Gothic Spider Quilt Bedding Set for Halloween

The web covers the whole bed.

A large black spider sits dead centre, body glossy, legs banded in pewter and stretched right out to the edges of the quilt. Behind it a blood-red panel glows through black filigree like stained glass, ringed by silver metalwork, hanging chains and small red gemstones. Deep red roses cluster at the sides, and pale cobwebs stretch across both top corners. The whole palette stays tight: charcoal, oxblood and old silver, no orange anywhere. Each pillowcase repeats a single spider on its own red web, which frames the head of the bed rather than competing with it.

Better suited to a bedroom that stays gothic all year than to a party-week decoration. It works in a room with black walls or heavy dark curtains, and it holds up well through October for anyone who marks the season properly rather than with plastic pumpkins. Arachnophobes in the house will notice it from the doorway.

• Material: 100% polyester, diamond-quilted with bound edges and printed on one side; the set is one quilt plus two pillowcases (20x30 inches) with envelope closures
• Sizes: 60x70, 70x80 and 80x90
• Care: machine wash and tumble dry
• Note: the artwork is printed, so shades can read a little differently on your screen