Pumpkin-head parade marshal leading procession

A pumpkin-head parade marshal walks down a residential street at twilight, leading a trick-or-treat procession with children dressed as a witch, skeleton, and ghost, and a glowing jack-o’-lantern grin visible through the carved face. The marshal wears a reflective sash over a brown tweed coat and holds a lit metal lantern; the lantern shows warm amber highlights and subtle metal sheen. Surfaces include textured tweed, carved pumpkin rind, and satin sash, each readable at close range. The scene is lit with warm porch lights and a cool moon-blue cast, producing a calm, low-contrast grade with soft edge separation and a subtle outline glow around figures. A thin layer of ankle-height fog hugs the pavement while leaf-gold confetti drifts through the air, adding motion and seasonality. A horizontal street banner reads "TRICK OR TREAT — TONIGHT 6–9," centered on the span with the left side kept clean for a headline; the banner is matte fabric, high-contrast white lettering on deep navy field, scaled to span the block and aligned parallel to the street. Framing is vertical 2:3, eye-level viewpoint, tight enough to include three rows of houses and negative space above the banner for copy. The image is crafted as crisp commercial photography with subtle film-like grain and careful color grading.