VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Every Halloween, Donald Totty transforms his Kempsville yard into a terrifying haunted experience. In recent years, he's used it to raise thousands for a local nonprofit.

Totty's "House of Torment" features an eye-catching front yard display, but the real attraction is the twisted trek visitors take through his backyard — featuring actors in costumes, chainsaws, dismembered limbs and plenty of jumpscares.

Totty, who recently retired as a Master Deputy with the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office, says his love for creating his own haunted experiences started at a young age.

"My dad was in the Navy so I started doing it on the naval base," he told News 3. "Then, as an adult, when I would buy my homes, I would do it in my backyard and it's been a big following."

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