Disgusting Halloween decorations

[ViaRia01]

I will hold my hands up and say I’m really not a fan of Halloween so of course my view is a bit swayed by that. At the same time, I have no problem with people enjoying their fun and games, dressing up, pumpkins, and all that - it’s just not for me.

well… except today I’ve seen a house in my village with decorations that I think are just too much, distasteful, not appropriate for children (or even teens or vulnerable adults), and… well, I’ll describe it and you can let me know whether IABU. It includes:

a real car parked on the driveway with red ‘blood’ all over the bonnet and what looks like a body underneath. Also a body in a body bag at hanging from an upstairs window.

there’s also various cobwebs, skeletons, pumpkins etc that I have no problem with really.

I have no intention of “doing something about it” and I know it’s not up to me what other people do to their houses, so I don’t think I am actually being unreasonable… but I’m wondering whether others (especially any Halloween lovers out there) agree that this seems to be going too far?

😂

This thread has really made me think.

I must admit I hadn’t really considered the “crime scene” tape decorations I’ve seen and that they must be triggering for some. I agree the hanged bodies, car crash, body bags sound way way too far - I’ve not seen any like that round us. I don’t think anything showing a dead body/suicide/murder scene is ok. And isn’t really what Halloween is about anyway, it was always about the supernatural - ghosts witches and monsters.

On the other hand, the decorations my DC and friends’ DC have found most scary have been the supernatural/ghost type ones…

I’m Irish and Halloween traditions go back a long way here, but this year I was appalled by what looked like an execution from Tudor times hanging in a row along the fence of neighbours house. Also my very young nephew dressed in a really grotesque costume.
I’ve always loved Halloween with cute little ghosts and witches but it just seems to have crossed a line. Not everyone - most of the kids who came to the door were very sweet.

I notice none of the YABU replies really respond to the specific concerns raised in my OP. It’s just “yabu, I like Halloween”.

my neighbour died recently. Her death involved falling from / climbing down / hanging from her first floor window (I’m not sure exactly what happened) so I think that’s changed the way I see displays such as these.

For me I think anything that looks realistic is a bit much. Most decorations are a version which is clearly fake.

I saw a hanging wrapped body in a bin bag in an estate agents window recently. I'm not remotely one to do moral panic but it felt a bit much.