Photo gallery: Halloween yard displays bring horror, larger-than-life skeletons to Winnipeg By: Brook Jones Posted: Last Modified:

Calling all ghouls, goblins, gremlins and ghosts: a ghastly Halloween display is in a neighbourhood near you.

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Calling all ghouls, goblins, gremlins and ghosts: a ghastly Halloween display is in a neighbourhood near you.

Photojournalist Brook Jones ventured across Winnipeg to capture some of the scariest yard decorations of the season.

BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A Jack-o’-lantern glows bright as the house and yard at 5611 Betsworth Ave. The Enright family first started setting up their Halloween yard display, while living in Moose Jaw, Sask., Since moving to Winnipeg, this is the family’s third year in a row they have set up a Halloween yard display on Betsworth Avenue.

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A Jack-o’-lantern glows bright as the house and yard at 5611 Betsworth Ave. The Enright family first started setting up their Halloween yard display, while living in Moose Jaw, Sask., Since moving to Winnipeg, this is the family’s third year in a row they have set up a Halloween yard display on Betsworth Avenue.

BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FRREE PRESS Crystal Lloyd and her husband Jonathan have set up their annual Halloween display, which has taken over the couple’s front yard and also the inside of their garage at 178 Audette Dr. The duo, who have been setting up their Halloween display for years, are collecting non-perishable food items for the Transcona Food Bank.

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Crystal Lloyd and her husband Jonathan have set up their annual Halloween display, which has taken over the couple’s front yard and also the inside of their garage at 178 Audette Dr. The duo, who have been setting up their Halloween display for years, are collecting non-perishable food items for the Transcona Food Bank.

BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FRREE PRESS Crystal Lloyd and her husband Jonathan have set up their annual Halloween display, which has taken over the couple’s front yard and also the inside of their garage at 178 Audette Dr. Vsitors can experience the toxic waste-themed indoor garage display inside the Halloween Factory as well as the various spooky characters in the front yard.

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Crystal Lloyd and her husband Jonathan have set up their annual Halloween display, which has taken over the couple’s front yard and also the inside of their garage at 178 Audette Dr. Vsitors can experience the toxic waste-themed indoor garage display inside the Halloween Factory as well as the various spooky characters in the front yard.

BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A witch soars above the yard at 1011 Elizabeth Rd.

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A witch soars above the yard at 1011 Elizabeth Rd.

BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The house and yard at 5611 Betsworth Ave.

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The house and yard at 5611 Betsworth Ave.

BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The house and yard at 570 Berkley St.

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The house and yard at 570 Berkley St.

BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The house and yard at 570 Berkley St.

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The house and yard at 570 Berkley St.

BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A grave in the yard at 5611 Betsworth Ave.

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A grave in the yard at 5611 Betsworth Ave.

BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS An inflatable jack-o-lantern in the yard at 1011 Elizabeth Rd.

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An inflatable jack-o-lantern in the yard at 1011 Elizabeth Rd.

BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The house and yard at 570 Berkley St.

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The house and yard at 570 Berkley St.

BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The fourplex house and yard at 32, 34, 36 and 36 Rampart Bay.

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The fourplex house and yard at 32, 34, 36 and 36 Rampart Bay.

BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The fourplex house and yard at 32, 34, 36 and 36 Rampart Bay.

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The fourplex house and yard at 32, 34, 36 and 36 Rampart Bay.

BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The house and yard at 1011 Elizabeth Rd., is decorated for Halloween. It’s the second year in a row Gord Unger and his wife Dawn Chomik have set up a Halloween yard display on Elizabeth Road.

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The house and yard at 1011 Elizabeth Rd., is decorated for Halloween. It’s the second year in a row Gord Unger and his wife Dawn Chomik have set up a Halloween yard display on Elizabeth Road.

BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The house and yard at 1011 Elizabeth Rd.

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The house and yard at 1011 Elizabeth Rd.

BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The house and yard at 5611 Betsworth Ave.

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The house and yard at 5611 Betsworth Ave.

BROOK JONES / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The fourplex house and yard at 32, 34, 36 and 36 Rampart Bay.

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The fourplex house and yard at 32, 34, 36 and 36 Rampart Bay.

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