Halloween brick builds: haunted houses, ghost ships and illusions
Our library has 11 Halloween designs, each with an illustrated step-by-step instruction book and a complete parts list for real LEGO® bricks: haunted houses in three sizes, a ghost ship, a giant jack-o’-lantern, a raven and optical-illusion sculptures, from about 500 to 4,300 pieces.
They are original designs (MOCs, “my own creations” in builder slang), not official sets. Members open every design for $20/month or $199/year, and a few library designs are free each week. Bricks are sold separately.
The Halloween designs
The Owl on the BranchA round-faced autumn owl on a gnarled boughAbout 4,300 pieces · 805 stepsInstructions · Parts list · BrickLink & LEGO® Pick a Brick lists · 3D modelSee the design
The Ghost ShipA tattered three-masted ghost galleon riding a curling waveAbout 4,000 pieces · 1,037 stepsInstructions · Parts list · BrickLink & LEGO® Pick a Brick lists · 3D modelSee the design
The Ghost Ship (Starter)A tattered ghost galleon riding a curling waveAbout 1,200 pieces · 469 stepsInstructions · Parts list · BrickLink & LEGO® Pick a Brick lists · 3D modelSee the design
Grandma's Little SecretA sweet grandma in a red hood. Turn her around...About 1,100 pieces · 138 stepsInstructions · Parts list · BrickLink & LEGO® Pick a Brick lists · 3D modelSee the design
The Witch in the Candy PileShadow art: a pile of candy in the light, a witch on the wall by torchlightAbout 730 pieces · 150 stepsInstructions · Parts list · BrickLink & LEGO® Pick a Brick lists · 3D modelFree this weekSee the design
Ghost or Skull?Illusion sculpture · 514 piecesAbout 510 pieces · 154 stepsInstructions · Parts list · BrickLink & LEGO® Pick a Brick lists · 3D modelSee the design
The Giant Jack-o'-LanternDisplay sculpture · 1,944 piecesAbout 1,900 pieces · 693 stepsInstructions · Parts list · BrickLink & LEGO® Pick a Brick lists · 3D modelSee the design
The Raven on the Old BooksDisplay sculpture · 4,307 piecesAbout 4,300 pieces · 1,241 stepsInstructions · Parts list · BrickLink & LEGO® Pick a Brick lists · 3D modelSee the design
Haunted Victorian MansionMega build · 4,023 piecesAbout 4,000 pieces · 1,313 stepsInstructions · Parts list · BrickLink & LEGO® Pick a Brick lists · 3D modelSee the design
Haunted Victorian Mansion (Starter)Starter build · 1,118 piecesAbout 1,100 pieces · 338 stepsInstructions · Parts list · BrickLink & LEGO® Pick a Brick lists · 3D modelSee the design
Haunted House on the HillA crooked, orange-windowed haunted house for HalloweenAbout 700 pieces · 169 stepsInstructions · Parts list · BrickLink & LEGO® Pick a Brick lists · 3D modelSee the designPictures are renders of each finished design. Windows are translucent pieces, and any glow is a lighting effect in the render: lights not included.
Haunted house instructions in three sizes
The haunted house is the classic Halloween build, and the size decides how long it lives on your table before October ends. Ours come as Haunted House on the Hill (about 700 pieces), Haunted Victorian Mansion (Starter) (about 1,100 pieces) and Haunted Victorian Mansion (about 4,000 pieces). The small one fits a mantel and is the quickest to build; the large Victorian mansion is a project for several weekends, with a tower, a wrap-around porch, a graveyard behind an iron fence and bare twisted trees.
If you are looking for a haunted house MOC to build with family, start small: a few hundred steps keeps children interested, and the parts list is short enough to buy in one order. Builders with a collection can sort the library by “Most of my bricks” after adding their Rebrickable parts list, to see which design they can build with the least shopping.
Sculptures, illusions and tricks
Not every Halloween build is a house. Several of ours play with how you look at them: a lattice that reads as a ghost from the front and a skull from the side, a bust that turns on a turntable to show something else from the back, and a pile of candy that casts a witch’s silhouette on the wall when you light it with a phone torch. The instruction book for each explains where to stand or how to set up the light; no lights or electronics are included.
The display sculptures (the jack-o’-lantern, the raven on its stack of books, the owl on an autumn branch and the ghost ship) are larger builds made for a shelf or a mantel through the whole season.
What you get with each design
- An illustrated, step-by-step instruction book (PDF) you can read on a tablet or print.
- A complete parts list with every part and color.
- Ready-to-upload shopping files for LEGO® Pick a Brick and a BrickLink wanted list.
- A 3D model to turn and check from every side.
- Not included: the bricks or any lights. Buy the pieces separately, or use what you already own.
Order the bricks early
The design opens instantly; the bricks take time to arrive. LEGO® quotes about 5 days for Pick a Brick Bestseller pieces and 28 business days for Standard pieces in the US (LEGO® Help: delivery timeframes, as of October 2026). If you want the build on display by October 31, order the bricks as early in the month as you can, or check whether BrickLink stores near you have the Standard pieces. Our guides explain Pick a Brick vs BrickLink and uploading a BrickLink wanted list.
Membership and free designs
Library designs open with a membership. The monthly membership, $20/month, opens every design in the library, including all the Halloween builds, and you can cancel anytime. The yearly membership, $199/year, opens the library and includes one custom design per paid year, such as your own house. Every Monday a few library designs become free for the week; anyone signed in can claim them and keep them. Bricks are sold separately either way. Membership
Want your own house in a spooky mood? A custom design of your house is $19, and you choose the bricks.
Questions
Are these official LEGO® Halloween sets?
No. They are our own original designs for real LEGO® bricks. We are not affiliated with the LEGO Group. You get the instructions and parts list and buy the bricks separately.
Are lights included?
No. The windows are translucent pieces, and the glow in the pictures is a lighting effect in the render. No lights or electronics are included in any design.
How do I get the instructions?
Open a design with a membership, or claim it while it is free that week. The instruction book, parts list and shopping files are then in your account to download.
Which Halloween build is best for kids?
Pick one of the smaller designs: fewer steps and a shorter parts list. The piece count and number of steps are on every card above.
How much do the bricks cost?
It depends on the design and where you buy. Each design page estimates the brick cost from its own parts list when saved LEGO® Pick a Brick prices are available, and the upload files show the real cart total before you pay.