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Halloween season is finally upon us and we all know that one house in town that spends hours upon hours creating elaborate Halloween outdoor displays.

As elaborate as you think the one in your town is, a family in Illinois made a great Stranger Things decoration as part of their Halloween display. Unfortunately they had to argue with local authorities to be able to show off their work.

Aubrey and Dave Appel, who make lots of spooky stuff as HorrorProps on Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube, recently unveiled their Plainfield home’s Halloween decorations. Part of their display is a mannequin dressed like Max (Sadie Sink), rigged up to float in mid-air to replicate scenes from the Netflix series.

Of course the display drew plenty of attention, which soured one particular neighbor. According to a CBS Chicago article, the Appels received complaints from another resident who was annoyed by the crowds of people stopping by the house to admire the display. Last Sunday, the Appels “decided to take down the levitating Max and the rest of the decorations” after having shown it for only two nights because of this complaint.

After receiving a lot of support from fans, however, the Appels started “talking with local police and other neighbors, as well as the homeowners’ association” in order to avoid having someone “ruin the fun” and to figure out how to get their decorations up again. They’ve since gotten the go-ahead and wrote in a Facebook post that the display will be open to visitors (along with “lights, music, fog, etc.”) on weekends going forward.

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Dave Appel has no hard feelings towards his neighbor and said that he “can sympathize that if you’re not comfortable with a lot of people, or a lot of people around your home at all times, it could be overwhelming” and that “if someone’s having trouble with our display, we want to make sure that we can adjust our hours down.”