The love that Henry VanHorn has for Halloween and working on cars is evident in his 2013 Chevrolet Camaro named Nightmare.

“My birthday is Oct. 30. I love Halloween and scary stories,” said VanHorn, an Easton resident who participated in the Monroe County Cruisers car club show on Saturday in the Polk Township Volunteer Fire Company’s field.

It was plain black when he purchased the car in 2017. Since then, he has transformed it into a scary representation, with its yellow, orange and black paint scheme, spiders, skeletons and the car’s ensemble of frightening doll passengers. They include Chucky, Chucky’s bride Tiffany, Annabelle, and Billy from the “Saw” movies.

Nightmare was parked next to a 2012 Chevrolet Camaro named Smoke, a garage mate at home.

“We call them the twins. One represents good and the other is evil,” said VanHorn.

His girlfriend, Beth McCarty, did most of the work on her car.

“I have got to represent the girls. There are many of us who love to show cars,” said McCarty.

Its patriotic paint scheme and Bald Eagle on the side is a tribute to the United States’ armed forces, first responders and firefighters.

“My late husband was a Marine. We started the journey of working on the car together in 2018. He died of a heart attack, so I kept it going,” she said. “You are never done with a car when you work on a show car.”

The car show was part of a fundraiser hosted by Vets for Valor, which is affiliated with Paul’s House in Jonas and the Valor Clinic Foundation. The acronym VALOR stands for Veterans Assisted Living OutReach.

“We are here to raise money and awareness. Donations have been really slow because of the pandemic,” said Susan Schwarz, a Vets for Valor volunteer for the past two years.

The group sold bottled drinks for a $1 and had a poster with photos from recent events and fliers for upcoming events.

The organization is also collecting shaving cream, razors, deodorant, Q-tips, clothing and food items.

“We do Valor stand-down events, where we load up boxes of clothes, hygiene items and food to hand out to veterans and others in need,” she said.

Stand-downs occur throughout the month in locations such as Hazleton and Lehigh Valley.

“I work in the food pantry. I make up food bags. It’s not a job because I love what I do and it is rewarding to help people,” said five-year Vets for Valor volunteer Joanne Osada.

The group will host an ice cream night at Jane’s Ice Cream and Eatery from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Proceeds from the ice cream will help the charity with its fundraising efforts, said Schwarz.

By noon, the Monroe County Cruisers “surpassed our goal of 100 cars, trucks and motorcycles,” said Chuck Olsen, who co-chaired Saturday’s event with his wife, Sandy.

“This is our 12th car show this summer,” said McCarty. “We have gone as far as Chambersburg. You can find them. You just have to drive there.”

She said that many events they usually go to were canceled this summer due to the pandemic, so they looked around and found others to participate in close by and within a few hours’ drive.

“I drive Nightmare anywhere from 15 minutes to three hours away to show her. I don’t tow her,” said VanHorn.

Adult attendees voted for their favorite car and placed their ballot in the box next to Chuck Olsen. Children had their own chance to vote and put their ballot in a container with a slot cut into its purple lid.

“This is fun. I played on the swings and now am going to look at the cars,” said 9-year-old Kelsey Snyder.

Her 4-year-old brother Chase and their dad, Tim Snyder, also had ballots in hand as they walked toward the field.

Snyder had a blue and silver 1976 Pontiac Lemans on display.

“I did the whole car when I bought it 31 years ago,” Tim Snyder said.

Participants competed for a Best in Show (one for car, one for truck and one for motorcycle) trophy; 15 Top Participant Picks trophies; 10 Honorable Mention trophies; and one Kid’s Choice trophy.

While attendees walked around the rows of cars, Tammy Gilbert sang a variety of oldies, classic rock and country tunes.

“I love car shows - singing at them and walking around. My husband’s 1929 Model T is here,” she said.

The Lansford resident goes by Tammy G. when performing at events, including weddings, car shows, parties and festivals.

There was also a tricky tray basket raffle, featuring gift baskets and gift certificates to local businesses.

Dale’s Concessions sold hot dogs, French fries, pierogies, cotton candy, ice cream and beverages. The firefighters sold T-shirts and memorabilia.