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Teen's Halloween display goes up five weeks early

Alice Cunningham,Suffolkand
Darren Rozier,in East Bergholt
News imageDarren Rozier/BBC The front of a house. Bushes outside the front door have been covered in fake cobwebs and large spiders. A large skeleton stands to the left of the image next to one of the bushes. Two other smaller red skeletons hang from a wooden frame outside one of the house's front windows.Darren Rozier/BBC
Adam Wright started adorning his home in Halloween decorations at the end of September

A teenager blanketed his house from top to bottom in Halloween decorations more than a month before the event.

Adam Wright, 18, from East Bergholt, Suffolk, began covering his house on 22 September with the majority of the decorations now up.

This is the eighth year in a row the teenager has decorated his house and garden, which is filled with skeletons, cobwebs, ghosts and more.

Mr Wright said he was raising money for the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance charity and wanted to double what he raised last year.

He has hung up 12 brand new large decorations and plans to drive to Birmingham to collect three more in time for 31 October.

News imageDarren Rozier/BBC Another view of the front of the house with Halloween decorations on display outside of it. A large skeleton wearing a black reaper cape is on the left of the image. Ghost decorations hang from the top of the house. There is also a black coffin resting on the house. Darren Rozier/BBC
The display will eventually feature 15 large decorations by the time Halloween comes around

"I sold all the [decorations] from last year to get bigger ones for this year," he explained.

"This is twice the size. I don't think my dad is happy about it, but I'm happy about it."

Upcoming Storm Amy has meant some of the decorations have had to come back inside for the time being.

News imageDarren Rozier/BBC Adam Wright sits on a sofa inside his house. He has short brown hair and wears a green T-shirt with a bag resting over his torso. Next to him on the sofa are Halloween decorations in the form of clowns. Darren Rozier/BBC
Adam Wright will travel to Birmingham later in the month to collect more decorations

Some of the decorations move or make noises and Mr Wright is constructing a maze for his driveway.

He said creating the display was something to focus on while helping his mood and reducing stress.

News imageDarren Rozier/BBC A skeleton wearing a grim reaper black cape stands to the left of the house. A coffin with a skeleton hand poking out the front rests against the front of the house. Two small red skeletons hang from a wooden frame in nooses. Darren Rozier/BBC
Mr Wright is raising money for charity and hopes to double the amount he raised last year

Asked how he funded his passion, Mr Wright said: "I run a small business so I chip in a little bit to the side after every [sale] that I make and I put it into a savings pot to go towards all the decorations."

After his Halloween display, Mr Wright will work to start putting Christmas decorations up and he said next year's displays would be even bigger.

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