Lane even gave the front yard cacti a sinister spin. And on the other side of the yard, pirate skeletons toy with bony souls locked in stocks and other instruments of torture. One nook in the lawn even features a few skeletons locked in an extra-contorted game of Twister. In addition to the odd skeletal groundskeeper, a pair of bony figures tops each faux cemetery arch, while a family of skeletons sits on the roof over the home’s front door. Of course, it wouldn’t be a boneyard without a few choice skeletons. A moment of silence, please, for the likes of M.T. Then there are tombstones with puns so putrid they’d rob the Grim Reaper of his will to live. One row of headstones pays homage to cast members of “The Munsters” and “The Addams Family,” while another line of grave sites honors horror film royalty such as Vincent Price, Lon Chaney Jr. permanently” and “People are dying to get in here.” On : Ideas for how San Antonio families, kids are doing Halloween differently, safely in 2020 because of coronavirusĭozens of tombstones line the front yard, where Gothic bone-white arches bear the name CEMETERY HEIGHTS and cheeky catchphrases such as “A peaceful place to retire. The monsters come out to play at this San Antonio house. Frankenstein with power tools, Michael Lane is all about giving life - life! - to his undying love for Halloween.įor about the past six years, Lane has transformed a humble 1940s bungalow at the corner of Donaldson Avenue and John Page Drive into the stuff of delightfully demented nightmares, piling the front yard with foam tombstones, plastic skeletons and other props that look plucked from old Universal horror films.ĭon’t be scared.
Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer Show More Show Less Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer Show More Show Less 14 of14įor the past several Halloweens, Michael Lane has transformed a corner house in the Jefferson neighborhood into a hilarious house of horrors with tombstones, skeletons and other motley macabre decorations around the property, which draw around 1,000 trick-or-treaters a year. Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer Show More Show Less 13 of14 Michael Lane loves to incorporate humor into his Halloween yard decorations, such as this twisted game of Twister. Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer Show More Show Less 12 of14 Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer Show More Show Less 11 of14
No surprise, Michael Lane loves dressing up for Halloween. Michael Lane’s headstone honors for “The Munsters.” Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer Show More Show Less 10 of14 Michael Lane’s Halloween homages to “The Addams Family.” Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer Show More Show Less 9 of14 Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer Show More Show Less 8 of14 Michael Lane makes every part of the front yard a Halloween spectacle, including the cacti. Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer Show More Show Less 7 of14 When it comes to his Halloween yard decor, Michael Lane opts for silly and scary over gross and gory. Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer Show More Show Less 6 of14 Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer Show More Show Less 5 of14Īn architect by trade, Michael Lane builds most of his Halloween yard displays. These clown skeletons by Michael Lane are wearing costumes that belonged to Lane’s son, Steven, who’s now age 20 and helps his dad set up the Halloween decorations. Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer Show More Show Less 4 of14 Silly skeletons like these undead punk rockers are just some of Michael Lane’s many Halloween yard decorations. Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer Show More Show Less 3 of14 The home belongs to his wife Margaret Craig. Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer Show More Show Less 2 of14įor the past several Halloweens, Michael Lane has transformed a corner house in the Jefferson neighborhood into a hilarious house of horrors with tombstones, skeletons and other motley macabre decorations, which draw around 1,000 trick-or-treaters a year.
Tombstones are a big part of Michael Lane’s front yard Halloween decorations.
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