Is this Warrington’s scariest and spookiest Halloween house?

Every year, she eagerly waits for October so she can transform her Bewsey home into a spooky grotto filled with tricks and treats that are guaranteed to give visitors – old and young – a fright.

Becky Pennycook has been obsessed with Halloween since she was a little girl and her mum was a white witch, part of the modern pagan Wicca tradition.

As a youngster, Becky used to decorate her mum’s house with pumpkins, ghosts and witches each October but now that she has her own house – on Reid Avenue in Bewsey – she loves to create a Halloween hot spot for trick or treaters.

It’s so scary, it’s made children cry!

Becky’s annual spooky showcase has fake bodies in bags, blood-soaked hands and heads peering out of jars.

In the garden, there are frightening clown masks and skeletons as well as spiders, cobwebs and fake body parts strewn across the grass.

The 37-year-old mum-of-two prepares for Halloween at the end of July, getting the decorations and props out of storage and shopping for more goodies to add to the collection.

She follows social media accounts in America, where Halloween is a huge holiday, so she can get ideas each year.

Visitors to the Halloween grotto will be in for tricks and treats

Becky said: “This year has gone by so fast, I can’t believe Halloween is here.

“All the children seem really excited and we’re on countdown to the 31st.

“Everyone has been asking what my plans are since August!

“They all want to know what’s in the horror bucket – it’s back again – and there are a few more yuks in there this year.

“I don’t want to give too much away – there will be a few surprises on the night.”

Take a look round the Halloween grotto

It takes about two days for Becky to put up all the decorations, making the Halloween grotto bigger and better than the year before.

She’d celebrate Halloween all year round if she could and dreads taking everything down once November comes round.

Becky dresses up as a friendly witch on October 31 to welcome trick or treaters to the garden where they can choose a treat from a basket or find one in a ‘dip if you dare’ bucket filled with something suitably disgusting.

Ghost and ghouls fill the garden

Becky said: “We have people visiting us from all over Warrington and they often drive past the house so they can see it lit up in the dark.

“I can’t wait to see what other people are doing this Halloween.

“I love it when they go totally over the top like me!”

Becky added: “My highlight this year is the smoke machine as it makes all the special effects even better.

“It lights up and has sound effects and the children know nothing about it until the night.

“You will be in for a fright!”