Go big or go home, as the saying goes.

Or you could do both — by making your home the habitat of a giant, 12-foot-high Halloween skeleton.

You've seen them, right? Towering over the front yards of some of your neighbors? Towering, perhaps, over yours?

Some people leave them up all year round, redecorating them for Christmas (Santa hat, red and green lights) and Fourth of July (red white and blue vest).

A Skelly for all seasons

"She's kind of hard to put up, so I don't mind having her all year round," said Nicole Mulligan, whose giant skeleton Temperance — named after Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan from the TV show "Bones" — has been a fixture on Sagamore Avenue in Teaneck for the last three years. Looking for a free mini puzzle? Play the USA TODAY Quick Cross now.

Lately, she's been

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