Out here in the Los Angeles area, I think people decorate for Halloween even more than they do Christmas, so it was easy to find all sorts of spooky decor in my neighborhood.

This is the classic, toss-up-a-bunch-of-cobwebs-and-a-couple-of-small-ghouls-and-you’re-done decorating style.

And there is always the one family that goes completely overboard. Actually, we have at least half a dozen homes that fall into that category, but this one, with its ghouls, monsters and horror scenes, is the spookiest.

See what I mean?

Although the sophomoric attempt at humor sort of destroyed the spooky effect, at least for me.

And then there are a few homes where you wonder why they even bothered.