This story is part of Ideastream Public Media’s “Sound of Us” series covering housing and advocacy in Canton, produced in partnership with Canton for All People .

It's hard to miss Tania Fowler's house in Canton's Greater Shorb neighborhood.

Guests arriving this fall will be greeted by an enormous purple blow-up spider on the front porch.

“One girl said, ‘I love driving by your house on the holidays. You just decorate it so nice.’ I’m like, ‘yeah, it’s coming!’” Fowler said, laughing.

Inside, there’s even more ghastly garnishes — an array of skulls, skeletons and candles in the kitchen and even a spooky animatronic doll that walks around the house.

“Oh, we love Halloween. Love it,” Fowler said. “Heck, some of these [decorations] actually stay out all year.”

Kelly Krabill

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