Nikki's Yearly Yard Haunt

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This year the theme was the Zombie Doctor’s Lab.  The newest addition to my setup was a bottomless pit prop, that I think turned out pretty well (even though the photos really don’t do the effect justice).  This year saw 187 trick or treaters!

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I didn’t have time to do a theme this year, what with starting a new job and all, but I still think the display turned out pretty nice.  And with the money I saved not making new props, I’ll have extra for next year!  🙂

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Continuing with the idea of themed displays, 2010 was dubbed the Witch’s Kitchen. It was also the most pumpkins I’ve ever had, rounding out at an even dozen. Incidentally… I dyed my hair black for this costume, with dye that was supposed to wash out in 21 days. It’s almost a year later and it still hasn’t completely faded out. Read the rest of this entry »

This year was the first time one of my displays had a theme. Since so many people I knew were getting married, I decided that 2009 would be the Wedding of the Dead. Read the rest of this entry »

2008 was the year of the pumpkins. I hand-carved eight of them over the course of two days on my own, which is more than I’d ever done. Read the rest of this entry »

In 2006, I introduced the corpse bride and groom to my display. It was also the last Halloween at my parents’ house, as I moved out before the next Halloween. Read the rest of this entry »

In 2005, I did a nifty display that included a 6 foot tall family crypt made out of styrofoam. Sadly, the crypt had to be dismantled after Halloween since I had nowhere to store it, but it looked awesome. One of these days, I’ll make another one. Read the rest of this entry »

This was the first year of the guillotine… which quickly became one of my all-time favorite decorations, and hopefully will be around for many years to come. Read the rest of this entry »