00:00Skeletons, jack-o'-lanterns and even these.
00:08Each October 31st, the evidence of Halloween is more obvious as colourful characters roam
00:15the neighbourhoods.
00:16About a month or so of building, we need to put up walls, we make a maze inside our garage
00:23and sometimes we extend it out onto the driveway as well.
00:26We decorate the front of the house too.
00:28For more than a decade, this haunted house has been a community fixture with plenty of
00:34positive feedback.
00:37Kids are so excited on Halloween and they love the fact that everybody's out of their houses
00:43and they're in the street.
00:44Mainly, it's for everyone to get together.
00:47The Australian Retailers Association shows the national spend will tip $500 million this
00:54year.
00:55But experts say Halloween offers more than good cash flow.
00:59We shouldn't see it as a transactional process.
01:01We should actually see Halloween as a time of community, not necessarily a time of spending.
01:06There aren't many reasons to celebrate with the people who live so close by.
01:11Halloween fans say it's events like these that give neighbours an excuse to open their doors
01:15to one another again.
01:17Countless hours have been poured into Andy Andromeda's display.
01:22He's created a map to help fellow fans showcase their efforts.
01:27Last year, there were 1,200 entries from across Australia.
01:31To make it easier for people that wanted to give out treats, to connect with people that
01:36wanted to dress up and trick or treat.
01:37Proving Halloween is no longer just child's play.
01:41Emily Dobson, ABC News.
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