By Robert Kalfus
Yonkers resident Tommy Miro has, for the past 13 years, enjoyed welcoming his Yonkers neighbors to celebrate Halloween at his home on Kimball Avenue. Well more than a month before the end-of-October Halloween holiday, Tommy starts preparing his lawn and front yard, stringing extensive electrical cords, checking his ever-increasing number of mechanical creatures, and finding new frightful creatures of gore, blood and death to enliven the gory and frightening displays.
In 2006, Tommy started his Halloween festivities decorating his lawns with ghoulish creatures, and every year added a few, often purchasing items after Halloween, planning for the following year.
Tommy and his family take great joy and pleasure in seeing the reactions and even some delight and joy in the hundreds of children drawn to see, hear, and interact with his platoons of ghosts, goblins, vampires, zombies and werewolves growling at those who dare venture onto the lawn and up the stairs of his home at 733 Kimball Ave. The house’s displays are well known throughout Yonkers, year after year drawing repeat visitors, children, teenagers and adults.
For those brave souls who whimper all the way to the top of the walkway, Tommy and his family distribute candy and holiday good wishes.
Tommy worked for many years in Yonkers, but retirement drove him as batty as his monster menagerie. Tommy returned to work, finding it a vacation compared to staying at home.
Like many haunted houses, all those who enter his premises are jolted by adrenaline, but glad to confront their fears and to come through the ordeal – alive.
