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This obsession started innocently enough. I hung some fabric in the garage, bought a cheap reaper costume, added a few store bought props, and poof......instant obsession.

That was Halloween 2006. Halloween 2007 included a mausoleum, an upgraded reaper costume, a couple of homemade props, foam tombstones, fence, a motorized cauldron, and pillars. The neighbors, not to mention my wife, thought I was crazy. My kids loved it. That was all the support I needed. Upward and onward!

My haunts have to be portable since we attend the Halloween events at a few state parks. Picture a camper completely full of Halloween stuff and me trying to set all this up in the dark. It was a lot of work but well worth it when I was able to interact with the other campers.

However, the big event was Trick or Treat night. I set everything up the night before so that I would have plenty of time to get ready for the "big night". I rushed home from work to find a huge pile of broken PVC and torn tarps. The wind had completely destroyed my mausoleum. I managed to salvage a decent Trick or Treat evening but the disappointment gnawed at me for a month.

This site will document my quest for redemption. It will serve as a testament to determination and a dwindling checking account.