Welcome to LaCrone Manor. Dare to step past the sneaky snake and the skeleton who beckons you into a web of terror.
Don’t mind the suspicious spiders.
And don’t worry about the zombies. They’re safely locked in a cage. I’m sure it will hold.
Nearby, demonic babies devour an eviscerated mouse.
A wicked neon green brew bubbles in a cauldron as gleeful witches cackle and plot.
The dead crawl. Ghosts shriek. Mummies moan. Heads float.
You’ll find this house of horror at the corner of South and Spruce streets.
It’s the work of Dustin and Sarah LaCrone, Halloween aficionados who offer their yard in a ritual sacrifice to the whims of all things creepy, crawly and bloodcurdling.
“I like the gory stuff. I’d rather make it even more scary,” Sarah said. “But last year some of the kids were too scared to walk up to the house.
“Dustin is more into the fun stuff.”
By “fun stuff,” she’s referring to a creepy carnival where a giant Ferris wheel delights the dead. Skeletons take their turn on a carousel. A wanna-be rodeo star rides a bucking black widow spider.
Some of the scarier stuff includes a cemetery and “the big guys” including a 13-foot tall Jack Skellington, a mummy, werewolves, skeletons and demons.
Nearly everything lights up and moves. Even the rug on the front porch screams when you step on it.
This is the second year the LaCrones have gone all-out for Halloween. They’ve also decorated their home and yard for Christmas, as their hobby continues to grow.
“My husband cannot sit still,” Sarah said. “And he likes to work with his hands. He likes building stuff. And I’ve always liked Halloween, so he brings it to life for me.”
