For several years, Thomas Kjær and his partner spent months transforming their garden into a spooky universe filled with all kinds of horror and fright. But it got out of hand, he says:
- It became too big. It grew beyond what two people could handle alone.
In the garden in the Kærby district of Aalborg, he had spent seven months drilling 100 posts into the ground to create a frightening maze.
Drilled 100 posts into the ground to build a maze of horror and fright. (Photo: © The whole neighborhood came to visit, and the lawn was completely ruined afterwards.)
- Every spring and summer we built coffins, a giant spider, and many other things that go with it.
He obtained a pig's head, hung human-like dolls in the trees, and made a glowing zigzag trench in the front yard.
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Had 1,600 guests visit in three hours
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- It just grew like a snowball. We wanted to create something for children and families in the area, he says.
The last year, 1,600 people came to visit in the course of three hours, he says.
Spent the entire spring and summer preparing things for Halloween. (Photo: © Private photo: Thomas Kjær.)
- It took two months to take down. I just got stressed out by it. It became too big.
When asked why he couldn't just make it smaller, he says:
- I'm not very good at that. It just felt wrong to scale it down and do it halfway.
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He still has the garage packed with all the items from the couple's Halloween era, but has no plans to set it up again.
- Yesterday I stopped by the garage, where it's all still stored, and it gave me a jolt. But taking seven months out of my life – that's not something I can do right now, he says.
He has split up with his girlfriend and moved to another house.
The garage is packed with Halloween effects. (Photo: © Private photo)
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