Graphic Halloween decoration spurs 911 call; Audio from 911 call released | Weird

NOTE: ANOTHER Halloween display has triggered an emergency response -- in Charlotte this time (Click here to read that story)

SALISBURY - It's becoming the most famous, and controversial lawn mower in North Carolina. A homeowner, just wanting to pull a little Halloween prank, created a scene that prompted at least one call to 911 and thousands of hits on web sites across the world.

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Click here to view photos of the Halloween display

The Halloween decor at a home along Organ Church Road in eastern Rowan County scared a driver so much that he called 911, nearly prompting a full emergency response.

But, now, this incident could be part of a trend: a Charlotte Halloween display triggered an emergency response on Wednesday morning when someone thought they saw a person hanging by their hands from the gutter of a home. (Click here to read that story)

The call came into the county's 911 Communication Center Monday morning after the caller stated that he saw what appeared to be a man trapped under a riding lawn mower. (Click here to listen to the 911 call)

Luckily, someone else quickly let the 911 folks know it was a decoration, just in time to stop what would have been an emergency response.

As seen in the pictures taken Monday by WBTV, the scene does appear realistic. The blood covered arms and legs stick out from beneath a blood spattered lawn mower on a large patch of grass.

Late Tuesday, officials released the 911 call.

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“He ain't but 20 yards off the road. He's laying right underneath the lawnmower,” the male caller to 911 said. “He ain't moving.”

“ If you're coming from the right, it's right before the trailer park. Yes sir on the left,”the caller said.

Chris Deaton's Halloween display has been getting another response around town, and it's been a big one...

"It's something to talk about around town," said Wendy Bethea, the clerk on duty at Cheesman's Store. "I've had a couple customers talking about it, being out there."

And online, the story has hit CNN, Telemundo, the Daily Mail in the UK, and it's gotten lots of comments on wbtv.com, most questioning whether the macabre decoration goes too far.

"I think it's harmless, I think it's fun, Halloween," Bethea added.

That's what most seem to say, others think a Happy Halloween sign would have made it better...or maybe just somet more calm and sedate, like the gruesome scenes on Faith Road.

Chris Deaton wasn't available today. His mother told WBTV that he had the same decoration up close to the house last year, but decided to move it to the road this year.

He has been amused at all the attention it has gotten.

By clicking the "slideshow" above, you can see an up close picture of the display, but be aware that it does appear very graphic.

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