Wraithfodder's Lair

Only a few days late, because Halloween (again) got delayed due to a storm, this time Hurricane Sandy, then followed a week later by a nor'easter which dumped 4-5" of heavy snow, which fortunately didn't do much more damage to the yard than the hurricane did (see next post for that).

Anyway, it was cold outside, snow, wreckage from hurricane, but I did a quick setup of last year's cobwebs (save those - they look even better a year later with last year's leaves and dead bugs stuck in 'em!) ;) , the pumpkins (both of which were savaged, gutted and hollowed out a day before by a hungry raccoon), and the skeleton, which was dressed up as a utilities worker this year. Had about 20 folk show up, which considering the cold, the delay, etc., was okay. Am foisting rest of candy off on co-workers. This year I was smart. I bought candy that I did not like, because last year I ate most of the leftovers (not good).

Anyway, here's one of the decorations:

Well, this basically went to waste due to the emergency vet clinic visit, but I figured I'd post the photos...


Yes, you too can make colorful brains out of Jell-O.. I got the eyeballs at a party store. Only time of year you can buy them, of course.

( More photos under the cut )

A ghostly visage seen inside the house tonight!




Well, every year we do a little Halloween setup. Drag the skeleton out of the closet, etc., stick it in a chair. Ah, wish I'd had a Bear Stearns cap or something to put on its  head. Adults appreciate that warped sense of humor, although some of the kids were like "ooooh!" when they saw the skeleton.

( Halloween crime scenes photos under the cut )