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Haunt your own house

Make scary Halloween stories even more terrifying by adding ghoulish special effects

“I love telling scary stories, but my tales don’t spook my children like they used to,” says Evelyn Tenshens. “Is there a techie way to give them a fright this Halloween, other than hiding their iPads?”

You can’t beat a good scare. One easy way to amp up the adrenaline in your storytelling is by haunting your own house.

The key is to create spooky accompaniments to your words. For that, you need a trigger. A concealed remote was my first thought, but you…