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Halloween Horror Displays Angering Americans!

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The most tasteless Halloween display EVER: ISIS-themed diorama featuring a hanging US soldier, Jordanian pilot who was burned alive and a terrorist in an Obama mask sparks outrage in New Jersey

Politically-charged Halloween statements have seldom been successful in the past - and this one is proving no different.

A family in New Jersey have upset some in the community of Butler for decorating their home with what they say is an 'anti-ISIS' theme, using a hanging mannequin representing a United States soldier and a terrorist standing nearby wearing a mask of President Obama and brandishing a machete.

Behind the scene is a depiction of Jordanian pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kasaesbeh in a cage. He was horrifically burned alive by ISIS after being captured following the shooting down of his jet fighter earlier this year.

While some neighbors have called the set-up 'tasteless and un-American', the homeowner said that real horror is more frightening than fake.

'We in this house do not like ISIS,' the homeowner, who asked that he only be identified as Matt, told NJ.com.

'What greater scary man is there than the real threat among us?'
However neighbors do not agree.

AlexJo Natale, who lives across the street, said Halloween is for children - not for adults to be controversial.

'I think it's tasteless and un-American,' she said.

'Like it or not, Halloween is now viewed as a kids' holiday.

'That's not (a house) I would think a lot of parents would want their kids trick or treating at.'

Matt said his decorations have been vandalized since gaining media attention.

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But Matt is not the only Halloween fan courting controversy.

A front yard in Ohio is upsetting just as many for the gruesome fake corpses strewn all over.

Even though Halloween is more than three weeks away, the yard - in Parma - already contains a cocooned corpse hanging from a tree, a body impaled on a stake and a cadaver upside down on a cross!

People have complained to the city about the display, but Parma officials said there is nothing they can do because the family has a right to freedom of expression, Local 12 reported.

Vicki Barrett and her husband may 'tone it down' if they find out that children are being frightened.

Then again, they might not.

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The second one is awesome.

I agree! The shots from Cleveland are totally badass!! As fer the other ones....well it's a free country.....

The second ones are great, but I still do not think its appropriate for someone's lawn. It takes control away from a parent who would not want their kids to see violent depictions. Its not like a tv channel or website you can block.

The first one is just fucking ignorant and foul.

Dont agree with the first one but I love the second one. Wanted to do the hanging body in a tree thing but I had the trees in my yard cut down.

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Originally Posted by TheBossInTheWall (Post 1002105)

Do you think people should be allowed to wear clothes with curse words?

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Originally Posted by MichaelMyers (Post 1002121)

Do you think people should be allowed to wear clothes with curse words?

Absolutely. Curse words do not cause behavioral problems, nightmares, anxiety, etc in children.

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Originally Posted by TheBossInTheWall (Post 1002126)

Absolutely. Curse words do not cause behavioral problems, nightmares, anxiety, etc in children.

Horror or depictions of do not cause behavioral problems, nightmares, or anxiety in children. Poor parenting does. Exposure helps to cure these issues. Hiding it intensifies them.

Meh. I wouldn't decorate with that much gore on the outside of my house, but that's just a matter of personal taste. I wouldn't care if my neighbor had a display like this.

It's not the nature of the display that doesn't interest me. It's just that in my opinion, they aren't all that creative.

If we had room for the second one, I could see myself doing similar. Although England has a different view on Halloween.

We had bloody hand prints on the wall and garage door and had people taking photos.

Maybe one day we will embrace it more instead of it being seen as just for kids

The first one is just idiotic.

The second one is pretty sweet. I could do that where I live, but it would be pointless. It's pretty secluded, & the only person it would scare would be the pizza guy who occasionally brings me dinner.

Well...wait for it...I have grandchildren that I sure as f*ck wouldn't want seeing that! On top of maybe having to explain it to them. Why doesn't the a-hole do a concentration camp display, or Jeffrey Dahlmer. ::danger::

I'm decorating my place with actual corpses! ::smile::

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Originally Posted by MovieLover12 (Post 1002153)

I'm decorating my place with actual corpses! ::smile::

Dammit you stole my idea

meh someone always needs something to complain about.

As for the displays, the 2nd one is badass. The first one I don't really see how it is an anti-ISIS statement, but excluding the guy in the cage, I definitely agree with the statement but I am not sure if that is really appropriate for Halloween or for someone's yard for children to see.

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Originally Posted by Morningriser (Post 1002155)

Mr. Gorbachev, TEAR DOWN THIS HALLOWEEN DISPLAY!

I like the second one. My first impression of it was 'needs more gore', but I'm a haunted house junkie and love my effects so that's just force of habit I guess. I actually agree with what Boss posted, mostly because I remember how easily freaked out I was as a kid and how heartless adults would be when I was so terrified I couldn't sleep at night.

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Originally Posted by horcrux2007 (Post 1002154)

Dammit you stole my idea

::big grin::

I totally would love to decorate my yard with bloody body parts!!

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PARMA, OH – Vicki Barrett’s front yard now sits empty after her she decided to take down her controversial Halloween display.

She said she was getting too much attention and it made her family feel unsafe.

"I came down one night a little bit after midnight and happened to see stuff flashing in my front yard and looked out my window and our front yard was full of people that we didn't know," she said.

"I don't think we even want to do anything. We don't even want to put up a pumpkin or any of what some people would think are typical Halloween decorations," she said.

"That's not the way we want to express it. I think by us decorating this way maybe some people think that we should, would be us caving in and this is not a caving in thing, this is a safety thing for our family,” she explained.

http://fox8.com/2015/10/11/parma-fam...ir-own-safety/

Lol. It's no worse than any gory scene I suppose. I was a soldier for 8 years and spent time overseas, and I'm not offended, I just think the homeowners are morons who have no clue. But hey, if you want to make some awkward political statement on your lawn during Halloween loosely connecting the President to Isis or something, well hell, this is America, so...I guess go ahead. The children will be fine. The scene looks way too lame to be scary.

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Originally Posted by MichaelMyers (Post 1002159)

Mr. Gorbachev, TEAR DOWN THIS HALLOWEEN DISPLAY!

::big grin::

It's all bad taste, but what's so controversial about the last pic with the dummy lying on the ground?

Probably some Christian asshole who gets mad over every little thing they don't agree with.