Woman's 'Realistic' Halloween Prop Getting Police Visit Delights Internet

A hilarious Halloween-themed mishap has amused TikTok users in a video that garnered over 5.8 million views.

In the video, posted by @daniellelt93, a police officer can be seen approaching what appears to be a body wrapped up in trash bags, sneakers visible poking out at the bottom, and a guitar nearby.

The video is captioned "Not every day you get blue lights and sirens outside," while the police officer, wearing blue rubber gloves, kicks the "body," investigating it with a bemused look on his face.

One voice can be heard saying to the officer, "Alright do you want to tape that back on!?" as one the trainers becomes dislodged, while another voice says "I wouldn't walk past that and think it was a body."

One user commented "need a tutorial please love it xx," to which Danielle replied: "An old quilt, 2 bin bags and some tape."

Halloween has its origins some 2,000 years ago in the British Isles as a festival known as Samhain, which would begin on October 31 and end on November 1, signifying the beginning of winter. It is thought that over the years it became combined with All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, on November 1 and 2, paving the way for the Halloween we know today.

Undoubtedly, the U.S leads the world in terms of extravagant Halloween celebrations and events, and the National Retail Federation, through its annual survey, anticipates Halloween spending to reach $10.6 billion in 2022 on items such as costumes, candy, decorations and even pet costumes, exceeding 2021's record of $10.1 billion.

Most users found the TikTok video hilarious:

User Rhuben commented, "Do you wanna tape that back on I'm howling xx."

User Cool Cucumbers Nfts opensea said "Would have been so awesome if someone was in it and sat up."

User Jenn wrote, "He had to make sure, it would be a good."

Newsweek was not able to verify the details of the case.

Some Halloween decorations have already attracted some criticism. Pumpkins, check, ghosts, check, but how about a yard decoration shaped like a gravestone with the phrase "I did my own research" emblazoned across it? An apparent reference to the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccine debate that took place in the U.S., the fake gravestone garnered some criticism when it was shared on Twitter in early October.

The poster, based in Atlanta, Georgia, captioned the tweet: "A lot of my neighbors work for the CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] or the Emory hospital system—needless to say, Halloween lawn decoration season around here really rules."

"It's interesting that your neighbors are making fun of dead people, as if over a million people didn't die under the leadership of the CDC," @cliftonaduncan had reacted.

While Evan added: "This is a tough look as many died from this after taking all the precautions. Might as well have Halloween decorations about people dying from cancer if folks think this is a good message to send."

Also recently, 10 million people viewed a hilarious TikTok video of a dog terrified of cat-shaped Halloween decorations. In the video, the poor Black Labrador can be seen frozen on a lawn, surrounded by black cat-shaped lawn decorations.

Another decoration, this time of a fake cat skeleton, proved unpopular with a real-life cat.