Creepy crawlies

We’re on the cusp of Halloween, so I thought I’d check in on how people are preparing to impress their neighbors for the occasion. As you know, in the past, there have been quite the elaborate yard decorations, from zombies to a couple of dozen skeletons. From what I’ve seen in the past few weeks, inflatables have begun to take market share for the holiday, and bones are big.

Entire yards have been turned into graveyards—rendered with greater verisimilitude on account of the residents letting the grass go brown in the drought.

Your usual skeletons and ghouls (with the addition this year of snakes):

And this unique skeleton—recycled, as befits a house with one of those three-wheeled electric cars attached to the power mains in the driveway:

A few witches, including this one in a tree swing:

And I rather liked the glow-in-the-dark bat (one of many hanging in a tree that trick-or-treaters will have to pass to get to the Snickers):

Spiders seem to be hitting their stride this year—I’ve seen them in all sizes and colors, and it's a good thing arachnids don't bother me, or I wouldn't be able to leave the house:

 

And, finally, one house that pretty much tries to do it all.

Own the dark, people.