Looking to make your home the talk of the neighborhood this Halloween without blowing your budget? Your garage door is the perfect oversized canvas for bold, creative decor — and you don’t need to spend a fortune to make it stand out. In this post, we’re sharing 10 spooky and stylish Halloween garage door decoration ideas you can pull off for under $60. Whether you love the classic charm of black silhouette cutouts or want something more vibrant with full-color templates, these DIY ideas are easy, affordable, and totally eye-catching. All you need are a few Matoy templates, some basic materials like coroplast or vinyl, and a little creative spirit to transform your garage into a haunted masterpiece.
#1 Skeleton Ritual Scene
Set the stage for a haunted ritual with one skeleton soaking in a bubbling cauldron while another stands guard with a lantern in hand. This eerie black silhouette setup works perfectly across any garage door, especially when backlit or paired with fog. Get your templates here: Skeleton Cauldron & Skeleton with Lantern.
#2 Alien Abduction Scene
Transform your garage into the aftermath of a cosmic catastrophe. This eerie silhouette setup features a crashed UFO, an alien looming over a human subject on an examination bed, and the unsettling quiet of an interstellar encounter gone wrong. The stark black cutouts create a chilling sci-fi vibe that feels straight out of a government cover-up. Get your templates here: Crashed UFO & Alien Abduction.
👽 Use fog, flashing green lights, or metallic foil to simulate alien tech and enhance the crash site effect.
#3 Mutant Lumberjack in the Haunted Forest
Something unnatural is lurking in the woods. This garage door setup features a hulking, green-painted mutant with a dripping, distorted form and an axe in hand — paired with a twisted, snarling tree silhouette that looks like it's alive. The contrast between the black tree and the vivid green monster adds a surreal, radioactive glow to your decor. Get your templates here: Mutant Lumberjack & Scary Tree.
🌲 Perfect for coroplast or foam board — add forest fog and a motion sensor growl to bring this mutated scene to life.
#4 Coven of the Creeping Witches
Summon a dark ritual right on your garage door with this striking three-piece silhouette display. One witch lifts a potion bottle to the moon, another stands tall at the center with arms outstretched in a chilling invocation, and the third raises a pumpkin as if offering it to unseen spirits. Together, they form a powerful and unsettling coven scene that’s perfect for Halloween night. Get your templates here: The Witch & Witch holding Potion & Witch holding Pumpkin.
🧙♀️ Enhance the magic with flickering orange lights or green LED lighting to create a ritualistic glow across your garage.
#5 Ancient Satan
Step into the pages of an old forbidden manuscript with this chilling silhouette display inspired by medieval occult art. A horned satanic figure dances in ritual alongside two witches, arms raised in eerie unison. The style mimics ancient etchings, giving the entire scene an unsettling, timeless quality — as if conjured from centuries past. Get your template here: Witches and Devil.
🔥 For maximum impact, mount these silhouettes on textured panels or woodgrain coroplast and spotlight them in red or amber lighting to echo firelight from a hidden coven.
#6 Haunted Dog Walk
Cute turns sinister in this eerie garage door display featuring a life-size silhouette of a haunted doll strolling with a skeletal dog on a leash. Nearby, a gnarled, twisted tree looms overhead, its branches occupied by three ominous crows. The unnatural calm of the doll and the deathly stillness of the scene create a subtle but chilling effect — like a nursery rhyme gone wrong. Get your Templates here: Haunted Doll and Dog & Creepy Tree with Three Crows.
🪆 Add a red spotlight behind the doll or a flickering crow sound effect to make this deceptively simple setup unforgettable.
#7 Full Color Retro
Bring vintage Halloween charm to your garage door with this colorful and whimsical display. Featuring a suave retro Dracula, a retro devil, and a skeleton caught mid-dance, this trio captures the playful spirit of classic Halloween cartoons and party decor from decades past. Each character pops in bold, full-color style — perfect for families, costume parties, or anyone who loves a splash of nostalgia. Get your templates here: Retro Dracula & Dancing Skeleton & Retro Devil.
🎃 Mount on foam board or coroplast and light them with warm bulbs or string lights for that golden-age Halloween glow
#8 Dark Fantasy Scene
Step into a nightmare fairytale with this haunting garage display featuring the towering silhouette of a Wendigo — antlers outstretched, limbs distorted — facing off with a sinister Dark Fairy hovering nearby. This eerie pairing blurs the line between fantasy and horror, creating a scene that feels both ancient and otherworldly. The contrast of these two shadowy figures suggests a story untold — one filled with curses, forests, and forgotten magic. Get your templates here: Wendigo & Dark Fairy.
🖤 Backlight with cool blue or purple LEDs to give the fairy an ethereal glow and cast long, menacing shadows from the Wendigo’s antlers.
#9 The Evil Eye
Nothing escapes its gaze. This striking full-color display features a massive, hyper-stylized Evil Eye that dominates your garage door with intense, unsettling focus. The vivid colors and high-contrast design make it look like the eye is alive — watching every passerby, trick-or-treater, and curious glance. Whether used alone as a surreal centerpiece or paired with shadowy accents, this piece brings instant tension and visual impact to any Halloween setup. Get your template here: Evil Eye.
👁️ Mount at eye-level and add subtle strobe or pulsing lights to simulate blinking or movement — guaranteed to get attention.
#10 Zombie Graveyard Awakening
The dead don’t rest here. This chilling garage door display features a walking zombie silhouette, a lone cracked tombstone, and a twisted tree stump with a zombie clawing its way out from within. The arrangement tells a story of the undead rising — not just from graves, but from the very roots of the earth. It's the perfect mix of classic horror and haunting creativity, ideal for setting a spine-tingling tone on Halloween night. Get your templates here: Stump Zombie & Tombstone & Zombie Walking.
🧟 Use ground fog or dry ice near the base to enhance the “rising from the dirt” effect and cast eerie shadows across your driveway.
🎃 Create a Garage Door Display They’ll Never Forget
With just a few printable templates, some basic materials, and a little creativity, you can transform your garage door into the highlight of your Halloween setup — all for under $60. Whether you prefer classic silhouettes, bold full-color characters, or something totally eerie, there’s a Matoy template to help bring your vision to life.
Browse our Halloween Collection and Free Templates to get started today, and don’t forget to tag us on Pinterest or Etsy to show off your spooky masterpiece!