Black cotton runner with beaded spiders and glow-in-the-dark web print ($39.99) from Pottery Barn. Spider web lantern candle ($19.95) at Crate & Barrel. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times)
Ornately tooled leather box by Hidecore with raven motif ($2,100) and vintage folk art skeleton puppet ($5,500) at Blackman Cruz in Los Angeles, (310) 657-9228. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times)
Skull-imprinted lacquered tray with silver-leafed edges ($24); crossbones metal pillar stand ($19); and cast-metal fangs that can serve as place-card holders or napkin rings ($20), all at Pottery Barn. The Flickering LED faux candles in chamber sticks (four for $52) at Grandin Road. Black and white plate ($9.95) from Crate & Barrel. Skull-embroidered napkin ($9.95) at Z Gallerie. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times)
Clockwise from top right: A skull that opens to reveal a clock ($34.95) from Z Gallerie; two cast bronze skulls ($1,500 each) from Blackman Cruz in Los Angeles; black skull candles ($16 and $16.95) from Pottery Barn; one of a pair of bone-shaped candles ($10.95) from Z Gallerie. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times)
Hand-painted papier-mache Day of the Dead skeleton ($29) at Mercado in Silver Lake, (323) 662-2600. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times)
An early-1900s memorial stone from France ($6,500) and Hidecores contemporary coffin-shaped leather box ($9,600) sold as sculpture at Blackman Cruz in Los Angeles. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times)
A bronze incense burner ($750) turns batty in the hands of Blackman Cruzs BC Workshop collection. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times)
Z Gallerie’s metallic skull ($24.95) emulates the crystal-and-diamond museum piece created by Damien Hirst. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times)
Taking a cue from the work of New York decoupage designer John Derian, this four-piece set of melamine dishes in an old-world anatomical print can be used for Halloween snacks or displayed as a centerpiece or wall installation. $16.95 at Z Gallerie. (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times)
