Seattle’s Viral Raccoon ‘Jimothy’ Inspires Giant Halloween Display Featuring His Terrifying ‘Evil Dad’

Viral raccoon “Jimothy” has gotten his own spooky Halloween tribute in Washington as The Oatmeal creator built a massive, terrifying display featuring his “evil father” named “Grimothy.”

“Behold: Grimothy is here, the Jim Reaper, Dark Lord and Father of Jimothy,” Matt Inman, the artist behind the card game Exploding Kittens and the webcomic The Oatmeal, wrote on Instagram.” Located on Bainbridge Island at my brother’s house, across from the Wing Point Golf Course. I’m giving out free pins.”

According to The Stranger, “Grimothy, the broader-than-human-sized raccoon, is an animatronic Halloween installation. He is ghastly, but also beautiful. His red eyes glow, his bony arms flail—as if grasping toward Ballard, the hellscape his son has run off to—and his mouth of spiky teeth chomp towards cars and pedestrians in a quiet corner of Bainbridge Island.”…

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