If you pass by 1414 Lansford Avenue in Dallas’ Oak Cliff neighborhood, you may do a double-take and then pull over for a picture.

That’s exactly the reaction Steven Novak was going for with his elaborate, Halloween-themed yard display featuring a zombie car crash, toxic waste, and robotic ghouls that appear eerily lifelike.

“This popped in my head while I was sleeping,” Novak said, laughing. “Once it makes me start to laugh, that’s when I know I’m onto something!”

Novak spent six months engineering the details, from a flaming crash scene to animatronic zombies. One robot named “Mo” swings from a tree with realistic motion. “Larry” sips glowing green “toxic waste” from a drum, while “Curly” investigates another. “Shemp” lies on the ground near the overturned car, which is rigged with sta

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