By Sonny Tapia
Homes surrounding California State University Long Beach have blow-up ghosts, while others debut scarier and much taller skeletons.
Simplicity can be key in the sense that decorating does not have to be a ghoulish task. This home located on San Anseline Avenue shows off a white ghost blow-up decoration, while rope like spider webs stretch off the roof onto the lawn on Thursday. Photo credit: Sonny Tapia
It's a pirate's life for this house on Carfax Avenue in Long Beach. This home's decorations take up the entire lawn, depicting a shipwreck and its crew on Thursday night. Photo credit: Sonny Tapia
Down near Belmont Shore, homes show some of the cuter and more friendly looking decorations.
Halloween spirit rings true in Long Beach throughout the days before October 31. A skeleton sits in front of a house on Lave Avenue, as headstones and pumpkins surround it during the day on Thursday. Photo credit: Sonny Tapia
Bats and pumpkins smile as visitors walk by and stand there covered in sequins.
The orange lights shine through the night in front of homes, showing off how festive each one can be.
As the sun is set and the moon rises, the lights in front of homes light up the street. A decorative sweet looking bat spreads its wings while next to a smiling pumpkin on Coronado Avenue Thursday night. Photo credit: Sonny Tapia
It seems as though the pumpkin king has risen only four days before Halloween. A pumpkin decoration presents itself from the ground in front of a house on Coronado Avenue Thursday night. Photo credit: Sonny Tapia
