K-Pop Demon Hunters Halloween Garage: An Immersive Trick-or-Treat Experience

Updated November 3, 2025

A family photo in front of a K-Pop Demon Hunters Halloween setup, showing three children dressed as Baby Saja, Rumi, and Zoey, alongside an adult in a demon flight attendant costume holding a plant and glass pitcher, with decorated tables and themed displays in the background.

When we had our daughter Elsa in 2014, we were living in a small, older neighborhood mostly made up of retired couples. We were the only young family around, and let’s just say… they weren’t exactly down for spooky season shenanigans. My husband and I are the type of people who want Halloween to be an event. We go big. We want magic, drama, special effects—not a bowl of candy by the door with a note that says “take one.”

We finally left that boring atmosphere and moved to a kid-packed neighborhood in 2021. That was the first year we got to experience real Halloween — with sidewalks full of trick-or-treaters and homes that actually decorated. I threw together a Nightmare Before Christmas display in our driveway that year and loved every second of it.

By 2022, we had moved into our current house and decided to level up. I took the Nightmare Before Christmas setup into the garage and added some Halloween carnival games, while my husband handled the yard, flood lights, and inflatables. That’s when our now-annual “Halloween garage” tradition was born.

In 2023, I created a full Haunted Cinema experience, complete with a vintage box office and skeleton usher.

In 2024, I went all in with a Ghostbusters setup, and apparently that sealed our reputation as “the Halloween house” in the neighborhood as lines were forming in the driveway.

HOW THIS YEAR’S THEME WAS BORN

Our kids — like basically every elementary and middle school kid on Earth right now — are obsessed with K-Pop Demon Hunters. And when the lightbulb went off? I knew instantly it was the right theme. It was fresh, fun, and guaranteed to blow little minds when they walked into our garage.

After we cemented our theme choice, K-Pop Demon Hunters exploded even more in popularity. When we recently went to Trunk or Treat at the kids’ school, K-Pop Demon Hunters costumes were by far the most popular amongst the other kids. I lost count of how many Rumis and Jinus I saw. My own trio went this year as Rumi (in her teddy bears and choo-choo trains getup), Zoey, and Baby Saja. My sister (who flew in from out of state!) dressed as one of the demon flight attendants.

Let’s just say… I picked the right theme for Halloween Garage 2025.

FROM CLUTTER TO K-POP HAUNTED HEADQUARTERS

Every great Halloween garage starts with a mess.

I’m talking strollers, fans, plastic bins, a vacuum collection, and 87 ride on toys. But with some black plastic, LED lights, and a vision, I transformed our cluttered garage into an immersive Demon Hunter HQ—just in time for trick-or-treaters to roll up.

Before I walk you through how it all came together, let me show you the transformation:

Two-car garage with shelves full of storage bins, cleaning supplies, kids’ toys, and vacuum equipment—captured before transforming the space into a Halloween setup. — **Before:** The bare garage with wall-to-wall storage shelves and clutter (and this was after we spent a full weekend cleaning it out)

Transformed Halloween garage decorated as a K-Pop Demon Hunters headquarters, featuring life-size cardboard standees of animated K-pop characters, a skeleton musician with a Korean-style bipa, purple LED lighting, disco ball reflections, and a glowing projector screen with shadowed dancers in the background. — **After:** A full-blown K-pop Halloween setup, complete with fog, lighting, characters, and our signature black-box theater vibe.

BASE LAYER: THE GARAGE FOUNDATION

Let’s rewind a bit.

Every year starts the same way: with a garage full of junk.  To hide it all, I use the same black plastic “walls” made from a roll of black plastic tablecloth I cut to size years ago. We hang them from a DIY ceiling track I made using eye hooks and clothesline, and clip them up with cheap sewing clips. Boom. Instant black-box theater.

LED lights around the top perimeter give us glow. This year I set them to pink and purple.

In the back of the garage, we hang a $20 cloth projector screen and set our projector on top of the garage door opener. There’s a convenient outlet up there too, which is perfect for plugging it all in. The screen itself is a bit flimsy, so I attach the top to a lightweight pole and suspend it from the ceiling with black string. It’s a little janky, but it works!

FRONT STAGE: HUNTRIX & SAJA BOYS

The star attraction this year? Life-size cardboard standees of the Huntrix and the Saja Boys — ordered straight from the Netflix shop.

Life-size cardboard standees of the K-Pop Demon Hunters characters arranged inside a living room.

To give them their own space, I pulled out some room dividers I’ve been hoarding for 3 years. I covered them in purple plastic tablecloth, then layered metallic fringe curtains over the top for sparkle.

For lighting, I clipped colored flood lights to the garage door tracks with strong magnetic hooks and aimed them at the groups so they would stand out against the darker demon realm behind them.

Close-up of the Saja Boys standees framed by sparkling pink foil curtains, creating a K-Pop concert vibe inside the Halloween garage.

Close-up of the Huntrix girl group standees positioned in front of metallic pink foil curtains under dramatic purple lighting in the Halloween garage.

And then: the disco ball. This might be my favorite part.

I suspended it from the center garage track with a magnetic hook and aimed a spotlight at it. The dancing reflections brought everything to life and gave the garage that K-Pop concert vibe.

Disco ball reflecting light beams across the Halloween garage as a spotlight shines upward. Below, the K-Pop Demon Hunters dance video plays on the projected screen surrounded by black curtains, purple LED lights, and spooky props including a skeleton musician and hidden Derpy Tiger

BACK STAGE: THE DEMON REALM (FEATURING JINU, DERPY TIGER & SUSSIE)

Behind the dividers, I created a whole new mood: eerie, glowy, and just spooky enough for kids.

I built a skeleton version of Jinu (our favorite demon) using an old animatronic skeleton that already wore a black robe.

Skeleton Jinu wears a black robe and handmade gat with gold chain, holding a faux bipa instrument. Behind him, a projected image from the K-Pop Demon Hunters Halloween garage plays on the screen, surrounded by dark curtains and eerie purple lighting.

I crafted a custom gat (hat) out of black foam board, glossy bulletin board paper, and scotch tape. The hat’s strap? A purse chain from the craft store.

The bipa (lute) was even easier. I printed an image, broke it into three pages, taped them together, traced it onto foam board, cut it with my hot knife, and glued the printed image on top. It cost me $1.25 plus tax. Jinu was ready to rock.

Jinu’s bird Sussie was made from a Halloween bird decoration we already had (which was strangely already wearing a hat). I printed yellow cardstock eyes, attached them with glue dots, and secured her to the top of one of the room dividers with fishing line. Done.

Close-up of Sussie, a black bird prop wearing a tiny top, perched above Jinu in a Halloween K-pop-themed garage setup with purple lighting and disco reflections.

For Derpy Tiger, I repurposed our “Man’s Possessed Friend” animatronic from Spirit Halloween.

Original Bubba animatronic Halloween prop featuring a snarling brown dog with glowing white eyes inside a weathered wooden doghouse

I made a Derpy face mask by printing a face on cardstock and gluing it to foam board (same way I made the Bipa), slipped it over the animatronic dog’s head (after covering the head with an old black spandex tank top), and placed the doghouse behind the curtains. Derpy is now a jump scare. You’re welcome, neighborhood.

Transformed animatronic dog turned into Derpy Tiger, featuring a glowing cartoon tiger face with wide red eyes and tongue out, emerging from black curtains under purple lighting

We added fog, demons, and a galaxy projector over the ceiling. The fog, by the way, made the disco light reflections absolutely magical. They turned into sparkly starburst beams all over the garage.

A dramatic entrance to the Demon World featuring fog effects and metallic curtains. Jinu, dressed in a skeleton robe and gat, stands in front playing a bipa, while a projection of the K-Pop Demon Hunters plays in the background. Derpy Tiger peeks out beneath the screen.

TRICK-OR-TREAT STATIONS

Pro tip: Kids do not want only candy. They get candy at every house. If you offer them something different? You’ve won Halloween. This year, I stocked up on ramen noodles - 200 packs during a BOGO sale at Publix for about $40. It fits the theme and kids go wild for it.

In addition to all that ramen, I still included two bowls overflowing with candy (my husband insisted), and themed them with Derpy Tiger’s signature greeting cards: “SAVE THE DATE” and “HELLO FRIEND.”

At our second table, I transformed a basic Halloween disc drop game into a “Who is your K-Pop Demon Hunters Match?” personality test.  Beside the game, a display board introduced each character and their traits. (Fun fact: this part may have sparked the most emotional reactions of the night—more on that below.)

A K-Pop Demon Hunters themed personality match game featuring a colorful disk drop board and a character trait display, set on a black table alongside painted pumpkins and collectible photo cards during Halloween 2025.

QUOTE SIGN PHOTO OPS

Right before Halloween, I added a last-minute idea that turned out to be a hit: printable quote signs from the movie in big, bold fonts. Kids (and grownups!) loved picking their favorite and using them as photo props with the backdrops. Some families stayed a long time trying different poses and matching the signs to their costumes.

A photo booth station with K-Pop Demon Hunters quote signs in a black basket, a display sign encouraging guests to borrow a sign and take a photo, and colorful game tokens on a Halloween-decorated table.

MUSIC & PROJECTION

The projector looped the K-Pop Demon Hunters movie. The Bluetooth speaker played the iconic songs loud and clear. The fog swirled, the lights glowed, the disco ball sparkled…it was Halloween magic. K-Pop style.

A fully immersive K-Pop Demon Hunters Halloween garage setup featuring a skeleton version of Jinu holding a bipa, dramatic fog effects, a disco ball casting reflections, and a movie projection screen framed by shimmering metallic curtains.

PAINTED PUMPKINS: FAMILY ART MEETS K-POP FANDOM

Every year, we like to add a few pumpkins to the display—but this time, we took it up a notch.

In the days leading up to Halloween, each of us chose a favorite K-Pop Demon Hunters character (or moment) and painted it onto our own pumpkin. It was a fun, hands-on way to bring even more personality to our setup—and these pumpkins became a surprise favorite among trick-or-treaters!

Here’s how we made them:
• First, the kids picked whatever images they wanted.
• I printed the images, taped them to the pumpkins, and used a pencil to trace hard over the paper, leaving behind a faint outline.
• Once I removed the paper, I retraced the lines to turn each pumpkin into a blank coloring page.
• Then I handed the kids a pack of acrylic paint markers and let them bring their characters to life with color.
• For younger kids, I helped with the tiny details while they handled the larger areas.
• After the paint dried, I carefully outlined everything with a black paint marker to make it pop.

A child uses acrylic paint markers to color a pumpkin featuring a red train and “Choo Choo” clouds, part of a K-Pop Demon Hunters themed craft.

A young girl in a pink shirt carefully paints Mira from K Pop Demon Hunters onto a Halloween pumpkin using acrylic markers.

A young boy colors a pumpkin with a chibi Baby Saja character and a soda pop can using paint markers during a K-Pop Demon Hunters themed family craft activity.

And the final results?

My 11-year-old painted a Teddy Bears and Choo Choos pumpkin.

A pumpkin decorated with a cozy teddy bear wearing a scarf next to a red and green train labeled “Choo Choo,” part of a themed painting project.

My 5-year-old painted a pumpkin with Baby Saja and a soda pop can.

A finished pumpkin painted with Baby Saja from K-Pop Demon Hunters alongside a bright cartoon soda pop can.

My 7-year-old created a chibi Huntrix eating ramen design (which took forever—but was worth it!).

A fully painted pumpkin featuring three chibi-style Huntrix members eating ramen, outlined in black marker with colorful acrylic paint.

And I made the pumpkin featuring Derpy Tiger as a witch, complete with his bird friend Sussie.

A painted Halloween pumpkin showing Derpy Tiger dressed as a witch, holding a jack-o’-lantern, with Sussie the bird perched beside him.

our completed painted pumpkins inspired by K-Pop Demon Hunters displayed in a row under a fall-themed TV backdrop, featuring characters like Derpy, Baby Saja, Huntrix, and Teddy Bears and Choo Choo Trains.

We set them up on the treat tables as part of the display right before we opened the garage for the night, and the reaction from trick-or-treaters was amazing. People were genuinely stunned that they were painted, not printed—and some even asked how we did it so they could try it themselves next year.

Stacks of Top Ramen packets and two bowls of Halloween candy arranged on a treat table with “Save the Date” and “Hello Friend” themed signs, alongside a painted Baby Saja pumpkin and a smiling child in costume at the K-Pop Demon Hunters Halloween garage.

HOW HALLOWEEN NIGHT WENT

We had hundreds of trick-or-treaters, and the driveway was absolutely packed all night long.

A crowd of costumed children and parents fills the driveway on Halloween night, eagerly approaching the K-Pop Demon Hunters themed garage setup, with families smiling, taking photos, and trick-or-treating in a lively neighborhood scene.

Every person gasped when they reached the garage and saw what we had going on. The K-Pop Demon Hunters fandom ran deep—even toddlers knew the characters by name. The parents were glowing, watching their kids light up as their favorite obsession came to life. A ton of kids were dressed as K-Pop Demon Hunters characters, and I made sure their parents got great photos in the setup.

The quote signs were a lot of fun, the fog made the disco ball magical, and Derpy’s jump scare surprised dozens of kids who accidentally triggered the motion sensor.

A young girl dressed as Zoey from K-Pop Demon Hunters poses in front of a cardboard backdrop holding a quote sign that reads “Couch. Couch. Couch.” while smiling.

A girl wearing teddy bear pajama pants and a hoodie stands in the Halloween garage holding a K-Pop Demon Hunters quote sign that says “Teddy bears and Choo Choo trains? Really?” with a skeleton Jinu figure and purple lighting in the background.

The biggest surprise of the night? The personality test game.

I didn’t think it would be a big deal—but kids were obsessed. They lined up, came back multiple times, and squealed at their results. But the part that got me? The adults got emotional. Some teared up reading their kids’ results out loud. One parent quietly whispered “Yes… that’s exactly like her.” And a few grownups played the game themselves—and walked away stunned by how seen they felt by a silly poster board sign. It was beautiful.

A group of trick-or-treaters in costume gathers around the K-Pop Demon Hunters personality test game, with children eagerly playing and adults watching during a busy Halloween night event.

We also had some hilarious moments—like my 5-year-old son Noah (normally shy and quiet) who stood at the edge of the sidewalk all night, silently holding a quote sign like a human advertisement, completely stone-faced and committed.

A young boy dressed as Baby Saja from K-Pop Demon Hunters holds up a “You’re my soda pop” quote sign in the front yard beside Halloween inflatables and jack-o’-lanterns.

Or the grown man in an inflatable Hamm the Pig costume who came back later in the night just to pose for a photo in the garage because he said it “made his night.”

We handed out every single pack of ramen, ran out of photo cards, and gave away mountains of candy. There was no drama, no chaos—just an uplifting, joy-filled night.

A person in an inflatable T-Rex costume holding a K-Pop Demon Hunters quote sign that reads “Sounds super boring. I’m so down.” taken at night on the driveway during the final moments of Halloween.

WANT TO DO A K-POP DEMON HUNTERS PARTY?

This setup doesn’t have to be just for Halloween.

Many of the elements would work beautifully for a K-Pop Demon Hunters birthday party, too:

The character photo cards as party favors
The quote signs as props for a birthday photo booth
The disco ball, lighting, and music for a dance party
The personality quiz (or a new version of it) as a party game
Even the ramen could be turned into a “party snack bar”

For more ideas, check back in early December. We’re currently planning my daughter Mallory’s 8th birthday party with this exact theme, and we’ll be sharing every detail in a brand new post.