These no-bake, eerie-sistible treats are made with four simple ingredients. Perfect for fall class parties, Halloween gatherings, and any other delightfully frightful festivities; these creepy-crawly candy confections are sure to please all of the witches, ghosts, and goblins you know!

It’s Close to Midnight…

What Halloween kitchen playlist would be complete without Michael Jackson’s timeless classic: “Thriller?” No matter your feelings about the artist, you can’t deny this catchy creature-themed tune. I mean who here has never reenacted those zombie-like dance moves, living their best afterlife; while attempting to recreate the iconic music video (and/or that scene from “13 Going on 30,” with the adorable Mark Ruffalo)?

And Something Evil’s Lurking in the Dark.

It may sound strange but, the song: “Thriller,” always makes me think of my spouse. Let me explain: My husband, Josh, and I have attended multiple weddings together, over the many, many years we dated before our own wedding. One of my fondest memories of our dating exploits was the first wedding we attended together in his home state of Tennessee. We hadn’t been together for very long at the time, and I was excited to go to a “real southern wedding.” It did not disappoint.

Under the Moonlight…

One of his old high school buddies was getting married in a beautifully-renovated barn that sat atop a hill, overlooking a stream. To be clear, this was many years ago, before everyone was getting married in a refurbished barn. The bride and groom were delivered to the ceremony in a souped-up, jacked-up pickup truck with mud on the tires and the catchy country tune: “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck,” blaring through the truck’s stereo speakers.

You See a Sight That Almost Stops Your Heart.

The highlight of the evening was undoubtedly the reception. Josh twirled me around that ol’ wooden dance floor like a whirling dervish to Alabama’s “If You’re Gonna Play in Texas.” Later, when the opening notes to “Thriller,” blasted through the speakers, all of the guys (my husband included) lined up and performed a superb rendition of the dance we all know and love. To this day, I can usually talk him into at least a small snippet of his smooth criminal dance moves whenever “Thriller” plays. I mean, if you’ve got it, haunt it, right?

Candy Spiders with Chow Mein Noodles

Ingredients:

• 2 canisters of Chow Mein noodles
• 1 bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips (11.5 oz.)
• 1 bag of butterscotch chips (11.5 oz.)

Instructions:

1. Line a baking sheet (or two) with parchment paper.
2. Pour chocolate chips into a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 20-second intervals, stirring intermittently, until the chips are fully melted and smooth.
3. In a separate microwave-safe bowl, perform the same steps for the butterscotch chips.
4. Add the chow mein noodles to each bowl and gently stir with a spatula or wooden spoon until the chow mein is fully coated in the melted chocolate and butterscotch.
5. Drop the coated chow mein noodles by the spoonful onto the lined cookie sheet(s).
6. Let the candy spiders rest at room temperature for at least 20 minutes (or until they are firmly set) before serving.
7. Optional: You may place the candy spiders in the refrigerator for 10-20 minutes to aid in the setting process. If using this method, be sure to let the candy spiders set out at room temperature for at least 10 minutes before serving.
8. Serve on a Halloween-themed or simple black serving tray and Trick-or-Treat Yo’Self!