Grotesque Halloween Yard Displays Push Neighborhood Limits: Block Talk

Most readers think Halloween should be scary and homeowners can decorate however they like, but a vocal minority draws the line at gore, bloodied figures of children, props that physically touch passersby, and displays loud enough to annoy the whole block. A few other crowd-pleasing rules emerged: warn families about especially intense setups, keep politics out of the yard, and please take down the giant skeleton before Thanksgiving rolls around.