Mom receives an anonymous, scary letter after putting up Halloween decorations

When Lia Adams-Steele set up her Halloween display in her backyard, she didn’t anticipate the negative reaction that would follow.

The mother-of-two, from Bristol, was left terrified after receiving a letter from a disgruntled neighbor. After spending hours upon hours building three witch figurines, a cauldron over a fake fire, and a gingerbread house, she didn’t expect to receive a complaint.

But shortly after putting together the Halloween display, Lia received a typed note addressed to her.

The note read: “Dear resident…as a member of the Longwell Green community, I would like to ask that you be considerate of young children and others who may not be comfortable viewing your outdoor exposures, which are quite frightening and aggressive.

“Not everyone celebrates Halloween. Images of witches/occults and the like can be offensive and frightening to some, and have actually given my child nightmares, having to spend most of the time there.”

Speaking to Fabulous, Lia said: “I found it quite scary that someone nearby would write a letter like this. I had no idea who the author was and was worried about it. what he might do next to be honest with you.”

Lia feared what might happen if she didn’t take down her Halloween display and felt “bullied” – it wasn’t like she knew who the letter writer was to speak up about it.

Plus, it’s not like it’s just her house putting on a show for Halloween, so why was she the only one being targeted?

Lia explained: “Over the last few years the whole Halloween thing has become a big deal in my area of ​​Longwell Green. Local residents have created a Facebook page where you can tag your posting and it will be featured on the trail map so kids know how to fool around. or a treat there. I was really inspired by other people’s exhibitions and decided we could do something really big this year.

What confused Lia the most when she received the complaint last year was that other homes had much scarier screens.

“Our demonstration wasn’t scary,” Lia insisted. “There was no blood or body parts anywhere, we didn’t have anything jumping and scaring the kids like a lot of other houses I had seen.”

Lia now remains convinced she “did nothing wrong” after posting the anonymous letter on Facebook alongside photos from her exhibition.

“None of the comments were negative, everyone was supportive and reassured us that there was nothing wrong with the decorations,” she said.

This year, Lia will be hosting a small Halloween display at her new home in a different neighborhood.