A glance at George Rogers’ house tells you the holiday he favors.
He likes Halloween so much he started decorating his Burrill Street address when hydrangeas still bloomed.
Six weeks ago George and his son-in-law John Kostopulos hauled out bins of happy ghouls, dancing skeletons and orange lights.
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Spider webs and looney tombstones have long since hung from his white picket fence.
Big inflated ghosts and jolly jack-lanterns bob and weave in the front yard.
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A funky skeleton keeps warm on cold nights dancing to the tune Super Freak.
George Rogers is ready for Halloween.
Actually, it was his wife, Betty, who got super excited over the holiday.
She looked forward to the decorating, the kids in their costumes, the fun, said Dotty Kostopulos, George and Betty’s daughter.
Betty died several years ago but George — who since 1995 has been retired from his freight department job at American Airlines — has kept the tradition alive.
He has 20 bags of candy ready for trick or treat tonight in .
A Happy Halloween sign tops the entrance arbor.
Behind the arbor is a yard full of humor-tinged horribles.
Taken individually, the tombstones that read Rick R. Mortis and such raise a smile.
But the overall effect at 250-52 Burrill St. is eye popping.
He likes it, too.
“The kids get all excited,” he said. “It’s nice."
Nice and scary.
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