Man Asks His Neighbor To Take Down ‘Morbid’ Halloween Decorations; Her Response Goes Viral

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It’s spooky season — a time for mischief, mayhem, and even a touch of morbid. During this part of the fall season, we expect to see scary things at every turn. It’s not yet time for the season of cheer and goodwill to all.

But just because Halloween is approaching, it doesn’t mean that there isn’t room for human decency and kindness. One Halloween lover shared that message in a TikTok video that’s since gone viral.

Salena Webb goes all out for Halloween.

Salena, a South Carolina mother of four, loves Halloween. And like so many other people around the nation, she chooses to celebrate by decorating her yard with all of the traditional Halloween fanfare. Salena created an entire mock cemetery in her front yard, including ghosts, spiderwebs, pumpkins, a witch, some tombstones and skeletons carrying a casket. Naturally, it took a while to accomplish the look. But when her neighbor came over to ask her to take it down, she obliged.

Her neighbor asked that she remove some of the decorations to appease his elderly father.

@thatsnorthsense My family knows i loveeee Halloween and my decorations took me awhile to make and put up. I had just purshased the skeleton carrying the casket to go along with my graveyard to really set my halloween decor off this year I was a little sad at first but i thought about the bigger picture. Me removing my casket isnt hurting me at all but it may ease and bring my neighbor a little bit of peace as he adjusts to this news. Kindness is free and compassion goes a long way. Now what to replace it with #Thatsnorthsense #dailyvlog #compassionforothers #halloween2023 #loveyourneighborasyourself ♬ Kindness Is Free! - Music with Michal

Salena shared the moment her neighbor stopped by the house with his request on TikTok. In the video, Salena’s neighbor says, “Hey um, I know you’re celebrating Halloween and all that stuff. He [the neighbor’s dad] just got diagnosed with lung cancer the other day. And you know the thing is kinda scary,” the neighbor said turning to point to the cemetery scene. “Would you mind taking just the casket out?” he asks.

'Compassion goes a long way,' Salena said.

@thatsnorthsense Replying to @JennAngel ☁️ maybe some can now understand why they were a little touchy about it and at night theres fog that i have come out from it so i get it.. #Thatsnorthsense #dailyvlog #compassionforothers #halloween2023 #loveyourneighborasyourself ♬ original sound - Salena|GardenLife|DailyLife

Salena was immediately sympathetic. Given that her neighbor’s dad frequently hangs out in his garage, in direct sight of her front yard, it was a “no brainer” that she remove the decorations. “I am a constant reminder of what could possibly happen if he does not kick cancer’s a–,” she told Insider, “and I don’t want to cause that stress to someone else.”

Salena removed the casket and gave the skeletons badminton rackets instead. She moved the more morbid items to her backyard. “I was a little sad at first,” Salena wrote in her TikTok caption, “But I thought about the bigger picture. Me removing my casket isn’t hurting me at all but it may ease and bring my neighbor a little bit of peace as he adjusts to this news. Kindness is free and compassion goes a long way.”

Many celebrated Salena's thoughtfulness.

Salena posted the video and asked her followers what they would have done in the situation. While there were some who said they wouldn’t have removed their decorations, many people commended Salena for showing kindness and compassion.

“Now this is a neighborly thing to do…kindness doesn’t cost..thank you mama,” one user wrote.

Another person commented: “This was beautifully handled. Thank you for being so kind! The world needs more people just like you! God bless you!!!”

'You're good people,' her neighbor told her.

TikTokers weren’t the only people who were appreciated the gesture. After she removed the casket, Salena dropped off a card and some balloons to her elderly neighbor. Despite the language barrier that exists between Salena and her Russian neighbor, she could tell he was grateful. He told her, “You’re good people.”