The jack-o'-lanterns are carved, placed and lit. Ric Griffith is ready.

The Pumpkin House in Kenova, Wayne County, and its grounds are covered with 3,500 carved pumpkins for Halloween. Kanawha Valley

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Homeowner Ric Griffith, who's been doing this since 1991, said more than 1,500 volunteers over the course of a week carved the gourds, which were then set out and individually lit from the inside for maximum visual effect.

Why does he do this?

"I guess I'm a little OCD," he said with a laugh Monday.

"It began as a family activity," Griffith said. "But it was the response that people had [to the Pumpkin House] that grew the desire in me to do more."

Through Saturday, Beech

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