Costume-clad trick-or-treaters know that setting the tone for scary good Halloween style starts at the front door, and the pros at Etsy.com, the art and craft e-commerce website, agree.

“Halloween is a time for [people] to express creativity,” said Dayna Isom Johnson, trend expert at Etsy.com and celebrity judge for NBC’s competitive crafting show, “Making It.” “Whether you want to go for a simple door wreath or deck out the whole porch, the sky is the limit.”

This year, the crafting queen said “Retro-ween” designs are trending after several seasons of celebrating with pretty pastel and neon-colored pumpkins. “That’s not to say those things are gone,” said Isom Johnson, “but I think we are circling back to a traditional way of looking at Halloween and being very nostalgic.”

The very vintage vibe encompasses everything from old-fashioned paper decorations and classic black and orange colors to a resurgence of guts and gore circa 1980s and ’90s. “When you think of the 1980s and ’90s, you think of those old Freddy movies and horror films,” said Isom Johnson, “and that absolutely ties in to what we are seeing in today’s decor.”

Statistically, searches on Etsy for “vintage Halloween decor” increased by 35%, while online quests for “ghost planters” (think: Pac-Man ghosties and Super Mario Boos) rose 137%, and “monster planters” (showcasing designs inspired by gargoyles, Godzilla, zombie gnomes, Frankenstein, Pokemon characters and more) spiked 60% over last year.

Front-door decals, temporary peel-and-stick designs in a range of spooky styles and phrases are also on point featuring images of spiders, rats, pumpkin faces, bloody handprints and ghosts as well as words and phrases such as“Boo!” and “Happy Halloween,” of course, and “Home of the Wicked Witch and all her little monsters.” The decals can also be personalized with bewitching words or family names and applied to faux pumpkins for a look that is uniquely your own.

Looking to cast your own spell? Isom Johnson shared her step-by-step DIY process for cranking up the creep factor.

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“Somebody’s Watching You” DIY Halloween Wreath

Keep an eye (or several) on candy-seeking tricksters with a haunting DIY Halloween wreath by Isom Johnson that is frightfully fun and easy to assemble.

“It’s definitely a family-friendly craft,” said Isom Johnson of the creepy-but-cute foam wreath covered in black ribbon and adorned with pingpong balls and googly eyes.

“I like this project because you can get as spooky as you want,” she said, “you can easily add plastic spiders or spider webs, there are lots of different ways to take it to the next level, although I think the eyeballs alone are really striking. It’s a more elevated look than your typical Halloween wreath.”

In addition to decking out the front door, the wreath could also hang above a party buffet or be laid out as a table centerpiece around the base of a hurricane candle.

Simple materials and a beginner skill level make this craft a winner. Just don’t challenge it to a staring contest. Boooo-yah!

Materials: Foam ring form, black ribbon, fabric glue (or optional hot glue and glue gun), box of white pingpong balls, box of orange pingpong balls. googly craft eyes in assorted sizes, neon orange fabric spray paint.

1. Wrap black ribbon around a foam ring form to cover completely. Optional: Add a loop of ribbon to the back for hanging. Secure all ribbon to the ring with fabric glue and let dry overnight.

2. Lightly spray the white pingpong balls with a spritz of neon orange spray paint to create a “spookier” effect, and let dry.

3. Next, glue a googly eye or two onto each pingpong ball.

4. Glue the “eyeballs” to the wreath in layers, allowing each layer to fully dry before applying the next round. The more the merrier. Vary the placement and angles of the eyes to make it more interesting.

Optional: Glue on additional spooky stuff such as plastic spiders and cobwebs.

HANOI, Vietnam  — 

More Vietnamese families came forward Saturday with information their relatives may be among the 39 people found dead in the back of a container truck in southeastern England.

British police initially said they believed the victims were Chinese but acknowledged this was a “developing picture.”

Police on Friday arrested three people on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people. The 25-year-old driver of the truck remains in custody on suspicion of murder.

In Vietnam, the father of Nguyen Dình Luong, 20, feared his son was among the dead.

He told the Associated Press he had not been able to reach him since last week, when he told his father he would join a group in Paris that was trying to reach England.

“He often called home, but I haven’t been able to reach him since the last time we talked last week,” Nguyen Dình Gia said. “I told him that he could go to anywhere he wants as long as it’s safe. He shouldn’t be worry about money, I’ll take care of it.”

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He said his son left home in central Ha Tinh province to work in Russia in 2017, then on to Ukraine. In April 2018, he arrived in Germany then traveled to France. He told his family that he wanted to go to Britain.

Luong’s older brother, Pham Dình Hai, said that Luong had a tattoo of praying hands on a cross on his right shoulder. The family said they shared the information with local authorities.

The Vietnamese Embassy in London said Friday that it contacted police about a missing woman feared to be one of the dead. An embassy spokesman said it was contacted by a family in Vietnam who said their daughter had been missing since the truck was found.

The BBC reported it had been in contact with six Vietnamese families who feared their relatives are among the victims. Relatives of Pham Tra My, 26, told the broadcaster they had been unable to contact her since receiving a text Tuesday night saying she was suffocating.

“I’m so sorry mom and dad…. My journey abroad doesn’t succeed,” she wrote. “Mom, I love you and dad very much. I’m dying because I can’t breathe…. Mom, I’m so sorry.”

China said it could not yet confirm the victims’ nationalities or identities. There was speculation circulating online in Vietnam that the victims may have been traveling on false Chinese passports.

“The police said that they were urgently carrying out the verification work, and the identities of the victims cannot be confirmed at present,” said Tong Xuejun, a Chinese consular official in London.

“We hope the British side can verify the victims’ identities as soon as possible,” he said. “What I want to stress is that no matter what their nationalities are, this incident is a huge tragedy which arouses attention of the international community to issues of illegal immigration.”

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Chinese authorities were also seeking information from police in Belgium because the shipping container in which the bodies were found was sent to England from the Belgian port of Zeebrugge.

British police believe the truck and container took separate journeys before ending up at the industrial park. They say the container traveled by ferry from Zeebrugge to Purfleet, England, where it arrived early Wednesday and was picked up by the truck driver and driven a few miles to Grays.

The truck cab, which is registered in Bulgaria to a company owned by an Irish woman, is believed to have traveled from Northern Ireland to Dublin, where it caught a ferry to Wales, then drove across Britain to pick up the container.

Groups of migrants have repeatedly landed on English shores using small boats to make the risky English Channel crossing, and migrants are sometimes found in the back of cars and trucks that disembark from the massive ferries that link France and England.

But Wednesday’s macabre find in an industrial park was a reminder that criminal gangs are still profiting from large-scale trafficking.

The tragedy recalls the deaths of 58 Chinese migrants who suffocated in a truck in Dover, England, in 2000 after a perilous, months-long journey from China’s southern Fujian province. They were found stowed with a cargo of tomatoes after a ferry ride from Zeebrugge, the same Belgian port involved in the latest tragedy.

In February 2004, 21 Chinese migrants — also from Fujian — who were working as cockle-pickers in Britain drowned when they were caught by treacherous tides in Morecambe Bay in northwest England.

SANTIAGO, Chile — 

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera lifted a curfew on major cities Saturday — a day after more than 1.2 million people gathered here in the capital to protest the government.

“We’ve all heard the message, we’ve all changed,” Pinera told reporters from La Moneda presidential palace, where he called for a major Cabinet reshuffle. “I have put all my ministers on notice in order to restructure my Cabinet to confront these new demands.”

He has already announced plans to increase the minimum wage, bolster retirement payments, freeze electricity rate increases and reduce the salaries of senior public officials. In Chile, a member of Congress earns almost $13,000 per month, while the minimum wage is about $422 a month.

Protests in this nation of 19 million began last week as a social media campaign by middle and high school students who called on commuters to jump subway turnstiles in rejection of transit fare hikes announced Oct. 6. Pinera eventually rescinded the fare hikes, but by then the demonstrations had expanded into a broader call to reduce widespread social inequality.

At least 19 people have died in the unrest, including five reportedly killed by the police or military. Others were killed during looting, fires or other incidents.

Pinera said on Saturday that “if circumstances allow it,” the state of emergency he declared on Oct. 18 — the first under a democratic government here — will be lifted Sunday evening.

The state of emergency granted the armed forces control of public security and the power to restrict free assembly. But for many Chileans, the images of soldiers in the streets brought back dark memories of the military junta of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who ruled the nation between 1973 and 1990.

On Saturday, the city began to return to normal, though soldiers remained present in many subway stations. The protests had resulted in damage to 80 subway stations, at a loss of about $300 million.

“It’s a good thing that the curfew has ended because people were demonstrating peacefully,” said Vania Martinez, a 25-year-old nutritionist in Santiago. “I think it’s possible to make changes, but I don’t really trust any government to make it happen.”

Not all residents celebrated the end of the curfew.

“This is terrible for me because demonstrators tried to loot my restaurant,” said Carlos Siri, 52, a sandwich shop owner. “I’m not saying it’s a good thing to have military in the streets, but it seems to be the only solution.”

In addition to the deaths, more than 1,100 people were injured in Santiago alone — 51% by pellets, 17% by firearms and 10% by beatings — according to the Medical College of Chile.

There were also at least 12 complaints of sexual violence against women and girls. The victims were forced to undress at police stations, said the National Institute of Human Rights of Chile, an independent state agency.

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WASHINGTON — 

Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world’s most wanted man, is believed dead after being targeted by a U.S. military raid in Syria.

A U.S. official said late Saturday that Baghdadi was targeted in Syria’s Idlib province. The official said confirmation that the Islamic State chief was killed in an explosion is pending. No other details were available.

President Trump teased a major announcement, tweeting Saturday night that “Something very big has just happened!” A White House spokesman, Hogan Gidley, would say only that the president would be making a “major statement” at 9 a.m. EDT Sunday.

The strike came amid concerns that a recent American pullback from northeastern Syria could infuse new strength into the militant group, which had lost vast stretches of territory it had once controlled.

Baghdadi led Islamic State, which is also known as ISIS, for the last five years, presiding over its ascendancy as it cultivated a reputation for beheadings and attracted hundreds of thousands of followers to a sprawling and self-styled caliphate in Iraq and Syria. He remained among the few Islamic State commanders still at large despite multiple claims in recent years about his death and even as his so-called caliphate dramatically shrank, with many supporters who joined the cause either imprisoned or jailed.

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The first anniversary of the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history was being marked around the world Sunday with community service projects, music and an online remembrance.

The shooting on Oct. 27, 2018, killed 11 and wounded seven at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. A steady stream of people visited the site on Sunday. Lining a fence outside the closed Tree of Life building were 11 flowerpots, each bearing the name of one of those killed. People also piled bouquets and crocheted hearts at the site and hung signs on the fence saying the city was “stronger than hate” and calling diversity its strength.

“Today we remember those we lost and come together as a commonwealth to stand united as neighbors,” said a Twitter message from Gov. Tom Wolf, who is scheduled to attend a memorial service in Pittsburgh on Sunday evening.

Pittsburgh’s sports teams joined other organizations in remembering the victims. Steelers President Art Rooney II said fans will be asked at Monday night’s game to stand for a moment of silence for the victims and their families. The Pittsburgh Penguins said, “Hatred and discrimination have no place in Pittsburgh or anywhere else,” and the Pittsburgh Pirates said the memory of the victims “will always be a reminder that hatred has no place in our world.”

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The synagogue’s three congregations now worship at two nearby synagogues. Last week, Tree of Life leaders unveiled their vision for the damaged building: a rebuilt space for places of worship; memorial, education and social events; classrooms; and exhibitions.

The Sunday commemoration’s theme is “Remember. Repair. Together.” It includes a private Jewish service, studying the portion of the Torah that was to be read when the shooting happened, opportunities to do community service, and a public memorial service.

Several hundred people had registered to volunteer at community organizations on Sunday. In Germany, the Clarion Quartet, composed of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians, was to perform at a special event in Berlin.

Thousands were expected to participate in Sunday’s remembrance through Pause With Pittsburgh, a virtual memorial event created by the Jewish Federations of North America.

Authorities charged Robert Bowers, 47, a truck driver from Baldwin, Penn., in the massacre. Investigators say he used an AR-15 rifle and other weapons, and posted criticism of an immigrant aid society on social media before the attack, claiming the Jewish charity “likes to bring invaders that kill our people.”

Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

England are in need of extra depth in attack and the 20-year-old attacker is the ideal man to step in and chip in with goals, the midfielder says

Marcus Rashford will continue to grow into a key member of the England team, Jordan Henderson says.

The 20-year-old attacker scored the third goal of his international career as he gave England an early lead against Spain in their UEFA Nations League game at Wembley. 

The Manchester United player returned to the starting XI after Jamie Vardy announced his retirement from the Three Lions, while Raheem Sterling pulled out through injury.

But Rashford proved to manager Gareth Southgate that he can add extra firepower to his side despite their 2-1 defeat.

“We all know how talented Marcus is,” Henderson told Sky Sports.

“His was a great finish. He had another one or two chances that maybe he would have liked to have scored but I thought he looked sharp.

“He was lively and he’s always a threat on the counter-attack. He’s a fantastic young player so he just needs to keep learning, keep improving. He’s a big part of our team.

“We have got plenty of other good strikers like Rashford. [Danny Welbeck] came on and he’s been doing fantastically well in training, so hopefully it gives them an opportunity now.”

Although England lost their first game since finishing fourth at the World Cup in the summer, they have a chance to bounce back on Tuesday when they face Switzerland, and Liverpool star Henderson is not worried about the future.

“We still feel confident, but we still feel like we are learning. You want to play against the best teams and the best players to learn from the experiences,” he said.

“It is very powerful to go out when the atmosphere is brilliant so we have to keep putting performances in to keep that spirit there. We have to keep working hard.

“There’s still a long way to where we want to get to, but there are still positives to take even though we are disappointed with the final result.”

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Martin O’Neill’s side, who are desperate for a win to rescue their poor form, travel to Poland for an international friendly

Republic of Ireland travel to Poland for an international friendly on Tuesday evening at the Stadion Miejski Wroclaw.

The two sides last played each other in Euro 2016 qualification, with the most recent fixture seeing Poland defeat Ireland 2-1. 

Ireland’s first UEFA Nation’s League game against Wales ended in 4-1 thrashing, with their only goal coming from Millwall’s Shaun Williams. Meanwhile, Poland’s trip to Italy ended in a 1-1 draw. 

In the United States (US) the game will available to stream live online using ESPN+.

The game can be watched live on television in the United Kingdom (UK) via Sky Sports Mix or can be streamed live online using Sky Go.

Captain Robert Lewandowki starts on the bench and will earn his 100th senior cap for the country if he is subbed in. 

Poland’s starting XI: Szczesny, Kedziora, Glik, Kaminski, Reca, Blaszczykowski, Krychowiak, Linetty, Kurzawa, Milik, Piatek

A number of players are absent from Martin O’Neill’s squad including captain Seamus Coleman who has returned back to Everton with a foot injury.

Other players absent from tonight’s game include Robbie Brady, Shane Long, James McClean and Alan Browne, who have all been ruled out with injuries.

Ireland’s starting XI: Randolph, Christie, Keogh, Egan, Long, Stevens, Hendrick, Williams, O’Dowda, Robinson, O’Brien

Home side Poland are considered 4/7 favourites to win by bet365, while Ireland’s chances of winning are rated 6/1. A draw between the teams is priced at 3/1. 

Ireland travel to Poland to take part in a friendly following on from both sides Nations League games, ending in a defeat for the Boys in Green and a draw for the Eagles 

Despite the 4-1 defeat to Wales, Ireland’s full-back Enda Stevens believes that they will be able to bounce back from the loss,

“Thursday was obviously disappointing. Heads were down,” Stevens told reporters after the game on Thursday.

“It was an all-round tough night. Every time they went forward they seemed to score and it’s a tough ask to come back from 3-0 down at half-time but we’ve got to get over it as quickly as possible.”

Polish forward Lewandowski could earn his 100th senior cap for the national team if playing tonight but manager Jerzy Brzeczek has warned the squad not to start celebrating too soon. 

“Even thinking that you can win against Ireland without full engagement could be a huge mistake,” Brzeczek said ahead of tonight’s game. 

“We have huge respect and we know that 90 minutes of a very good game will decide who is going to leave the pitch as a winner.”

Poland are the favourites to win tonight and will be keen to win after a disappointing World Cup where they finished bottom of their group. 

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The midfielder has played only once for Germany in 18 months and has struggled for form since 2014’s World Cup triumph.

Lothar Matthaus has advised Mario Gotze to seek a move away from Borussia Dortmund in order to resuscitate his career.

Gotze’s form has stalled since he scored the winning goal for Germany in the 2014 World Cup final, and he was not selected in Joachim Low’s squad for the defence of their title in Russia in the summer.

He re-signed for Dortmund 2016, three years after leaving to join Bayern Munich in the wake of Jurgen Klopp’s side’s run to the Champions League final in 2013, but he has failed to recapture the form that once made him one of Europe’s most sought-after midfield players.

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And Germany’s record international cap-holder thinks another move will now be necessary if Gotze is to re-start his career.

“His form, which he had before the 2014 World Cup and included his winning goal in the final, is behind him,” Matthaus told Sky Sports in Germany.

“For him, you would have to invent a system at Borussia Dortmund that does not exist right now.

“He has since been with two clubs and played under several coaches – so it is not on the coach.”

Gotze spent several months on the sidelines in 2017 due to a metabolic disorder, but he returned to the side to rack up 16 appearances as the team finished third in the Bundesliga.

Despite criticism amongst fans and the German press, he made 114 appearances for Bayern across three seasons, scoring 36 goals, but has appeared only once for Germany in the last 18 months and now faces a struggle to regain his place in the national team, despite their poor showing at the Russia World Cup.

“Mario is missing the quality and the right position at the moment,” said Matthaus. “He does not have the defensive qualities as an eight, and [Dortmund coach] Lucien Favre does not have a nine and a half as he once explained.”

Dortmund have made an unbeaten start to the new Bundesliga season, with Gotze yet to feature.

The Dutchman is set to be back in familiar surroundings with Lyon on Wednesday, but has done little to endear himself to the Etihad Stadium faithful

Memphis Depay has teased Manchester City ahead of a Champions League trip to the Etihad Stadium with Lyon, with the former United star claiming “the city is still red”.

The Netherlands international spent 18 months at Old Trafford between the summer of 2015 and January 2017.

He struggled to make his mark in the Premier League and was allowed to head for France by Jose Mourinho.

Depay has, however, made no secret of where his allegiances lie as he prepares to head back to England on Wednesday.

The 24-year-old forward, who has rebuilt his career at Lyon, told reporters: “It is something special coming back to Manchester.

“The city is still red!”

United have seen City secure local bragging rights in recent years, with the Premier League title secured in record-breaking fashion last season.

Depay, though, still feels that the Red Devils are heading in the right direction under Mourinho.

He was given few opportunities to prove that he could form part of that project, having been signed by countryman Louis van Gaal, but accepts that he faced fierce competition for plans.

He said: “It would be easy for me to say Van Gaal gave me no freedom. Once you lose connection with the coach it gets difficult. United have a lot of attacking players. That is what they stand for.”

He added on a frustrating stint at Old Trafford and the progress he has made since taking on a new challenge: “Everybody can see that. I can feel it myself. I have become more mature.

“When I came back, I felt like a different person. Everyone knows the history between me and Man United wasn’t successful. I didn’t want it like that.”

Depay managed just seven goals in 53 appearances for United.

He already has 28 in 70 outings for Lyon, with 22 of those recorded during a productive 2017-18 campaign.

His account has been opened in the current campaign and he will be hoping for more when returning to a Champions League stage against City.

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With 15 goals in 18 games the striker has enjoyed great fortunes against Los Che, and he will hope that run continues on Wednesday at Mestalla

The Champions League and Cristiano Ronaldo are reunited on Wednesday, and so too are the inconic goalscorer and one particular club who must have hoped they had seen the back of the Juventus star this summer. 

Having lifted the European trophy in four of the last five seasons, Cristiano is now aiming for a sixth after completing a €112 million (£100m/$130m) move from Real Madrid in the off-season. 

As well as trophies, the Portuguese forward also holds the record for most goals scored in the Champions League, an incredible 120 strikes over the course of his career with Manchester United and Madrid that puts him well clear of nearest rival Lionel Messi, the Argentine now standing on 106 after a sparkling hat-trick against PSV on Tuesday. 

Both players have rewritten the history books when it comes to prowess in front of the net, setting milestones that may prove impossible to beat even when the pair eventually hang up their boots. 

And along the way they have left many supporters cursing their existence, as they have made life hell for them season after goal-happy season. 

Unfortunately for Valencia, their Ronaldo-related misery could well continue on Wednesday, as the Champions League draw set up a clash with Ronaldo’s new club in the very first game of Group H. 

The striker boasts an enviable record against Los Che, who have consistently been one of his more long-suffering victims over the years in Spain. 

He has found the Valencia net no less than 15 times in 18 games, a strike-rate of 0.83 goals a game. 

It is fellow La Liga side Sevilla nevertheless who hold the dubious distinction of being Ronaldo’s favourite opponents, shipping an incredible 27 to the forward at a rate of one and a half goals a game. 

Getafe, Atletico Madrid and Celta follow in the rankings, as do Barcelona, who have conceded 18 to Cristiano over years of Clasico clashes – a rate that, while impressive, is some way behind Messi’s tally of 26 against Madrid.

At the other end of the spectrum, Benfica are the only side to have kept Ronaldo away from the goal during five games or more. 

Chelsea have also fared well, conceding just once in 1217 minutes against Portugal’s captain. 

Will Valencia fare better against their old nemesis following his move to Serie A? Or will there be a sense of deja vu around the Mestalla on Wednesday as Ronaldo batters his way to even more goals against Los Che?

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