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PHOTOS: Halloween houses in Richmond
The house at 3433 Floyd Ave., Richmond, is decorated with Harry Potter theme for Halloween.
The house at 3433 Floyd Ave., Richmond, is decorated with Harry Potter theme for Halloween.
The house at 3433 Floyd Ave., Richmond, is decorated with Harry Potter theme for Halloween.
Justin Bowers at 3339 Kensington Ave. has dressed up Skele with black wings and a flower crown for Halloween.
Justin Bowers at 3339 Kensington Ave. has dressed up Skele with black wings and a flower crown for Halloween.
The house at 3339 Kensington Ave., Richmond, is decorated with a skeleton for Halloween. Skele stays up year-round and is dressed up for different holidays.
The house at 3339 Kensington Ave., Richmond, is decorated with a giant skeleton for Halloween.
The “Hellraiser house” can be found at 3306 Floyd Ave.
The “Hellraiser house” can be found at 3306 Floyd Ave.
The "Hellraiser house" can be found at 3306 Floyd Ave.
2105 Maplewood Road
2105 Maplewood Road
Cars whiz past a skeleton on a fence at the home of Lawrence and Mirian Loving at 5914 Chamberlayne Rd. in Richmond, VA Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Each year they decorate their property as "The Haunt in Chamberlayne Farms" with a very scary theme, mazes and live (?) characters.
Lawrence and Marian Loving stand outside their home at 5914 Chamberlayne Rd. in Richmond, VA Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Each year they decorate their home as "The Haunt in Chamberlayne Farms" with a very scary theme, mazes and live (?) characters.
A wolfman with blazing eyes is one of the creatures at the home of Lawrence and Mirian Loving at 5914 Chamberlayne Rd. in Richmond, VA Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Each year they decorate their property as "The Haunt in Chamberlayne Farms" with a very scary theme, mazes and live (?) characters.
Lawrence and Marian Loving stand beside one of the decorated areas outside their home at 5914 Chamberlayne Rd. in Richmond, VA Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Each year they decorate their property as "The Haunt in Chamberlayne Farms" with a very scary theme, mazes and live (?) characters.
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