We were driving around at night in Salem heading to a really neat speakeasy called Deacon Giles and decided to take the long way. There were so many houses decorated for Halloween and we were pulling over to observe and savor them. It was a chilly night with a light rain on the way, so we wanted to get as much in as possible before settling in for some cocktails.
Up ahead we saw a beautiful orange glow coming from the most perfect house. Outlined in orange bulbs with jackos peering from every window, we parked and walked over to really enjoy the atmosphere of this inviting home. Off to the left side of the house we noticed some dark purple lighting and corn stalks. It was a patch of homemade scarecrows, growing in the dark crop of stalks. There was an animated scarecrow prop speaking words of doom. It was really spectacular. Overloaded with detail and truly spooky.
I was studying a large scarecrow in the back row when I noticed something familiar with his wooden arms and twined-up joints. This was the work of some creatures known as The Builders. It had to be. One scarecrow even had a red sepulcher carved out of its abdomen, but in this one a glowing red heart and not a candle. Over there was a droopy pumpkin-headed scarecrow... and over there was a headless one.
Embellishment aside, it was absolutely wonderful to see someone's yard inspired by my 2022 Haunt. It all looked incredible and had its own voice. We didn't want to leave. We walked back and forth, triggering the talking scarecrow way too many times. We studied every detail of this beautiful Halloween home.
As an aside, we drove to a local CVS to get some paper so we could leave a note letting them know how much we loved their display. Hopefully it didn't blow away in the rain.
Here are some photos and a really neat video.
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7 comments:
Love it! That's so cool (but not really all that surprising) that someone in Salem has been influenced by your work. That was all nicely done too!
The Builders still working hard!! This is a beautiful display
Haha they’re still out there!
That's 'frickn awesome, it's beautiful. I love it when someone goes out of their way to deck out their home to this extent. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?
How cool is that! And in Salem! Love the house itself. The orange lights are perfection on that dark exterior
I love that y'all found this display and went to that effort to leave a note, and very much hope that it managed to hang around long enough for them to find it.
Halloween magic all around.
How neat to stumble across your influence in the wild! The shadows those stalks and 'crows cast against the house are magnificent. A gem of a haunt!
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