Lanarkshire couple transform their Motherwell home into terrifying Halloween house

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A Lanarkshire couple have transformed their Motherwell home in a a terrifying Halloween house for the sixteenth year running.Halloween daft couple William Howson, 67, and wife Roslyn, 61, have welcomed hundreds of trick-or-treaters over the years after beginning the spooky tradition in 2006.The display - spread over their living room, kitchen, bedroom, hall and garden - takes around seven weeks to get ready.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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