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South Jersey woman raises the scare level with Halloween decorations while raising money for a good cause
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South Jersey woman raises the scare level with Halloween decorations while raising money for a good cause

Every year, Halloween displays seem to get a little bigger and more extravagant. But one New Jersey woman is making sure hers is the scariest on the block while helping a good cause.

People come from all over the area to see a spectacular Halloween show. But this year, the business grew so big that the owner had to recruit a little help to put all the horror in one place.

“There’s a whole community of Halloween Haunters that does this, so I’m not the only one who’s crazy!” Vanessa O’Connell commented.

She spent months ensuring her display was second to none, at Trafalgar Court in Washington Township.

4th grader Hally Aristotle exclaimed, “It’s amazing! It’s also amazing, like the way she organizes it.”

O’Connell explained, “I start in the middle of August, just putting up the fence and doing a little bit at a time, because it’s just me. I mean, my husband and my kids, They help me with the big things, but that’s me.”

Her son, Rocco Nuzzo, said: “She lies. I mean, she doesn’t even have a specific deadline, it’s kind of like the whole year. I mean, she buys something in June and ‘installed.”

It got so big that her neighbor had to lend a hand and offer her house as well. Neighbor Donna Gallagher remarked, “I don’t normally decorate. We just put a few pumpkins outside. I’ll put a few things in the windows but that’s it, so this year we have a lot and it’s fun! “

“They keep putting out more and more stuff and putting it out there and seeing everyone’s reaction and they’re like, ‘Oh my God, what have you done!’ So yeah, it’s a lot of fun,” O’Connell exclaimed.

Lots of fun that also helps St. Jude Children’s Hospital, a prominent sign among the ghosts and goblins.

“Good and bad at the same time,” said 6-year-old Hamir Aristotle. “Some of them are scary and some of them aren’t.”

Neighbor Gianna Caveng said: “It’s really a shock to see all the decorations they have every year, so if you’re not from the neighborhood. It’s like a spectacle!”

You have plenty of time to come and experience all this horror and help St. Jude at the same time. Vanessa doesn’t take down the decorations until November 2nd.