Get Out! is about to drop some Halloween knowledge on you. I’ve always enjoyed Halloween. I have an addiction to chocolate that is so severe I keep waiting for friends and family to stage an intervention. I also like dressing up in orange and, frankly, I like scaring people. Boo!

I also used to like throwing eggs at houses and covering windshields with shaving cream but, well, once you hit your thirties, you really need to rein in that sort of behavior. One Pembrokian who gets extremely fired up about Halloween is Pleasant Street resident David Lindblom. Lindblom is to Halloween what Will Ferrell’s character in “Elf” is to Christmas. He loves it!

Each October, Lindblom’s residence at 119 Pleasant Street turns into 119 Unpleasant Street. Ever since he and his wife moved to Pembroke in 2001, Lindblom has been scaring residents.

“I have had a fascination with Halloween and the idea of putting on an amateur haunted attraction ever since I can remember,” he says. “I grew up in Quincy, and there was a house that our school bus drove by on the way to school that went all out with an extravagant Halloween display. I loved seeing it every year and couldn’t wait to do my own haunt one day.”

For all of October, people are invited to view the display from the street. On Halloween, the action ramps up significantly. “Our graveyard has fog pumped in, background music, a thunder and lightning show, as well as a wandering ghoul or two,” Lindblom says. “The backyard walk is only accessible to visitors on the 31st. It consists of a trip up the back deck, down the back stairs and through a pathway made from old fencing and pallets. I have a few ghouls roaming around back there as well as a few other surprises.”

If you think Lindblom begins plotting his spookiness once the leaves start turning, think again. “I have a natural drive to be creative, and I think Halloween is ripe with imagery and drama that a creative person can latch on to and easily work with,” he says. “As my wife would tell you, I also get a kick out of jumping out from behind things and making people jump. She is my year-round victim.”

He reports the reception from residents has been great. He has lots of people stop by to tell them how much they love his display and says a couple has come two years in a row as a part of their wedding anniversary. “This will be our ninth year, and I have no intention of stopping. As long as I have the means to keep doing this, I will keep on haunting,” Lindblom says.

For more information on the Unpleasant Street experience, check out Dave’s creepy Web site, unpleasantstreet.com, or drive by his residence … if you dare!

Halloween Odds and Ends: The great thing about Halloween this year is that it’s on a Saturday night, so people can attend Halloween festivities and sleep in the next morning. For adults, the British Beer Company will be hosting a Halloween Bash that will include cash prizes for best costumes on Halloween night (Oct. 31). The Sauchuk Farm in Plympton has an eight-acre corn maze as well as hayrides, face painting and more. They are open through Nov. 1 on weekends from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit sauchekfarm.net or stop by 234 Center St., Plympton. Also, First Church will hold their annual Halloween Festival on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children are encouraged to wear costumes. The festival will have a moonwalk and lots of spooky (but not really that spooky) games as well as arts, crafts and food.

My daughter, Grace Elizabeth, is dressing up as Tinkerbell for Halloween. In preparation for Halloween, she’s been wearing Tinkerbell-related clothing since Easter. She’s also turning three next week, so Happy Birthday, Gracie!

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