Our neighborhood had a Halloween house decorating contest this year. After a resurgence in decorating for Halloween during Covid, it all sort of slacked off over the years. This week, bushes glow with orange and violet lights, skeletons play poker or dunk basketballs and witches cast spells in front yards. One of the most dramatic transformations is at a house that has grown fangs and giant eyeballs. It’s a little bit scary but also somehow...inviting.