Sound-activated, plug-in, outdoor
The reaper that does not come alone
A hooded reaper in a floor-length black shroud, one gray clawed hand holding a girl in a pink nightgown off the ground while green light runs from his mouth to hers. He waits for the noise of kids coming up the walk, then plays out the scene. He goes on the front lawn a few feet off the path, where the whole thing reads from the sidewalk.
Two figures, one look
Most lawn reapers are a single prop you have to build a scene around. This one arrives with the scene: the girl in the pink nightgown, the gray hand under her chin, the green glow between them. From the sidewalk nobody needs it explained.
The shroud hides the hardware
The black robe runs all the way down and pools on the ground, so there is no visible stand or frame from the street. Set him on the grass and he looks like he is standing there on his own. Leave the folds loose; they read better than a tidy hem.
Plug-in, 120V, slightly scary
No battery hunt on the 31st. An outdoor outlet, or an extension cord out to one, and he stays on until you pull the plug. On our scale he is slightly scary: the small kids get a jolt and keep walking, the older ones stop and look.
Halloween night, then the tote
Plug him in at dusk, a few feet off the walk. Every group that comes up sets him off, gets the green glow and the girl in the pink nightgown, and decides the candy is still worth it. On November 1st the plug comes out, the shroud folds down, and the whole thing goes flat into the tote until next October instead of eating a corner of the garage.
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