The Haunted House on Melvin Street

As far as Adam Kehoe is concerned, Halloween is the highlight of the year. He loves everything about the season, from the darkness to the sound effects to the spookiness of the occasion.

“Halloween is better than Christmas,” the Sudburian said.

To celebrate his favourite time of year, Kehoe has taken extreme measures decorate the Melvin Street home he shares with his fiancée Rose-Anne Cardinal. The windows of their two-story home are boarded up with battered planks, skeletons are sneaking around to the walkway and the graveyard is alive with ghostly creatures. For added effect, Kehoe installed a fog machine and splattered “blood” all over.

“I want to be known as 'the house we have to go to,'” Kehoe said. “I think people like it.”

Considering the response they had last year, with only a few spooky decorations, Kehoe said he is anxious to see how the community responds this time around.

“The kids were scared last year to come to our door,” Cardinal said. “I don't know what they're going to do this year.”

Eventually, the couple agreed they'd like the haunted yard to expand to include the backyard as well as the inside of the house.

Kehoe and Cardinal said everyone is invited to take in the spooky sight, but asks that all onlookers view from the sidewalk.