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Halloween’s last gasp… a spooky tour of Morristown and Morris Township

November 1, 2018

These shots, snapped on Halloween 2018 in Morristown and Morris Township, on Bell Drive and Ellsworth and Colles avenues, go out to reader Michael Mejido.

You axed for it!

Spooky slideshow by Kevin Coughlin. Click /hover on image for captions:

BEWARE! Bell Drive, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin.Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin.

WHITE WEDDING: Colles Avenue, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin.

BRIDE'S SIDE OR GROOM'S? Ghoulish wedding on Colles Avenue, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin.

GHOST-BUSTERS NEED NOT APPLY. Bell Drive, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin.

LOOK ME IN THE EYE SOCKET WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU! Bell Drive, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin.

STEP RIGHT THIS WAY! Ellsworth Avenue, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

Bell Drive, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin.

UP ON THE ROOF... Ellsworth Avenue, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

BOO! Bell Drive, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin.

WHOA, BIG FELLA! Colles Avenue, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin.

R.I.P. DISCO? Colles Avenue, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

BRING OUT YOUR DEAD! Colles Avenue, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

SECURITY! Ellsworth Avenue, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

COME SET A SPELL, Bell Drive, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin.

COME ON IN! Bell Drive, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin.

THE DONNER (AND BLITZEN) PASS, Bell Drive, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin.

I CAN'T GET OUT FROM UNDER... Bell Drive, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin.

THE WILD BUNCH: Bell Drive, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin.

MOONLIGHT TANNING, Colles Avenue, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin.

BORIS THE SPIDER? Ellsworth Avenue, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

WHO IS THIS GUY...AND WHAT DOES HE HAVE AGAINST ARACHNIDS? Ellsworth Avenue, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

BACKSTORY, PLEASE? Ellsworth Avenue, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH: Ellsworth Avenue, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

YOU LOOKIN' AT ME? Bell Drive, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin.

NICE COSTUME, DEAR,er, DEER, Burnham Parkway, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! Colles Avenue, Halloween 2018. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

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