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GALLERY: Halloween decorations at Beacon Hill

During this time of year, you can find elaborate cobweb arrangements, 12-foot tall skeletons and rows and rows of pumpkins set against the elegant brick houses of Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. Residents of the picturesque neighborhood go all-out with their Halloween decorations, making the area come alive with excitement and mystery in the month of October. 

Halloween Beacon Hill
Children look in awe at ghosts made to appear as if coming out of a window. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
A Harry Potter themed house with dementors and cobwebs on Mount Vernon Street. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
Skeletons about 12 feet tall loom over passersby. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
A candy-themed house in Louisburg Square. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
Ghosts hanging on a tree in Louisburg Square. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
Life-size mummies standing by jack-o’-lanterns in Beacon Hill. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
Fake cobwebs covering the exterior of a home. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
Candlesticks strung up along Primus Avenue appear as if floating in midair. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
Ghosts, skeletons and giant spiders outside a house in Louisburg Square. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
A Harry Potter themed house on the corner of Mount Vernon Street and Walnut Street. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
As you turn onto Walnut Street, a wall of “Harry Potter” posters and an “Ollivanders” sign reveals itself, referencing the wander-maker shop in the fictional world. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
A “platform nine and three quarters” setup along Walnut Street. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
Dozens of pumpkins decorate a stoop in Beacon Hill. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
A line of doll heads on pumpkins leading the front door of a house on Mount Vernon Street. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
A large inflatable black cat in the Louisburg Square park. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
Intricate cobweb arrangements along window panes. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
Pumpkins stacked to resemble a snowman. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
A giant spider web hangs against a brick house on the iconic Acorn Street. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
A scarecrow with a pumpkin for a head stands guard over potted plants in front of a house on Willow Street. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
Rat skeletons peeking through metal grates on the sidewalk. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF
Halloween Beacon Hill
A house with pictures of mice and blood pasted all over its front porch walls. CLARE ONG/DFP STAFF






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