was such a quick little project, but I really love how much character it added. It’s one of those small changes that makes a surprisingly big difference, and I’m so happy with how it turned out.

I love getting your opinions, and I think this ended up being my favorite solution. 🖤🦇

A few of you asked so I placed the links to the products down below. ☺️

1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 63

tʜᴇ sᴘᴏᴏᴋʏ ɢʜᴏᴜʟ

I need opinions! 🖤

I’m giving my IKEA Billy bookcases a budget-friendly gothic upgrade with corner appliques…

Option 1: the carved wood appliques. They’re not actually bats (I don’t think 😂), but I can’t unsee little wings and I love that they’re subtle and more antique-looking without being like BAM!BAT!

Option 2: actual bat brackets for shelves. But I had the idea to repurpose them as appliques. 😯

Which would you choose? 🦇

1 month ago | [YT] | 14

tʜᴇ sᴘᴏᴏᴋʏ ɢʜᴏᴜʟ

It feels so good to slowly make this house feel like our spooky home again. 🖤

We’ve had so many showings over the past few months that a lot of the gothic decor had to be packed away. While we’re still in the middle of selling, I finally decided life is too short to live in a blank house.

The gothic homestead is officially making a comeback. 🐦‍⬛

So, the ravens are back, and I added some new gothic wall decor that I’m absolutely obsessed with.

I can’t wait to really start decorating again and share it all with you. For now, this little corner makes my heart very happy. 🖤

1 month ago | [YT] | 68

tʜᴇ sᴘᴏᴏᴋʏ ɢʜᴏᴜʟ

Just a perfectly ordinary evening in my house. In progress. #PotteryBarnDupe #HalloweenDIY #SpookyDIY #PotteryBarn #Halloween

1 month ago | [YT] | 31

tʜᴇ sᴘᴏᴏᴋʏ ɢʜᴏᴜʟ

I swapped out the white bookcases for the all-black ones, the ravens have returned, and my realtor gave me the green light to decorate again.

I was worried I’d have to keep the house stripped down while it was on the market, but she told me to make it feel like a home—not a vacant box.

So…the Gothic décor is officially coming back out. 🦇

Now I just have to rescue all the bins I prematurely packed away in the garage. 😅

Decorating purgatory is officially over. Can’t wait to bring you along! 🖤

2 months ago | [YT] | 32

tʜᴇ sᴘᴏᴏᴋʏ ɢʜᴏᴜʟ

🇺🇸 Happy 250th! 🇺🇸
♥️🤍💙

2 months ago | [YT] | 40

tʜᴇ sᴘᴏᴏᴋʏ ɢʜᴏᴜʟ

Happy Fourth of July week, everyone! 🇺🇸

Just wanted to check in.

It has been pretty busy around here. Since we’re still in the house-selling phase, we’ve started downsizing—letting go of furniture we know won’t be making the move whenever that day comes, while slowly replacing it with pieces we’ll hopefully enjoy for years to come. So if this setup looks like it’s under construction… that’s because it is! 😭🤣😮‍💨

We had a showing over the weekend and have another one scheduled, so we’re staying hopeful, saying our prayers, and reminding ourselves that this whole process takes patience.

On the YouTube side, I have all the supplies ready for the 5½-foot ghost DIY inspired by those $100 versions you’ve been seeing everywhere. Now I just need a little time to film it! I can’t wait to share it with you.

Have a safe and happy Fourth of July, and I’ll see you all soon! 🖤👻

2 months ago | [YT] | 26