Sharna Thompson has loved Halloween since before she had children.
But the arrival of her son Brayton, 5, and daughter Mackinley, 1, has given the Abermain mum even more of an excuse to get into the spooky spirit.
Every year she decks her house out in Halloween style, complete with a giant spider in the yard, cobwebs and pumpkins.
"I've always been into dark side of Halloween, I'm just weird I guess," she said with a laugh.
"I like a good dress up party and Halloween is a good excuse to dress up."
But while the decorations are certainly hair-raising, Ms Thompson tries to keep it from being too frightening for the kids.
Brayton has also adopted his mum's passion for the October 31 event, getting excited about putting his costume on and helping Ms Thompson decorate the home.
She said she has ramped up her efforts each Halloween, and had her house ready as early as October 18 this year.
The property across the road has had an impressive Halloween display set up for a few weeks.
"A lot of people have been walking around here through lockdown," she said. "I usually only do it few days before Halloween, but we've had people slowly coming past so I thought I might as well get mine up."
COVID-19 has also made her become even more creative with her Halloween festivities.
"Last year I made little individual coffin lolly boxes, almost like a party bag," she said. "The kids could take a box rather than digging into the same box was everyone else. And we had a little sanitiser at the front door."
It takes a little bit of pre-planning, but I love it.
Sharna Thompson
While the decorating only takes a day, the effort goes beyond October 31, with Ms Thompson hitting the shops at the start of November each year to pick up discounted decorations ready for the following year's Halloween.
"It takes a little bit of pre-planning, but I love it," she said.
And it's not just Halloween that Ms Thompson puts this amount of work into.
"Christmas is just as big," she said.
