by Eva Russell
Halloween is the one day of the year you can dress up as a zombie covered with blood or your favourite Rock icon and assume another identity. The same applies for houses as they can be transformed into spooky haunted mansions with skeletons and zombies lurking behind the bushes. Some of the houses in Vanier have been decorated in the spirit of Halloween, each with varying levels of detail that are worth exploring both in the day and after dark. I wandered around the streets of Vanier earlier this week to explore the bizzare and fantastical houses before the ghosts and goblins arrive in search of treats, and hopefully not so many tricks!
Halloween is the one day of the year you can dress up as a zombie covered with blood or your favourite Rock icon and assume another identity. The same applies for houses as they can be transformed into spooky haunted mansions with skeletons and zombies lurking behind the bushes. Some of the houses in Vanier have been decorated in the spirit of Halloween, each with varying levels of detail that are worth exploring both in the day and after dark. I wandered around the streets of Vanier earlier this week to explore the bizzare and fantastical houses before the ghosts and goblins arrive in search of treats, and hopefully not so many tricks!
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| Some houses have expanded on their current decorations, and are animated both in the day as well as the night. |
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| A few houses have kept a minimal approach to Halloween decoration, with pumpkins ready to be carved, cobwebs and a few lonely scare crows. |
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| There are doors with scary faces, missing bloody arms and of course a skeleton or two. |
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| Some houses appeared to be the scene of a crime, but on closer inspection it is a zombie keeping watch! |
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| There are houses with scary black cats, hanging goblins and a mysterious witch lurking in the corner, ready for visitors. |
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| A grave yard or two have been temporarily placed along with costumes available for a last minute rental. |
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| There are spooky houses that reveal even more detail and mysterious figures when one wanders closer. |
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| Skeletons and a lone Montreal Canandians fan keep watch over this house and its collection of cemeteries. |
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| And the graveyard is transformed after dark as the collection of skulls seem to watch one’s every move. |
As you can see, Vanier has certainly kept the spirit of Halloween, and there will be many a treat to be had on Thursday when the ghosts and goblins will be out on the hunt for candy! Happy Halloween from VanierNow!
(Photos by Eva Russell)
(Photos by Eva Russell)