Half the fun of Halloween is trying to top last year’s look. So when the ghosts and ghouls come knocking this season, greet them with an eerily modern celebration. Everything is sleek and black—from the candlelit lanterns to the pumpkins with their toothy grins. Even the wreath on the door strikes a cool-meets-creepy note. And for grownup trick-or-treaters? Pour blood-orange cocktails around a spooky buffet set with skulls and a fetching centerpiece of—what else?—wilted roses.
