By Mark Sikes
(10/25/06)
Nothing says Halloween like a macabre desktop full of ghastly trappings. As Halloween approaches, this assortment of themes, screensavers, and party planners is just the thing to make your computer go bump in the night. For all those who dare, devilish downloads await you.

Halloween without jack-o-lanterns is like the Hardy Boys without a mystery. Create desktop jack-o-lanterns, print stencils for pumpkin carving, and send pumpkin patterns to friend with this handy app.
Give your desktop an extreme Halloween makeover. Halloween Desktop transforms your system into a horrific hallowing wonderland.
Does it feel like someone's watching you? Watching Eyes transforms your system into an eerie eyed Windows environment.
Watch skeletons bop around your desktop. These dancing skeletons will make you the bona fide envy of the office.
Skeletons, zombies, and witches oh my! Coolscreams Screensavers features a hodgepodge of frightening ghouls dancing on your desktop.
Arachniphobes beware- this screensaver is crawling with multi-legged mischief. 3D Jeepers Creepers' haunting Halloween music is sure to give you a fright.
This freebie screensaver is the tamest of the lot. Follow a group of trick-or-treaters on their quest for sugary sweets.
With candy-craved ghouls lingering, a group of kids take a wrong turn into the Spooksville cemetery. Download this screensaver and find out what happens in their harrowing tale.