
Benjamin Varela, 6, makes a scary face for his mother Sandra to take his picture in front of a home decorated for Halloween on Davana Terrace in Sherman Oaks.
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Boo.
Well that may not be enough to get you in the holiday spirit, so how about these creations around Los Angeles.

A message from the departed gets the attention of a pedestrian walking past a home on Dixie Canyon Avenue in Sherman Oaks.
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A pedestrian is encouraged not to tarry while walking past a home on Stansbury Avenue in Sherman Oaks.
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Zombies attempt to climb the fence as Sonia Tapia walks with her son, Josiah Green, 1, and dog, Cookie, outside their home in Arleta.
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Buddy, a 3-year-old golden retriever, checks out a giant inflatable black cat that has taken over the front walk of his family’s home on Irving Boulevard.
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Cesar De La Cruz, a kitchen appliance installer, makes his way past a tree decorated for Halloween while working at a home on Pandora Avenue in Los Angeles.
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Jack-o’-lanterns glow outside a home on Moorpark Street in Toluca Lake.
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