By DAVID DUPONT
BG Independent News
Back when Shaun Briggs and Josh Iler were just starting their teaching careers about15 years ago they shared a house. Looking for something to do on Halloween they decided to dress up and give trick-or-treaters a bit of a scare along with their candy.
Briggs, who said he didn’t have any particular fondness for Halloween, said they had a good time. “We’ve had more enjoyment seeing the kids faces.”
Now with homes of their own they’re continuing the tradition.
Every year they decked out Briggs’ home at 1202 Bourgogne Ave. in Bowling Green in all its Halloween finery. Demons, specters, skeletons, human remains, all manner of things that go bump in the night confront the trick-or-treaters as they tip toe through the tombstones.
Be careful because some of those figures might make a move on you.
Briggs, a teacher at Eastwood, said they go easy on the littlest ones, ratcheting up the thrills for the older crew.
He said it takes him and Iler, a teacher in Bowling Green, about 10 hours to get the yard prepared, and they add something new every year. It’s an occasion for a party with 20 to 30 family and friends joining them for a supper ordered from Mr. Spots.
Then the kids hit the streets to trick or treat, and he and Iler start stalking the front yard.
Word seems to be spreading about the display. He’s notice cars pulling in and parking with parties coming just to their house.
The growing arsenal of scare-ware gets stored in Iler’s shed in the country.
The display is a one-day only affair, Briggs said. They need to get it packed away so it doesn’t get damaged by the weather, and is ready to deliver thrills to a new set of trick or treaters next Halloween.
