Croydon man transforms home into Victorian graveyard for Halloween

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 19:08 · Archive

A Croydon resident has created an elaborate Halloween display featuring a Victorian graveyard with a woman on a seven-foot cross.

Alix Ramsier has created an elaborate Halloween display at his home on Caterham Drive, Coulsdon, featuring a Victorian graveyard theme. The centrepiece is a seven-foot cross with a woman figure and a bonfire underneath. The display also includes decapitated mannequin heads donated by local hairdressers, clowns and an eight-foot pumpkin head constructed from expanding foam and spray paint.

Many of the decorations are made by Ramsier and his children, whilst others have been sourced from car boot sales, bought second hand or donated. Previous displays have included a creepy circus and a spooky asylum. Ramsier has been transforming his home every year since 2019.

Ramsier said he does not like spending significant money on the decorations. 'I don't particularly like spending lots of money on it,' he said. 'I've used Vinted a little bit this year, but I try not to spend too much because I don't really think you need to.' He joked that he has become known locally as the 'Halloween man' as the displays have grown from a few initial decorations into an elaborate production over the past five or six years.

How it is being reported

• The gruesome Croydon house with ‘woman burning at the stake’ and severed headsA Croydon dad known for transforming his home every Halloween has gone bigger once again, this time creating a Victorian graveyard complete with a woman ‘burning at the stake’.Croydon Guardian · 26 Oct, 18:00
• The gruesome Croydon house with ‘woman burning at the stake’ and severed headsA Croydon dad known for transforming his home every Halloween has gone bigger once again, this time creating a Victorian graveyard complete with a woman ‘burning at the stake’.This Is Local London · 26 Oct, 18:00

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