A HALLOWEEN lover has taken a break from his girlfriend to keep his spooky holiday decorations up.

Vic Moriana, 34, has created an elaborate display at the home he rents in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb immediately west of New Orleans.

The decorations – which include a crucified priest, a bloody middle finger, and a pentagram – have fielded a wave of religious protests.

But Moriana, who aspires to own a haunted house someday, isn’t backing down.

“We’ve all gotta stand our ground somewhere,” he told The U.S. Sun.

“I’m not going to be bullied or intimidated. Especially when it’s something that I love.

“A few angry Karens aren’t going to stop me.”

In addition to their frequent protests, these demonstrators have been calling Moriana and his girlfriend’s employers.

The situation was so stressful for the girlfriend that she asked Moriana to take the display down. He refused.

“We just separated for the time being,” he said.

“It was causing too many problems for her work.”

Moriana added that there’s also a lot of love for his display, which is why people come from far and wide to spend a night looking at the elaborate decorations.

“I talk with my neighbors every day. Everybody on my street loves it,” he said.

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“Most people in my neighborhood love it. There’s a small handful of people that don’t like it.”

Building the props has also been a good bonding activity for Moriana and his six-year-old daughter.

“She knows the difference between fake props that her daddy makes and real things,” he said.

“I wish a lot of adults that are freaking out could see things that same way.”

Moriana, who grew up Catholic but no longer practices, has maintained a level of respect for the protesters, who regularly gather in front of his home with signs.

“I don’t even mind the protesters to be honest with you,” he said.

“That’s just more publicity. It’s creating the reverse effect of what they actually want.

“It was people trying to shut this down that blew up the story.”

He added that the display was simply meant to be frightening, not a grand ideological statement.

“It’s not like I created it to be a free speech statement,” Moriana said.

“Making this display was not supposed to be a jab at religion.

“It’s my opinion of what’s the most scary.

“The religious vibe just tends to be the most scary.”

Moriana just wants to be able to express himself freely.

“At what point do I have to appease you and stifle my own artistic creativity?” he said.