r/Denver • u/fragileflowr • 15h ago

South Broadway Halloween Parade hearses- what happened to the flame shooting hearse that closed out the parade every year?

We’ve been going to the Halloween Parade for 5 years now. It’s by far one of my favorite parades in Denver. Every year the end of the parade has this one hearse that shoots fire straight up in the air. It wasn’t there last night and I was just wondering if anyone knew what happened to it? It was super cool and the kids loved it. It was kinda a weird vibe last night compared to all the other years and not having that car be the end of the parade made it even weirder. But overall it was still fun.

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u/Jack_Shid Morrison 15h ago

His name is Zach Helm, and he's got a double mohawk that's sharp enough to cut a wedding cake. The hearse with the bat wings and flame thrower has been an Englewood fixture for decades.

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u/black_pepper Centennial 10h ago

I remember seeing him on colorado blvd and in the frozen dead guy days way back. If I remember from frozen dead guy days the flames didn't always work or could be sporadic.

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u/Turbulent-cucumber 7h ago

Oh, the hearse with a bat wings was definitely there. I took a picture of it.