Photo Essay | Halloween 2023: Frightfully fun Halloween decorations around Orange

This Halloween, Palmyra Avenue, won the Creepy Street Award for Best Block. Photos by EMI THOMAS, Staff Photographer

Every Halloween, the neighborhoods in Orange begin to transform into spectacles of decorations, lights and projections. Palmyra Avenue, known for its over-the-top Halloween decorations, was given the Creepy Street Award for Best Block. For anyone looking for extravagantly decorated houses, this is the place to be!

A crowd gathered outside a yard that had been turned into a ghostly party, complete with projections from iconic Halloween films.

Many houses had moving animatronics and flashing lights to spook people passing by.

Many houses had moving animatronics and flashing lights to spook people passing by.

Many houses had moving animatronics and flashing lights to spook people passing by.

Some houses gained inspiration from horror films like “It,” “Friday the 13th,” “Frankenstein” and more. 

Some houses gained inspiration from horror films like “It,” “Friday the 13th,” “Frankenstein” and more. 

Some houses gained inspiration from horror films like “It,” “Friday the 13th,” “Frankenstein” and more. 

Some houses gained inspiration from horror films like “It,” “Friday the 13th,” “Frankenstein” and more. 

Some houses gained inspiration from horror films like “It,” “Friday the 13th,” “Frankenstein” and more. 

Some houses gained inspiration from horror films like “It,” “Friday the 13th,” “Frankenstein” and more. 

Some houses gained inspiration from horror films like “It,” “Friday the 13th,” “Frankenstein” and more. 

While the street was crowded with excited onlookers at night, Palmyra Avenue was fairly empty during the day. 

Labeling itself as the Swamp House, this yard featured a large monster that lights up at night. 

Labeling itself as the Swamp House, this yard featured a large monster that lights up at night. 

For those looking for a walk filled with spooky sights, check out the decorated houses around Orange!