CAPE RESIDENT CREATES FREE HAUNTED TOUR

During most of the year, Nancy Quigley owns a perfectly normal Tudor home at 3726 Hopper Road. But around Halloween things begin to look a little different.

"We have Count Dracula in a coffin, an 8 foot Frankenstein, and a mummy, with glowing green eyes, that is at least 7 feet tall," said Quigley.

At least 500 cars are expected to drive through her circle driveway to view the scary sights on Halloween night.

"I loved Halloween as a kid and somewhere along the line I think we lost the fun of being scared," she said.

Her haunted house offers a safe scare for children and their parents.

"It's especially nice for kids too young for haunted houses," she said. "They can look at Frankenstein and the mummy from the car with mom and dad. It's fun and I think kids will remember it for years."

Quigley doesn't charge and doesn't plan to start. but she did get some help.

"We went through so much candy we had to get sponsors," Quigley said. Six local businesses, Schnucks, Footprince, Sunny Hill Pet Center, Gulliver's Travel, Shooters Gun Shop and Horizon Music, Inc., provide candy for visitors.

Quigley's son dresses like Beetlejuice. "He is the main attraction," Quigley said. "He wears a black and white suit and has the wig and makeup. He gives candy to the kids and flirts with the women."

Her daughter will be dressed as Cruella DeVil. "She has an awesome outfit with the boots and wig. She's been practicing the laugh."

About five years ago, Quigley began decorating for Halloween. She adds something new every year.

The yard is littered with gravestones. Cobwebs on the front porch are lit with black lights. Spiders, snakes, rats and mice can be found in the yard.

"We have music and speakers and flood lights. The house is decorated like Bates' Motel upstairs," she said. "We'll have a candle moving back and forth.'

Quigley decorates for Christmas also, but inside the house. "It's too cold for me outside."