Bill Incatasciato is known for organizing a map of all the best Christmas decorations and displays in the county, but this year he’s expanding that effort to include Halloween displays as well.
Incatasciato’s Christmas light Facebook page, which usually remains quiet throughout the year, has come alive this month as he’s organized a Halloween themed, color-coded map of all the best spooky decorations around.
“It’s almost like it’s an offshoot because when I was doing the whole Christmas thing I realized that people who did big shows also do Halloween displays,” he said.
An avid decorator himself, Incatasciato said he likes bringing the community in to appreciate the work that goes into organizing, planning and executing a massive display.
“Some of these people go up and you have ‘30 Days of Terror’ or fun depending on what they like,” he said. “Some people do a haunted house where you walk through their garage or backyard. Others are just displays,” he said.
One decorator, who refers to himself as “CarnEvil,” has expanded his haunted house out of his garage into the neighborhood community pool area.
“Halloween is really just an appetizer to Christmas,” Incatasciato said.
Sterling, which Incatasciato refers to as “Shriek Town” has some of the best clusters of displays for families wanting to spend an evening going around and viewing multiple homes, he said.
Part of Ashburn has its own decorating contest, which the public is invited to weigh in on and vote for their favorite display.
Homes like this one, decorated for Halloween, are listed on Bill Incatasciato’s Halloween decorations list.
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For Loudoun’s most dedicated decorators, holiday displays, whatever the holiday, is the best time of year.
“Some people go and do crafting, they do decorating,” Incatasciato said.
It’s a lot of work for Incatasciato who searches for the best decorations around the county himself. He also creates a map, color-coded by the time of displays: lights, animatronics or projection displays.
It’s just something to do,” he said. “I want to make sure people can see where all these are. The people who do these displays put a lot of effort in it. I want people to come see what I’ve done. That’s why I did it, to share.”
But he said he relies on the community’s help to provide photos and information of their own displays to be added to the map.
Families can follow the list of displays at Incatasciato’s Loudoun Christmas Lights Facebook page or view the map here.