"I'd swap my birthday and Christmas for another Halloween if I could", says David O'Hare as we stand admiring his "haunted" house in the North East of the city.
It's a full family operation which takes the self-employed kitchen fitter four weeks to pull together, and includes constructing a temporary extension to their Gathamlock home.
Pumpkins and decorations are scattered along Tillycairn Street, but the O'Hare's at number 14 stands as an altar for those who enjoy the spookiest of seasons.
They've been going all-out with their decorations for around 15 years, and this is the biggest, boldest and best iteration yet.
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David, 55, explained how the tradition came about. He said: "We started it because we just love Halloween.
"Last year we had 697 kids come through the house, and that's not counting the adults; this year we've gone even bigger."
He leads me through the "tunnel" they've constructed down the side of the house.
It's pitch dark inside and full of ghouls. ghosts and other gruesome characters that I'll leave the unsuspecting visitors to find on Friday, October 31.
The aim is always to give people a bit of a fright. It should be scary, that's what Halloween is about", Mary, 58, explains.
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They both say the "best bit" is seeing the kids having a good time, and they admit they get a kick out of the screams.
David laughed as he said: "You sound a bit like a sadist saying it, but we only let two or three in at a time, there are jump scarers in the tunnel and hearing the screaming and them all having fun is brilliant.
"When it gets really busy, we'll have queues of up to an hour and a half or forty minutes, and the nervous excitement is such fun."
"The atmosphere is brilliant", Mary adds, and they both chuckle at memories of seeing parents having to "drag" kids into the tunnel who've lost their nerve.
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The street is "mobbed" from 4pm until 9pm on the night, but there's a week-long celebration in the street which kicks off with a neighbourhood party, which "the whole street gets involved in."
On Halloween, people of all ages turn up in costumes as "dressing up is encouraged" by the O'Hares.
“A lot of the adults do come with costumes, you know, to match their kids, which is fun", they explain.
People are invited on a one-way circuit, which takes them right through the family's home.
David said that while some people might grimace at the thought, it reminds him of Halloween as a kid. He explained: "It's a bit nostalgic, to be honest, we used to go around and be invited in and dook for apples.
"I'd love to bring that back, but, obviously, with 600/700 kids coming through that'd be a lot of apples."
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The whole operation takes hours of work, including their daughter Leigh, 32, who manages their social media pages to help spread awareness and raise money.
Despite having spent thousands on the decorations over the years - David made a "no comment" gesture when asked for a rough amount - they don't charge anything for entry.
He explained: “We don’t charge for admission. We started doing it for charity one year, because people were giving me money.
"We told them that we don’t charge, and they would tell us to give it to a charity because we put in this effort to make something.”
This year, they're raising funds for Together for Short Lives, a charity that ensures seriously ill children and their families can access high-quality children’s palliative care, when and where they need it.
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They've also had support from local businesses, including Jewson's, which donated all the materials for the tunnel.
Before leaving, we had to ask them the obvious questions... surely all the lights and figures, some of which are imported from America, cost a fortune to run?
"They're all LEDs, they cost about as much as putting the kettle on", David explains.
Concerning the clear up? It does take a while, but everything is packed up and manages to squeeze into a 4mx4m spot in the loft.
And looking to the future? David smiles: “There are no plans to retire from this anytime soon.”
You can find out more about the Garthamlock Haunted House HERE .
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