ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

TOP - SPOOKIEST HOUSE Winner, 49 Ball Street, featured two fantastically scary characters who made the most of their patio with cobwebs, charged lighting and five star performances! MOST CLOWNS Winner, 31 Amelia Street, featured four frightening folks and a huge haunting set-up!

Top Right, Judge’s special mention winner ‘Spooky Goddenville’

Deborah told us it takes her about a month to put the whole display together and that the glee and awe on her young family members’ faces makes the sore fingers and tired eyes totally worth it

All the decorators did a great job, and this is definitely the most competitive year yet. Amelia Street and Ball Street gave the whole neighbourhood a run for their money and three of this year’s winners came from these two streets Winner of BEST SURPISE was “Frankie’s Pit Stop” from

Kristine & Andy on Amelia, a frightfully festive set up with a very cheeky surprise: an inflatable Frankenstein peeking out from his outhouse!

The winner of MOST CLOWNS, at 31 Amelia Street, didn’t have a Halloween house name but they put on an incredible show with four scary characters and dark decorations that covered the front yard, porch and driveway, and then extended into their side and backyard with different terrifying sections and loads of thoughtful and terrifying decorations It was epic and hard to choose which award to give this display!

The winner of SPOOKIEST was at 49 Ball Street, no house name to share but it really brought the scary with atmospheric decor and electric performances from two creepy and charismatic characters who took the vibe from moody to haunting. We knew the display was going to be good as we approached, from the sounds of children simultaneous laughing and screaming!

And finally, the winner of MOST FESTIVE is “Merritt’s Noisy Nightmare” from Cindy & Jeff Merritt on Anne Street Every year they do a wonderful job, and this year was no exception with a great selection of raucous, spooky and sardonic decorations creating a cacophony of scary and silly mayhem. It’s a lot of work and a lot of batteries but you can tell it’s a labour of love and that’s definitely part of the Halloween spirit!

Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated, it’s so hard to choose the winners because everyone who gets involved really does their own thing and is truly gory and gorgeous. We’re already looking forward to next year, and excited to hear more about plans to potentially expand the festivities and the competition. Stay tuned and stay spooky!