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Nightmare on Sunbury street

What lurks inside Patrick Blume’s home is sure to frighten the bravest ghouls and fools.

Mr Blume is getting his medieval dungeon themed display ready, with his home set to be transformed into a frightening fun interactive experience – all created by him.

Trick or treaters are guaranteed to be almost scared to death, with Mr Blume and a friend bringing the frights this Halloween.

He said it’s expected to be another big night for his annual haunted house.

“We’ll end up getting 1000 people come through and it’s just fun to be able to share and make them laugh and scream,” he said.

“Especially (I enjoy) watching the parents laugh as the kids scream, that’s probably one of the funniest things, because you’d always think the parents are there to protect the kids.

“But nope, the parents will push the little kids out in front of them and make sure they’re the first to get scared. The more the kids scream, the more the parents laugh.”

In the lead up to the big night, Mr Blume will be hard at work assembling his dungeon that will create a fun experience in and outside of his house.

Every year he likes to switch it up with a new theme, finding it a nice break from his desk job.

“It’s a new challenge for me. At the end of the day, I mainly do it for me, so I want to have a challenge,” he said.

“I want to do something new and to solve a new problem, like ‘how do you build the next prop that does something cool’?”

Find the frightening fun at 3 Donnelly Close, Sunbury, from 3.30pm until late.

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