Tim Collins/Contributor
Perhaps the oldest and most enduring emotion is fear.
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The display is located at 798 Tiswilde Rd. in Metchosin and spans more than half an acre where the Campos have made a home for a collection of witches, zombies, ghosts, and monsters whose combined presence is enough to scare the pants off visitors B次元官网网址� but in a fun way.
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And, of course, thereB次元官网网址檚 a haunted house. ThatB次元官网网址檚 a labyrinth-like enclosure that will cause more than a few shrieks, screams and laughs.
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The truth is, according to Campos, a lot of people love being a little bit scared.
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The Campos family has always had Halloween decorations in their yard, although, at their previous home in Colwood, the displays were far less expansive.
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Although there is no cost to visit CamposB次元官网网址� display, donations are welcome and 100 per cent of all donations are sent on to the B.C. ChildrenB次元官网网址檚 Hospital.
B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檝e raised more than $9,000 in the past two years and hope that it keeps growing in years to come,B次元官网网址� Campos said.
The site is open to the public daily from 6 to 10 p.m. and, as a special treat, Campos and her husband have planned a trick-or-treat night on Oct. 27 with added sights and frights, courtesy of more than a dozen volunteer actors roaming the property.
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For smaller children (and perhaps for those adults with a lower fear threshold) the event on Oct. 27 will also be open for a B次元官网网址榣ess scaryB次元官网网址� viewing opportunity between 5 and 6 p.m.
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