Meet The Stripping Skeletons Making A Texas Neighborhood Clutch Its Pearls

Pole-dancing skeletons are apparently not for everybody.

A talented pole dancing skeleton puts on a show on the front lawn of a Richmond, TX home. | Facebook/ Angela Nava
A talented pole dancing skeleton puts on a show on the front lawn of a Richmond, TX home. | Facebook/ Angela Nava

The stripping skeletons will be staying. 

A riff this week between a homeowner’s association and a resident in a Texas neighborhood was caused by some pole-dancing skeletons.

Richmond, TX resident Angela Nava decided to spice things up this year for Halloween by creating “The Candy Shop” on her front lawn — a strip club filled with skeletons. Her decorations are proudly on display, doing impressive tricks on the pole nightly to a crowd of other boney patrons. 

The strip club is no joke, either; there’s security (a skeleton) checking IDs at the “door,” while the wig-wearing Candy Strippers (other skeletons) climb up and down the pole (with the help of humans.) Nava said she changes the dancers’ positions every night and that every skeleton has a name including Vanessa and Candy. 

While the working women of The Candy Shop are just trying to make an honest living and entertain folks during a bleak year, some people in the neighborhood were not happy about the front yard nightclub that opened on their street. 

Nava told The Midland Reporter-Telegram that she received a letter from her homeowner’s association on Sunday instructing her to take down the display within 30 days because the skeletons are “offensively positioned.” The letter goes on to say that the area is a “family-friendly neighborhood.” 

But Nava said the display was meant to be a bright spot in a tough year.

“This year has really been such a hard year,” Nava told Chron. “So with the Halloween decorations, I thought, 'Let's have a little bit of fun!' Every night, let's add somebody to The Candy Shop and have a little fun.”

Facebook/ Angela Nava

Despite having some doubts after receiving the letter, Nava was encouraged by Facebook fans who told her that people drive by the house every night just to get a glimpse of the pole-dancing queens.

Nava said the 30 day request from her HOA means she’s allowed to keep the ghostly nightclub running until Halloween, but also that she can keep it up longer.

“It's all fun and games. This brings joy and happiness to people,” Nava said. “It's ok to be silly and fun.”

The skeletons at The Candy Shop will keep giving lap dances and making their well-earned money for now. But visitors who pay the club a visit should remember to bring those dollar bills — these are hardworking skeletons.

Facebook/ Angela Nava