7 Spooky Gift Ideas This Christmas

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‘Tis the season to be… scary? While so many are stringing up the lights and decking the halls with holly, there’s a niche group binge-watching “A Christmas Carol” and telling teary-eyed children frightful tales of the oft-vilified Krampus.

Though Christmas is a season of joy and harmony, it’s also the perfect time to share in a love for the peculiar and the macabre. Just because St. Nicholas is prepping for his midnight journey around the globe on December 24th doesn’t mean the spirits, ghouls, and specters set down their rattling chains and take a break for the holiday, after all.

This season, don’t give up the ghost. Embrace it with a stocking full of frights and a brightly lit tree with neatly wrapped boxes of haunting surprises underneath. The following seven haunted items will make fantastic Christmas gifts for the apparition-loving, morbid oddball in your life. Whether you’re buying for a friend with a fascination for grisly history or a sibling with a keen interest in what lies on the other side, you should be able to check a few gifts off your list.

A word of caution, though. Unless you want side eyes and crooked glances, these may not make the best Secret Santa or White Elephant gifts.

Lily Doll

Give the gift of a protective ghostly companion with Lily, the Ghost Doll. Don’t let her looks frighten you. She can be a true friend — so long as she’s treated right. Modeled after a 17th-century doll said to mimic Elizabeth Bathory de Eased, the “Blood Countess,” Lily is a relic that any appreciator of dark history can marvel over. 

If you’re putting Lily under someone’s tree, it’s up to you to inform them how to initially care for her, like keeping her away from mirrors and out of any bedroom someone sleeps in. Beyond that, they’ll get to know her personality and find ways to integrate their new spectral housemate into their lives. More than just a protector who wards off malevolent spirits, Lily loves being included in the fun and stealing the limelight, especially during Halloween.

Lily is a powerful effigy who commands respect for the service she provides, keeping your house clean of malicious haunts. She more than earns it!

Voodoo Rue

Throw out everything you think you know about Voodoo, and you’ll see how Voodoo Rue, the Handcrafted Voodoo Doll, makes for a thoughtful gift. Typically believed to be a mysterious and tousled instrument used to inflict pain, Voodoo dolls are ritualistic figurines designed to empower and protect their owner. What could possibly make a better gift this Christmas than a doll that can heal one’s soul while hexing another in the New Year? 

Voodoo Rue is fashioned after the original Rue, which was found in the St. Louis No. 1 above-ground cemetery in 1901 near Voodoo Priestess Marie Laveau’s mausoleum. The New Orleans treasure stems from the mystical practices that came to the bayou from Haiti, though Rue’s original owner and purpose remain unknown. As for the authentic Voodoo Rue Collector’s Doll, it’s up to the recipient to decide how and when they’ll call upon the power you’re bestowing upon them.

Voodoo Rue is crafted with natural materials, features authentic symbolic detailing, and ships with pins that help focus ritualistic energy.

Aztec Death Whistle

Don’t confuse this Mesoamerican artifact with an ornate sugar skull. This ceramic replica of a mysterious Aztec relic may be as sinister as it looks. No one really knows much about it, save for the horrific sound it makes when blown into, but aptly named Aztec Death Whistle may have once been used to help carry wandering souls to the afterlife. Today, it’s a fascinating Christmas gift that makes a spine-tingling shriek sure to unnerve anyone who hears it.

The authentic Aztec Death Whistle can be a decorative piece for Halloween or a household ornament for collectors of the horrid and the appalling. Despite its ties to death, possibly as an instrument carried by warriors who blew it as they fell in battle, the skull is beautifully colored and can liven up any display shelf.

Learning to use the whistle takes practice, but the noise it makes once perfected is nothing short of otherworldly. The shriek is thought to attract malevolent entities, but maybe leave that part out when gifting to friends or family.

Dowsing Rods

Contemporary paranormal investigators rely heavily on advanced technological equipment to seek out a presence from the other side. All they really need is right here in these copper Dowsing Rods. This enhanced set of rods is made from 28g copper for improved accuracy and encased in a 64g aluminum shell to optimize balance. The ergonomic, adjustable design makes them the perfect set for virtually any ghost hunter, whether it’s their first time in the field or their 100th. 

Dowsing rods are a classic implement dating back many centuries. While originally used to discover resources, like water sources or minerals, they’ve also proved useful for divination and the detection of spectral energies. They’re simple practical, and can’t be drained by a manifesting apparition, making them one of the most efficient and reliable tools for any paranormal investigator to have in their satchel. 

Have a friend who swears they have an ethereal housemate? These authentic dowsing rods are a must under their tree.

The Lizzie Borden House Murder Mystery Game

Can you solve the murder of Andrew and Abby Borden? Lizzie may have been acquitted, but she’s still one of several suspects in the Lizzie Borden House Murder Mystery Game. Gather friends and family to try and uncover the truth behind the tragic deaths of Andrew and Abby. 

Was it Dr. Seabury Bowen with a trusty hatchet in the Borden’s bedroom? Maybe it was Andrew’s alleged illegitimate son, fed up with being an outcast. 

A Night At the Lizzie Borden House charges players with unraveling the mystery by placing a suspect and a weapon somewhere in the Borden estate. Players take turns deducing who and what was behind the murder, all while trying to deceive their fellow investigators into following false leads. It’s a real-world spin on a family favorite, sure to excite and delight when found under the Christmas tree. 

A Night At the Lizzie Borden House features 28 cards specially crafted with authentic imagery of Borden herself, rooms from the Borden house, and the other suspects accused of committing the heinous act.

Lizzie Borden Puzzle

To the casual observer, the murder of Andrew and Abby Borden was an open and shut case. Lizzie was the accused, despite her acquittal, and there was naught else responsible for the gory scene that befell the Borden household on August 4, 1892.

 To others with a keener sense of the events that unfolded, the murder remains a mystery — a puzzle with several missing pieces that may never be placed. Luckily, that’s not the case with this 1,000-piece Official Lizzie Borden House Jigsaw Puzzle.

Anyone intrigued by the Borden murders will appreciate the detail in this custom-designed puzzle, which brings together all of the key players tied to the bloody scene. Lizzie sits front and center amidst a collage of everyone linked to Andrew and Abby’s deaths. The more pieces placed, the more hidden secrets are revealed to help piece together the mystery of what happened on that ill-fated summer night. 

Once completed, the 1,000-piece puzzle showcases a snippet of macabre American history. Hung in an office or sitting space. It’s a fantastic conversation starter.

Official Lizzie Borden Hatchet

For the person in your life who can recite the entire “Lizzie Borden Took an Ax” poem, then host a TED Talk about how it’s not accurate at all. The Official Lizzie Borden Hatchet isn’t just some plastic toy fashioned after the murderous tool used to slay Andrew and Abby Borden. This is a real, weighty collectible replica made from a regulation-sized, 15-inch-long throwing hatchet. 

Though not the actual murder weapon, the authentic hatchet’s association with the gruesome killing gives it an eerie aura that makes this a must-have haunted item for anyone who’s stayed at the Lizzie Borden House or has a visit on their bucket list. The hatchet’s 7-inch head is customized to feature the official Lizzie Borden House and US Ghost Adventures logos on either side. 

Personalizing the handle makes this ghastly gift even more memorable. Up to 23 characters can be engraved across two lines.

Bring the Haunts Home for the Holidays

This Christmas, swap out the gingerbread houses for haunted houses and make it a holiday to remember. From a grim relic of a civilization long gone to dolls that put the “creep” in “creepy,” these seven haunted gift ideas are made for the unconventional recipient on your shopping list. Forget safe options like gift cards. Show someone you really know them with something twisted, grizzly, and macabre. 

Shop now and be sure to secure the best haunted Christmas gifts this joyous holiday season.