13 Halloween Pinterest Fails So Bad They'll Inspire Baking Nightmares

Photos of people messing up DIY spooky-themed treats

Put down your baking sheets and step away from the laptop.

Now that we're in the full swing of Halloween season, people everywhere are flocking to their Pinterest accounts to feed their spooky DIY cravings. A fake crime scene in the bathroom! Glistening candied apples! A pumpkin replica of  Kim Kardashian's Paper Magazine cover!

There's an endless array of opportunities when it comes to preparing for the weird occasion, particularly when a costume party is involved. Still, not every creepy, crawly project can go off without a hitch, especially when it comes to the torrid love-hate relationship most people experience with the infamous DIY site. After all, not every one one of our dreams of perfectly painted candy corn pumpkins can come true. 

Here are the best of Instagram's Halloween Pinterest fails to boost your spirits for when you're Frankenstein rice krispie treats come out looking like disappointing green goo.  

1. A New Take on Candy Corn Cookies

A photo posted by Megan (@a_otay) on Oct 20, 2015 at 2:11pm PDT

At least the colors are right. 

 

2. A Hungover Pumpkin

A photo posted by stayfocused5 (@stayfocused5) on Oct 14, 2015 at 6:44pm PDT

This fail is so bad, we might start gagging. 

 

3. Tie-Dye Bats

A photo posted by jilliandiane (@jilliandiane) on Oct 18, 2015 at 12:26pm PDT

These may have been better suited for a 1970s themed disco soirée. 

 

4. A Withered Bouquet of Apple Roses

A photo posted by Jolene Malloy (@dollypartonsong) on Oct 16, 2015 at 6:24am PDT

You may want to reconsider offering these to your date on All Hallow's Eve. 

 

5. A Rough Pumpkin Patch 

A photo posted by Rebecca Scott (@rebecscott) on Oct 17, 2015 at 8:36am PDT

Is a squirrel burrowing inside there? Has a clan of baby birds taken up residence beneath? 

 

6. Candy Apples in Need of Some Disinfectant

A photo posted by Meowlissa (@melissamoo) on Oct 16, 2015 at 6:23pm PDT

We might need some Lysol wipes before we go bobbing for these apples.

 

A photo posted by Jess Burry (@jessburry) on Oct 17, 2015 at 7:05pm PDT

If we looked like them, we'd be grumpy too. 

 

8. A Disco-Dancing Werewolf

A photo posted by Brittany Bartos (@brittanybartos) on Oct 26, 2014 at 7:53pm PDT

Maybe if we look at it from far away—and squint our eyes.

 

9.  Creepy Crawly Cookies

A photo posted by @oddsmom on Oct 15, 2015 at 3:57pm PDT

These are certainly giving us the heebie-jeebies, just not for the right reasons. 

 

10. The Cookies Have Eyes

A photo posted by ?LL? (@ellerobbe) on Oct 21, 2015 at 8:48pm PDT

That's one way to look at baking. 

 

11. Modern Pumpkin Art

A photo posted by Gabbi Moore (@gab_moore) on Oct 21, 2015 at 8:40am PDT

It's called ~interpretive~ pumpkin painting. 

 

12. In Desperate Need of a Manicure

A photo posted by Michelle (@michellelaw12) on Oct 20, 2015 at 4:54pm PDT

These nails are in need of a buff and trim stat. 

 

13. Sah Ah!

A photo posted by Amy McConnell (@hpamy) on Oct 31, 2013 at 7:04am PDT

These vampires are in desperate need of a teeth cleaning.