Halloween is right around the corner and living in West Hills, CA you have lots of great options, corn mazes, pumpkin patches, haunted houses and more (we have some details listed below of great things to do this Halloween near your West Hills apartment), but if you feel like staying home here are some ghoulish ways to celebrate.

Why not throw a party or make a special meal with a Halloween theme.

Here are some fun, easy and quick ideas for throwing a Halloween party.

Deviled Eggs – if the name wasn’t enough, you can add a bit of Halloween scare by spicing them up with some cayenne pepper or some hot sauce.  Bring out the real devil in these eggs by add red bell pepper triangles to make the horns, some chives for the mustache and a scallion for the goatee.
Halloween Pepper Popper Fingers – Add some fright to your favorite Jalapeno Popper recipe by turning them into fingers.  Prepare the poppers and bake them.

While they are baking, place some ketchup (blood) in a bowl and set some almonds to the side.  When the poppers are fully cooked, add an almond slice to the end and using a toothpick add some ketchup below the slice for a great Halloween appetizer.

Oozy Green Meatballs –  Use frozen meatballs to create this gruesome Halloween delight.

Use green jalapeno jelly or green food coloring to make the gravy green.

You can add thick noodles such as Udon noodles to have the meatballs sit on a bed of worms.

Vampire Blood Orange Martinis –  Pour some grenadine on a plate and dip the glass into the “blood”, next squeeze blood oranges and mix or shake with your favorite vodka.  Turn the glass over and quickly poor the martini into the glass, the blood of the grenadine will make a ghoulish drink.

Haunted Houses near West Hills CA

Each Halloween a home in a quiet neighborhood in nearby Sherman Oaks is transformed into a House of Horrors.  Boney Island is a Southern California staple and includes skeletons, trick or treating, ghosts, spiders and everything scare.  It is FREE to visit is open from October 18^th through Halloween.  6pm to 9pm Sunday – Thursday and 6pm to 10pm on Fridays and Saturday.

Address: 4602 Morse Ave, Van Nuys, CA 91423

For Halloween Haunts, check out The Reign of Terror Haunted House in Thousand Oaks, CA.  There is over 15,000 square feet where you and ghosts, goblins, zombies and scary clowns roam free.  This is not for the faint of heart, but if you are like others who like a little Halloween Fear, then this is the place to go.

Address: 97 N Moorpark Road # B Thousand Oaks, CA.  Check out their website:   http://rothauntedhouse.com/

Pumpkin Patches Near West Hills

Nothing says Halloween like pumpkins and there are a number of pumpkin patches in your area.  Many have corn mazes, rides and other ghoulish delights.  Check Them Out.

Shawn’s Pumpkin Patch – Culver City – http://shawnspumpkinpatch.com

Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch – Culver City – http://mrbonespumpkinpatch.com

Like Oak Canyon Ranch – Yucaipa – pumpkins.liveoakcanyon.com

Calabasas Pumpkin Festival – Calabassas – calabasaspumpkinfestival.com