A Halloween decoration hanging in the window of a North Dakota home is so scary that it prompted calls from concerned neighbors and at least one plea for police assistance.
The sign reading “Help Me,” which appears to be written in blood, is part of Becky Muhs’ display for her favorite holiday at her West Fargo home.
WDAY-TV reports that Muhs and her husband began getting messages from neighbors over the weekend asking if they were OK, and one neighbor even dialed 911, leading to a visit from a police officer.
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“I look across the street and I see in my neighbor’s window, the sign that says ‘Help Me,’” said WDAY radio host Jay Thomas, who just happens to live nearby. “That window has always had the curtains drawn. So I’m like, ‘What’s going on in here?'”
The neighbor added, “To my defense, there were no other Halloween decorations out there,” he said.
Meanwhile, Muhs says her neighbor’s reaction was a dream come true.
“It’s any Halloween lover’s dream come true to get that kind of reaction to decorations,” she tells Fox News. “And honestly it’s very reassuring to know the we have such good neighbors looking out for us … even if it might have made him look a little silly, it was all in good fun.”
Muhs says the incident ended in a laugh and that the officer didn’t ask her to take the sign down.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.