“When I came and seen it I thought it was, like, Halloween decorations ... said it is unclear whether the skull and bones are from the same person, how the person died or how long the remains ...

But her own bones did not rest in peace ... For decades, the skull was brought out for a Halloween display that also promoted reading about Cannon’s disgraceful chapter of Delaware history.

Welcome to the dark side of Halloween, where crust and decay ... that emulates an old-world still life. A faux skull and a stack of skeleton bones under glass serve up the spooky factor.

A human skull has been found in the Halloween section of US charity shop. The store owners told investigators the skull had been in a storage unit after being purchased several years ago.

Using a cheap plastic prop that you can likely find at any Halloween store, they have put together a simple talking skull that moves along with whatever music or sound is being piped through it.