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Are you ready to give a spooky twist to your LEGO creations? 🎃 In this tutorial, I’ll guide you step by step in building a haunted Halloween cemetery, complete with graves, crosses, pumpkins, and a large tree that dominates the scene.

This project is perfect for:

• Enhancing your horror-themed dioramas,

• Creating a setting for monstrous minifigures,

• Or simply having fun with an original, detail-packed model.

Why try it

Besides being a fun project, this LEGO cemetery is a great creativity exercise: it teaches you how to combine common pieces in unexpected ways and experiment with shapes and colors to create a truly atmospheric setting.

Whether you’re an experienced collector or just a LEGO enthusiast, this tutorial will help you bring a touch of dark magic to your bricks.

💀 Get ready to build your spooky cemetery… brick by brick!

CELTIC CROSS

The first structure to come to life in our cemetery is a simple yet captivating cross. Despite its imposing appearance, it only takes a few common bricks to build it. Among them, the piece with code 32828 (clearly visible in the box in step two) stands out, as if it were made to become a Celtic stone symbol. A simple detail, yet one that manages to evoke the entire mysterious atmosphere we want to create.

Throughout this tutorial, I mainly used the 1x1 round tile with the compass decoration, but feel free to use whichever ones you like best—the important thing is to have fun and experiment! 

In the photo below I show you the use I made of it.

THE TOMBSTONE ADORNED WITH A CRESCENT-SHAPED BLADE

This is a tombstone I created by combining some unusual pieces: a crescent blade, aa other kind of blade, and other elements that give the whole structure a unique and original look.

There’s nothing complicated about it—the charm of this tombstone comes from using elements that are normally weapons in an unexpected way, such as parts 64727 and 37341e. You can see both clearly in the box in step 5.

With a simple modification, you can also create a second version with thorny vines. So, I’ll let you explore the rest of the steps I’ve prepared for you.

TOMBSTONE WITH A LUG WRENCH

When it comes to crosses, using piece 11402d (clearly visible in the box in step 4) is a true classic. I didn’t want to disappoint you, so I created my own version, inspired by previous ones but with the necessary modifications. All that’s left is to follow these simple instructions!

Once again, I’m presenting an alternative model. To build it, you’ll need piece 64567, the one usually used as the hilt of Jedi and Sith lightsabers. Simply continue from after step 2 and add the pieces shown in the boxes below.

THE VAMPIRE'S TOMB

Once again, there’s nothing complicated here. About six years ago, I wanted to create my first Halloween cemetery, and what you see is exactly what came to mind back then. I had two of those wings (part 98347, visible in the inventory in step 3), and it immediately seemed fun to use them as a spooky decoration, adding a touch of mystery to the model.

THE TOMBS WITH LITTLE ALTAR

The starting base is the same, but I have to confess that I first used it in my Haunted Mansion diorama. I had built an octagonal base with a haunted residence in the center and, all around it, a graveyard filled with tombs, sepulchers, gravestones, zombies, and other sinister creatures.
The steps from 1 to 3 are identical for both models. The second version, the one with the “stone” cross, was created specifically for this tutorial, since back when I built the diorama the piece 38583 didn’t exist yet.
As you can see, the first model is quite simple, but the use of the small Panel 1x2x2 pieces gives the sepulcher a much more refined look.

The second version was born from the desire to create a cross that’s a bit different from the usual, and part 38583 works perfectly for this purpose. You just need two of them, mounted opposite each other.
To reverse the stud connection direction, you’ll need a fairly common Technic piece: the Liftarm Thin 1x3 (part 6632). Take a look at the second parts list to get a clearer idea of what it is in both cases.

THE KNIGHT'S SEPULCHER

A few years ago, I created a similar version of this for the Iron Forge, and I wanted to revisit it and rework it to share it with you as well. As usual, it’s not a complex model, but there are many steps to follow, so my advice is to pay close attention to the images.

THE SEPULCHER SURROUNDED BY A SMALL FENCE

Regarding the terrain, some modifications are needed to add the cross; consequently, if you want to replicate the second model as well, you’ll need to redo all the steps from the beginning.

Of course, you can also experiment with colors, for example on the terrain, to make it look like a large stone slab, just as I did for the MOC I presented at the Iron Forge.

THE COFFIN

As for this coffin, it’s the very first time I’ve ever made one, so I hope you like it. Follow the steps and have fun!

THE TREE

We’ve reached the tree. First of all, I want to clarify that I didn’t build it myself: the original design is by Gonza Bricksfanuy. I only redesigned it in STUD.IO and recreated the instructions to make them more user-friendly, also improving the parts list, which in the original tutorial was a bit unclear. I won’t add anything else and will leave you to the instructions, which are quite detailed but well-structured. Hopefully, we’ll meet again on this blog with more interesting projects to share!