New York home's giant Halloween spider décor goes viral: 'That’s how you keep kids away'
The animatronic arachnid haunts the home of a former Fisher-Price toy engineer
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Although 2020 may have been a letdown, Halloween doesn’t have to be, as “giant” is apparently the name of the game when it comes to dramatic décor this year.
A home in western New York has gone viral for an outrageously oversized display, featuring an inflatable spider creeping down a cobweb as high as the house itself.
The village of East Aurora is home to the headquarters of Fisher-Price, where David Moomaw used to work as a toy engineer, WKBW reports.
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As the coronavirus pandemic continues, the homeowner was inspired to go all-out to lift spirits this spooky season.
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"With so much going on this year I thought Halloween wasn't going to be the same and I felt if there was ever a time that we needed something other to look at it was now," Moomow, who is now retired, explained.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In May, he started building the animatronic arachnid that now floats down a cobweb from the roof to the ground of his home, in a stunt that’s shot to social media stardom. Footage of the shuffling spider has been viewed 8 million times since hitting TikTok this week, spooking scaredy cats and amusing Halloween enthusiasts.
“Yeah y’all can keep the candy,” a skeptic said.
“That’s how you keep kids away,” another agreed.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“I need to live in this town,” one fan argued.
“Imagine being drunk and seeing that,” another imagined.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Other TikTokers fixated on how much the massive monster likely cost to construct, and keep running.
“I wish I had that much disposable income,” one pined.
“That just screams ‘full size candy bars here,’” another echoed.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One East Aurora local verified the magnificence of Moomaw’s masterpiece, adding that his kids “demand to visit this almost every night now.”