Meet the self-proclaimed queen of Halloween who celebrates the holiday 365 days a year - and even closes the curtains whenever the sun is out to pretend it is autumn.

Michelle Carlbert, 50, keeps up her pumpkins and black cat décor all year round, and loves nothing more than blasting her spooky tunes on a stormy day.

She loves donning her Jack-O-Lantern T-Shirt, ghostly headband, bright orange Converse trainers and pumpkin-shaped bag when doing the shopping.

Michelle, from Kansas City, Missouri, USA, said: "I may not wear Halloween-themed clothes or even have a spooky, gothic house but Halloween is on my mind every day.

"It really does bring me joy, I get to feel like I'm a kid again, so much nostalgia.

"I look forward to the way the season feels, there's something about it when it's getting darker getting earlier and there's more spooky things around."

Even though she was born in Miami, Florida where there are "no seasons", Michelle has loved Halloween for as long as she can remember and started collecting decorations at 14.

She said: "Seeing those decorations, picking out my costume, having a party at school with a costume parade and then going trick-or-treating – they were my favourite things to do and almost like having another Christmas.

"Soon I found that I was looking forward to Halloween as much as Christmas, if not more. It felt like I used to be the only one.

"Adults weren't considered to be as part of Halloween as kids were, even in the 80s it was still a kid thing not an adult thing."

She's since moved away from the Florida heat to be able to experience a proper chilly autumn during her favourite time of year.

This compilation was created on the 20th October 2021.