Halloween decorations are on display Tuesday evening on Jefferson Street in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

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Despite having a lot more decorating to do, Aaron and Shannon Jellison are already heads and shoulders above many other home decorators in the area as Halloween approaches. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Just one of the many spirited scenes at Aaron and Shannon Jellison’s haunted home at 562 Sabattus St. in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Halloween decorations are on display Tuesday evening on Sabattus Street in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Halloween decorations are on display Tuesday evening on Sabattus Street in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Halloween decorations are on display Tuesday evening on Jefferson Street in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Halloween decorations are on display Tuesday evening on Sabattus Street in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Halloween decorations are on display Tuesday evening on Sabattus Street in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Halloween decorations are on display Tuesday evening on Sabattus Street in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Halloween decorations are on display Tuesday evening on Sabattus Street in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

One of Aaron and Shannon Jellison’s close fiends hangs out in their yard. Do they get bad dreams from all the devilish activity around their house? “No,” says Aaron. “I think they do the opposite. They keep evil away and give us good karma.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Halloween decorations are on display Tuesday evening on Sabattus Street in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Kris Lachapelle’s home on Farwell Street in Lewiston features two immense skeletons including Jack Skellington from “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

The giant skeleton guarding Toby St. Pierre’s place on College Street in Lewiston recently joined a host of skeletons that have been gathering there each Halloween, and St. Pierre plans to continue adding at least one a year — some possibly scaling the house. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Halloween decorations are on display Tuesday evening on Jefferson Street in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Halloween decorations are on display Tuesday evening on Jefferson Street in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Halloween decorations are on display Tuesday evening on Jefferson Street in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Halloween decorations are on display Tuesday evening on College Street in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Possessed marionettes, smiling ghosts, giant spiders and the walking dead liven up the scene at Robert Cote’s house in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

There’s a lot of scarin’ going on at Aaron and Shannon Jellison’s house at 562 Sabattus St. in Lewiston, and Aaron says he’s only about 30% done. “I’m behind the 8-ball right now,” he says, as he scrambles to finish off the outdoor decorating for his favorite holiday. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Although all their decorations raise the specter of having angry neighbors, Aaron Jellison says there’s peace in their neighborhood on Sabattus Street. “The neighbors are supportive. They have to deal with a lot. We transform this whole street. We’ve got moving spotlights, so you can imagine by Halloween, their houses get hit a lot with that.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Halloween decorations are on display Monday afternoon on Robert Street in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Robert Cote hangs a street sign Monday paying homage to Stephen King’s “IT” in front of Cote’s home on Jefferson Street in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Robert Cote adjusts Halloween decorations Monday in front of his home on Jefferson Street in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Halloween decorations are on display Monday afternoon on Robert Street in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Halloween decorations are on display Monday afternoon on Robert Street in Lewiston. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Skelly the 12-foot skeleton rests on Felicia Koch’s porch roof on East Avenue in Lewiston patiently waiting for more Halloween ghouls and booys to join him when Koch finishes up her decorating for the season. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

The scarecrow at Kelly Silvia’s house was actually her second choice when she couldn’t procure a massive skeleton. But she’s grown to love him. “His eyes glow, his chest glows and he talks,” she says. “Everybody who comes by is absolutely obsessed with it, especially the kids.” Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

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