Put Skulls On It

''My lawn's not scary enough for you? Then how about I put blood (red water) and bones (paper mache bones) all over it? NOW is it scary!?''

This is when someone takes something that's (relatively) harmless and gives it a frightening attribute to make it look more dangerous than it actually is. As a figure of speech, somebody might Put Skulls on something to make it look badass, scary, or cool to cover up how lame, mundane, or laughable it really is respectively. Putting Skulls on a thing might also be literal at times with real skulls being applied to the thing in question.

The Villain may Put Skulls on their lair even though it might already be dangerous enough. World Generation Puts Skulls on Scary Forests, worn-down cities, and caves (sometimes actual skulls are involved). The Scary Pillow will Put Skulls on themselves with Cool Gear, Battle Stars, and tattoos despite being useless in battle and scared of the dark. The Public Liar will Put Skulls on things they don't like, such as video games, to persuade others to take action (banning, burning, general destruction) against those things.