Think about Leatherface, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Jason Vorhees and Pennywise all in the identical place.
That is what you may see as you drive previous the flowery Halloween show spanning three entrance yards within the 600 block of West Hurlbut Avenue in Belvidere.
The show is the creation of Todd Brongiel.
“That is my pastime,” he mentioned. “I took every week off of labor to set it up, and I will take every week off to take it down.”
The show began modestly 16 or 17 years in the past with a few tombstones, however Brongiel added new options every year ultimately spilling his creativity into the entrance yards of his two neighbors on both facet of his residence.
Drive by — or stroll by to get the complete impact — and you will see scenes from “Poltergeist,” “Carrie” and “The Shining.”
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“I like seeing how individuals get a kick out of it and the way they acknowledge issues,” Brongiel mentioned. “Lots of people are like, ‘You must take donations, however I am not doing it for that. I am doing it as a result of I really like Halloween, and I really like constructing stuff.”
Brongiel is not alone.
“We like it,” mentioned neighbor Patty Fuller. “We love all the children who come by means of.”
Earlier than the show, Fuller mentioned it was regular to get 50 to 75 trick-or-treaters. Final 12 months, it was 650.
The show is lit from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday by means of Thursday, and 6 to 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Chris Inexperienced: 815-987-1241; cgreen@rrstar.com; @chrisfgreen
