You don’t have to be a trick-or-treater to enjoy the frightful decor springing up around area homes. Check out these showstopping Halloween displays on your next haunt out of the house.
Joan Avenue (above)
Walking up to this home near Diamond Avenue takes some guts. Miniature scarecrows modeled after Pennywise and Michael Myers are posted up front, followed by a “graveyard” guarded by 12-foot skeletons — including one depicting the Grim Reaper. Even the smiling pumpkin faces arching over the walkway have a sinister sneer.
East Bellemeade and South Weinbach avenues
These sentinels loom over a busy intersection and, with their trusty guard dog, encourage passersby to keep moving. Unconvinced? The giant skull and bony hands emerging from beneath the ground should do the trick.
East Bellemeade Avenue and Walnut Lane
Feel something crawling up your arm? This homeowner does, too. Flailing skeletons — in an eye-catching lime green — attempt to outrun a small army of spiders, to no avail.
North First Avenue and West Virginia Street
Think you passed a headless horseman on a skeleton horse pulling a carriage? Your eyes do not deceive you. This yard packs a bone-ful. Take a closer look and you’ll find more figures strewn throughout the yard, from the doorstep to the swing set.
South Kelsey Avenue near East Walnut Street
The whole Skelly family is assembled for this Halloween party. While some are mowing the grass and spraying for bugs to make the lawn ready for guests, others have started the party by manning a grill, lounging in a hammock, and jumping into the pool — beer cooler in hand. Bony arms raised in friendly waves make sure you know that you’re invited to join in.
South Lombard Avenue near Washington Avenue
Classy and cool are these simple decorations, with trios of painted wooden ghouls and sheet-flowing ghosts framing the walkway leading to a sweet, candy corn welcome door hanger. But don’t be fooled: Surprises still lurk from overhead in the form of a spirit popping out from a window over the entrance and an inflatable black cat ready to pounce.
Theater Drive
Photos by Chanda Ramsey
The proud owners of this yard have a large display throughout every inch of it. It’s a colorful menagerie, an amalgamation of different Halloween-themed decor, from skeletons rising from the ground to ghosts in the air, mummies, and even the Grim Reaper itself. Turn the corner to find a witch brewing a potion, a black wolf with glowing eyes — an omen — and even a tapestry of a graveyard. See if you can count all the different objects you spot!
