I've never understood what's supposed to be scary about snakes (beautiful), spiders (useful and incredible artists), bats (absolutely essential for mosquito control), and the go-to skeletons (they can't hurt anybody with no muscles to propel them forward). The temporary graveyards simply remind us of the ultimate journey all earthly creatures take (except a kind of jellyfish and tardigrades to name two). Passing house after house with huge skeletons, spiders, snakes, and the occasional bats just makes me shrug. They are often very clever scenarios (with the odd ghost thrown in) and are fun to look at, but at this point rather trite to a cranky old fart who's seen too much of it. Imagine my surprise when one small display stunned me, and then made me laugh out loud. Have no clue what they are supposed to be, or whether they are intended to be frightening, but they are eye-catching. (Click on the photo to enlarge).
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