Sylvia's Antiques & Thrift Shop on Barioni Avenue in Imperial was fully decked out for Halloween with pumpkins, body parts, spider webs and lights. (Elizabeth Varin) |
Before the weekend a house in the 300 block of McCullom Street in El Centro was just like any other.
White walls. Green trim. Normal.
Now spindly spider webs crisscross the front yard and spiders of all sizes peek through the layers, making it a creepy, crawly house for Halloween.
“I thought it would be a fun experience,” said 13-year-old Ezequio Martinez. “I like to scare people.”
He and his uncle decorated the front of the house, that is set to look like it is infested with spiders, Ezequio said. He got the idea from his school where the class had a door-decorating competition.
There were painted tombstones, decorations and, of course, the spider webs. It was the first time the family had decorated the house, and passersby slowed as they passed, faces peering out of trucks and cars.
“It doesn’t have a lot of things, but it draws attention,” said Maria Martinez.
Groups from around the Valley have stepped up the decorations to turn their homes into spooky haunted houses.
Another decorated building is Sylvia’s Antiques & Thrift Shop on Barioni Avenue in Imperial. A ghoul hangs off the roof, while spider webs line the front and fake body parts hang from the roof.
There aren’t that many houses that are fully decorated, but Adriana Aguirre’s parents decorate for the season, she said. They really get into it, dressing up as a witch and werewolf.
The kids get a kick out of it when they come trick-or-treating, she said.
Not everyone likes the decorations.
Alicia Aldepe of Calexico said she didn’t like the decorations because she doesn’t like Halloween.
Veronica Solorzano of El Centro had similar feelings, saying it’s interesting that people have all the decorations, but it’s a waste of money. Celebrating Halloween is like celebrating the devil.
Staff Writer Elizabeth Varin can be reached at evarin@ivpressonline.com or 760-337-3441.
White walls. Green trim. Normal.
Now spindly spider webs crisscross the front yard and spiders of all sizes peek through the layers, making it a creepy, crawly house for Halloween.
“I thought it would be a fun experience,” said 13-year-old Ezequio Martinez. “I like to scare people.”
He and his uncle decorated the front of the house, that is set to look like it is infested with spiders, Ezequio said. He got the idea from his school where the class had a door-decorating competition.
There were painted tombstones, decorations and, of course, the spider webs. It was the first time the family had decorated the house, and passersby slowed as they passed, faces peering out of trucks and cars.
“It doesn’t have a lot of things, but it draws attention,” said Maria Martinez.
Groups from around the Valley have stepped up the decorations to turn their homes into spooky haunted houses.
Another decorated building is Sylvia’s Antiques & Thrift Shop on Barioni Avenue in Imperial. A ghoul hangs off the roof, while spider webs line the front and fake body parts hang from the roof.
There aren’t that many houses that are fully decorated, but Adriana Aguirre’s parents decorate for the season, she said. They really get into it, dressing up as a witch and werewolf.
The kids get a kick out of it when they come trick-or-treating, she said.
Not everyone likes the decorations.
Alicia Aldepe of Calexico said she didn’t like the decorations because she doesn’t like Halloween.
Veronica Solorzano of El Centro had similar feelings, saying it’s interesting that people have all the decorations, but it’s a waste of money. Celebrating Halloween is like celebrating the devil.
Staff Writer Elizabeth Varin can be reached at evarin@ivpressonline.com or 760-337-3441.
