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Super Scary Halloween Decorations Light Up Furor in Small Town

Scary Halloween Decorations Light Up Furor in Small Town Why are folks going totally bananas with realistic, scary Halloween decorations these days? I guess since we’ve all been cooped up…

Scary Halloween Decorations (Pictured: carved pumpkins)

(Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images)

(Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images)

Scary Halloween Decorations Light Up Furor in Small Town

Why are folks going totally bananas with realistic, scary Halloween decorations these days?

I guess since we've all been cooped up like vampires in their coffins for too long, and we're ready to unleash our inner ghoul!

But can scary Halloween decorations go too far?

Hang on to that thought for a moment.

Of course, nobody wants to be that one house on the block that looks like a pumpkin spice latte spilled all over it. We're talking graveyard lawns, zombie flash mobs, and witches' brews bubbling in cauldrons. If it's not scary, it's just not Halloween!

Plus, Instagram. Your basic ghost sheet won't cut it in the age of social media. You need a yard that screams, "I'm dead serious about Halloween!" The more terrifying your decor, the more likes you'll rack up. #HalloweenGoals, right?

Let's not forget the therapeutic benefits. Creating a Halloween horror show in your front yard is like therapy for your inner demons.

Go big, go scary, and let your inner freak flag fly this Halloween. Your neighbors might think you've lost your marbles, but who cares? It's just one night of the year when it's perfectly acceptable to turn your home into a haunted house of horrors. So, embrace the spooky, unleash your creativity, and remember: the scarier, the better!

Or is it?

One house in Glen Falls, NY may have taken it too far.
Fire crews responding to a reported house fire were surprised to find no actual fire, but an elaborate Halloween decoration instead.

It looked so real, someone called 911 to report the fire.

“To our surprise this was an amazing Halloween decoration,” the department posted on Facebook. “This display will be up Friday and Saturday nights for the public’s entertainment until the end of the month.”

According to the department, the display was made from a fog machine, two LED lights, a box fan, and a silver sheet.

One person commented, “I just want want to know where they got the decorations so I can get them to spook my landlord.”

Another person wrote, “Might be a good idea to notify the fire department that you’re doing this so they know if they get a call for it.”

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Spirit Halloween Already Has 14 Massachusetts Locations Open – Here’s Where!

I almost started this article with, "Well it's that time of year again," except... aren't we a little early??

Anyway, that time of year is "Abandoned Stores Turn Into Spirit Halloweens"... time... of year. Eh! You know what I'm saying. And it's already begun! To the tune of 14 Spirit Halloweens already being open in Massachusetts! From the time they opened (August 3rd) that gives you almost 3 full months to get your Halloween costume and decor in order.

My family loves going to Spirit Halloween. And we know we could just shop online but there's something much more special and Halloweenie walking into an actual brick and mortar store and checking out all the plastic ghouls, Styrofoam tombstones, and fake spider web in person. I just think this might be the first year Spirit Halloween got a jump on the big box stores and all those drug store and grocery store Halloween candy isles.

If you're already thinking of posting your meme or GIF of the dancing pumpkin-headed man in the black tights then this is info you crave like candy corn on Christmas day. So let's give you the rundown. Below I will give you the addresses of all 14 Spirit Halloweens that are already open right now in Massachusetts. One Spirit Halloween is popping up for the first time in a location that definitely stings a bit for me personally as I LOVE seeing this landmark every time I drive on Cape Cod - many times just stopping with the family to browse on our way to Cape beaches.

Now let's get to those ghoulishly delicious Spirit Halloween Bay State locations:

North Attleborough

1360 South Washington St.
North Attleboro

Dartmouth

Dartmouth Town Center
388 State Rd.
Dartmouth

Marlborough

Solomon Pond Mall
601 Donald Lynch Blvd.
Marlborough

Pittsfield

Dalton Ave Plaza
457 Dalton Ave.
Pittsfield

Plymouth

The Plaza at Colony Place
1222 Colony Place Rd.
Plymouth

Raynham

Broadway
240 Broadway
Raynham

Reading

128 Market Place
1 General Way
Reading

Salem

Hawthorne Square
227 Highland Ave.
Salem

Springfield

Lowes Plaza
1522 Boston Road
Springfield

Sudbury

Sudbury Crossing
435 Boston Post Rd.
Sudbury

Tewksbury

Stadium Plaza
10 Main St.
Tewksbury

Westborough

Bay State Commons
1500 Union St.
Westborough

Westfield

Westfield Shops
415 E Main St.
Westfield

Worcester

Lincoln Plaza
541 Lincoln St.
Worcester

Lauren Beckham Falcone is the co-host of Bob & LBF in the Morning. Formerly an award-winning reporter and columnist for the Boston Herald, she credits her current success as a pop culture commentator to watching too much TV as a kid and scouring the internet too much as an adult. LBF is a regular contributor to NECN and is an honorary board member at the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress. Lauren lives in Canton with her husband Dave and her daughter Lucy. Lauren writes about trending topics, New England destinations, and seasonal DIY.