Flying 'Dementor' Halloween prank freaks out neighbours

  • 23/10/2016

Up there in the sky - is it a bird? A plane? The grim reaper coming for your soul?

A man in Peshtigo, Wisconsin has decided to play an epic Halloween prank on his neighbours, attaching a Harry Potter 'Dementor' to a drone and flying it around buildings and around treetops.

Michael Irvine, 50, used fishing line and an old Halloween decoration to create spooky illusion.

A Facebook video showing off the frightening creation has already captivated hundreds of thousands of people online.

His nephew, Zac Crueger, told The Daily Mail Mr Irvine had the idea for the flying ghoul at a recent American football game.

"He came up with the idea during the recent Packer game half-time. His daughters are Harry Potter fans.

"I think it's genius and funny."

Mr Crueger shared a picture of the Dementor on Twitter, where it has been liked more than 290,000 times.

Halloween with the Irvines is set to be scary, with two of the drone creations in store.

"My husband and my father both have the same drone and Halloween decoration," Mr Irvine's wife, Jennifer, told AOL.

"So for Halloween they plan to fly them both around the neighbourhood. We love Halloween so it should be fun."

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