For the past 16 years, Lisa Campo has been putting on a Halloween show in her front yard. She spends much of the month of October decorating, with her impressive collection of horrible creatures and terrible scenes. Each year there is something new added to the mix. The whole production comes to life on Halloween as live actors join the props for an evening of scares. Kyle and I joined the cast last year and are looking forward to dressing up again. In fact, we’ve had the day circled on our calendar for months and went over last week to pick out our costumes. I guess we are still kids at heart.
Hundreds of visitors come through on the big night, and the players work hard to spread the scares around. Even those in cars driving by sometimes get a surprise or two. You never know which of the characters are real and which are fake – at least not until we jump out.
Stop by to experience the event at 161 Four Mile Rd in West Hartford, the festivities get under way after dark.