Architect Dad Builds Huge Halloween Installations Every Year, Goes Viral On TikTok

A great part of Halloween is just how creative you can get. From cozy, fall vibes, to terrifying ghouls and skeletons, decorations and costumes, there is a little bit of something for everyone. But one father and architectgoes above and beyondevery year when he makes massive and creative Halloween Sculptures.

This year, he is constructing a truly massive Norwegian-inspired troll to terrorize any who dare step foot in his neighborhood. People from all over the internet shared their thoughts and admiration for this deeply impressive work.More info:TikTok

Architect Dad Builds Huge Halloween Installations Every Year, Goes Viral On TikTok

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Architect Dad Builds Huge Halloween Installations Every Year, Goes Viral On TikTok

If the size of the troll wasn’t enough, it’s mouth has a special feature

Architect Dad Builds Huge Halloween Installations Every Year, Goes Viral On TikTok

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These days, Halloween is an excuse for creative people to make something interesting

The result has been the haunted house, a commonplace attraction across places where Halloween is regularly celebrated. Given that folks in the past often thought ghosts were quite real, it wasn’t until the early 20th century that enterprising people started to charge money for entrance into haunted houses.

Architect Dad Builds Huge Halloween Installations Every Year, Goes Viral On TikTok

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Haunted houses are a relatively recent invention

The Orton and Spooner Ghost Houseopened in 1915, in Liphook, England, a wonderfully Halloween-sounding town. Despite its thoroughly non-spooky name, this haunted house utilized steam power to spook its visitors, which must have been a particularly impressive bit of engineering just to fake some ghosts. By modern standards, it just resembles a carnival, but for the time it was quite decent. It still exists to this day.

While Halloween has its origins in Gaelic and English traditions, recently it has been slowly and steadily spreading across the globe. American mass media is the number one inspiration, as Halloween is a common setting in countless movies, shows, and books. A significant part of the horror genre takes place over Halloween, so it’s no surprise that at least the aesthetic has become more common.

On top of that, why wouldn’t people around the world enjoy costumes and candy? These days, American-style trick-or-treating can be found in many nations, from Europe to Latin America. The commercial elements, such as decorations and other items are now sold worldwide. In the US alone, people spend nearly$10 billion a yearon decorations, with roughly a third of that being spent on costumes.

Architect Dad Builds Huge Halloween Installations Every Year, Goes Viral On TikTok

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A giant troll installation is a great way to spook up a neighborhood

His creation this year, a troll straight out of Scandinavian folklore, is particularly impressive. In mythology, trolls both live in remote, mountainous areas, butalso near burial mounds, a very Halloween sort of accommodation. But if you can’t make it to Norway this year, at least try to visit Marblehead, Massachusetts.