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Halloween is Around the Corner: Just 19 Weeks Away

It's that time of year again. The days are long and hot. The county fair is in full swing. There are more BBQs than we have time to enjoy. And thoughts of frightening you children and neighbors fill my head.

Over the last couple of years, health problems have held me back from firing up the Canton Chills experience. By the grace of God, that is all behind me and I'm motivated, energized, and abuzz with plans for amazing visitors of all ages.

A fantastic phenomena has also transpired in my absence. Our street, our neighborhood has long been a Halloween destination for the East County area and our neighbors have not disappointed. Each of the past few years, we've seen a significant increase in decorations and immersive displays. My wife likes to note that I spent so many years raising the bar that the neighbors are only now getting to catch up. I've felt that I've let them down and very bad about it, but the situation was beyond my control.

This year: that all changes.

Having whipped my medical health issues in the behind and broken away from all that held me back, I am ready for a big comeback. And I have a lot of goodies in store, besides all that left-over candy.

It's June, 2026, and we have 19 weeks until Halloween. Being that Halloween will be on a Saturday this year, we know the neighborhood will go crazy. I plan to complete the display by the first weekend on October in order to have a number of "demonstration" runs. That leaves me with less than 15 weeks to get it done.

The big focal point of the display will be full projection mapping on the house. With the help of a relatively new tools call illumibot, the animations will be much easier to produce and be much more impactful.

I also want to explore the possibility mapping the South wall of the house as well as the driveway. I have n exciting idea to project creepy crawlies onto the driveway that dart at unsuspecting visitors. I may also use some of the smaller projectors to do the same on the sidewalks next to the house. The big things and the little things.

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