Halloween Displays Celebrate Costumes and Family Memories

WHO:

WTNH - News 8 invited people to share their Halloween costumes and decorations.

Stamford Advocate - Karen Cingari said she changes and expands her Halloween display each year.

WHAT:

WTNH - News 8 invited submissions of Halloween photos featuring costumes, spooky home decor, and other displays; selected photos might appear in a photo gallery, during a newscast, or on social media.

Stamford Advocate - A Stamford woman’s Halloween display honors a family tradition and her late mother.

Stamford Advocate - Cingari said, “Each year it changes, and I try to change it up and make it a little bit bigger and better.”

Phys.org - Halloween is described as a fall holiday and a $13.5 billion industry.

Phys.org - The article raises the question of whether ghostly tourism attractions connected with Halloween and history are problematic.

WHERE:

WTNH - The WTNH report is from New Haven, Connecticut.

Stamford Advocate - The display is associated with a woman in Stamford.

WHEN:

WTNH - The article describes Halloween season as being underway.

Stamford Advocate - Cingari said she changes her display each year.

Phys.org - The article describes Halloween as approaching.

WHY:

Stamford Advocate - Cingari’s display honors a family tradition and her late mother.

HOW:

WTNH - People can share photos of costumes and decorations for possible publication in News 8’s gallery, newscast, or social media.

(UPDATED October 28, 2026 17:13 UTC)

A Stamford woman’s expanding Halloween display honors a family tradition and her late mother, and she says she tries to make it bigger and better each year. News 8 is inviting people to share photos of costumes and spooky decorations for possible inclusion in a gallery, newscast, or on social media. Halloween is also a $13.5 billion industry, and a discussion of the holiday examines whether ghost-themed tourism tied to history can be problematic.