South Ward Scare produces a frightful evening!

It’s the most fun and frightening time of year and that means that it’s the return of the annual South Ward Scare Map: an informal, fun and neighbourly Halloween house decorating contest, and Big Cityyy Arts were so happy to be back adjudicating again!

Organizer, Tiffany Martin, encourages interested neighbours to sign up online so there is a digital scare map but, also, more information about the folks behind the spooky creations, many who share the same desire to provide a frightfully fun experience on Halloween! And that meant that this year some of the Halloween houses had nicknames shared some of their backstory.

A record number of houses participated this year with around 20 officially signed up and another dozen or so who put on a show without the official forms. All South Ward Halloween houses were considered south of Dundas Street

That brings me to the controversial Judge’s Special Mention Award Winner because this house was on Church Street which is South Wardesque (sue me!) but the display was so phenomenal it deserves a mention. In fact, the display was so phenomenal I would pay to see it again! “Spooky Goddenville” by Deborah Godden featured dozens of detailed miniatures and figures, many of them in motion, creating a whirring, wonderful world that you could look at all night