Halloween decorations are seen on display during the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze in Croton-on-Hudson, New York on October 22, 2020, featuring over 7,000 hand-carved, illuminated pumpkins set against the mysterious backdrop of Van Cortlandt Manor’s 17th-century buildings and riverside landscape. Croton-on-Hudson, a quaint village an hour north of New York that's thrived thanks to a tale written some 200 years ago, is holding its annual Halloween bash – with the election and the pandemic lending an extra dose of chills The October 31st holiday is an industry of its own in this picturesque corner of the Hudson River Valley. (Photo by Timothy A Clary/AFP Photo)
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