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Woman Finds Social Media Stardom with Bummer Halloween Posts

Absolutely dominating Nextdoor with pictures of dead birds stuck in fake cobwebs

Marin Lately Staff
Oct 29, 2025
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Larkspur resident Shyla Brinks was relatively unknown before she began sharing a series of dispiriting did-you-knows about Halloween. But her online missives – about face paints that leech into the skin, the ecological impacts of jack-o-lanterns, and other huge downers – were perfectly calibrated to go gangbusters in Marin County, a region that is highly susceptible to such scaremongering.

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