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“The List of Free Home & Yard Haunts” “The List of Free Home & Yard Haunts” ☠ Dark Shadows ~ Orland Hills ~ 16741 S 88th Court ~ Oct 18th – Oct 31st ~ Dusk – 10pm (159th to 88th Ave, 88th Ave to Right on 167th Pl, (Turn Right after the 4-way stop to 167th Pl) to 1st Left on 88th Court) 19th Year of Haunting., Dark Shadows is a Home Haunt in the South Suburbs of Chicago. Huge Graveyard display with Skeletons & Zombies that jump, spit, and talk to you. All ages are welcome. ~ More info and pics on: www.DarkShadowsHomeHaunt.com ~ Monetary Donations and Non Perishable Food for Haunts for Hunger Organization. THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL HAUNT & PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF OUR NEIGHBORS ********************************************************************************************* Timbers Pointe Cemetery ~ Tinley Park~ 8907 Woodbine Ct ~ Weekdays: Oct 6th–10th, Oct 13th- 17th, Oct 20th-24th, Oct 27th-31st ~ Weekdays: Dusk – 9pm - Display Only-No Actors ~ Weekends: Oct 4th& 5th, Oct 11th& 12th, Oct 18th-19th, Oct 25th- 26th Dusk – 10:30pm ~ Live Actors & XBOX Raffle Tickets available~ Haunted abandoned house & graveyard featuring multiple animations, projections & live actor(s) on weekends. Weather Permitting ~ Monetary donations and Non-Perishable Food are accepted. THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL HAUNT & PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF OUR NEIGHBORS ********************************************************************************************* ☠ Meadowlark Haunt/Festival of Darkness ~ Tinley Park ~ 17901 Flamingo Dr ~ Oct 19th – Oct 31st ~ 5pm – 10pm – Yard Home Haunt - Static & Animated props with Startle Scares - Donations: New or gently used kids costumes or monetary donations for Boos for Boos/Mackenzie’s Army ******************************************************************************************************* Shurley House of The Dead~ Orland Park ~ 17404 Deer Creek Drive ~ Oct 4th - Oct 31st Weekdays: Dusk–10pm ~ Weekends: Dusk-11pm ~ (Off of 108th Ave, streets are 167th & 179th St. in Deer Point Estates Subdivision) ~ Outside Yard Haunt,, Ghost ship theme with deadly mermaids, new props, multiple displays, huge crypt, spider tower & multiple animations. New projections. Actors on Weekends – Weather Permitting – Featured on all major TV stations and newspapers. ******************************************************************************************************* ☠ Scares on Sequoia ~ Orland Park ~ Will Not Be Operating this Year Scares will Rise from the Dead in 2020. ********************************************************************************************* ☠ GothGloom Cemetery ~ Orland Park ~ 12351 Derby Lane - (Just off of 143rd & Bell) Oct 1st – Oct 31st ~ Weekdays: Dusk – 10pm ~ Weekends: Dusk –10:30pm ~ Creepy Cemetery, Witches Hut, Spider Invasion. Animations- MAJOR upgrades for 2019 – Many Displays & projections – WEATHER PERMITTING ********************************************************************************************* Scary Sheri’s House of Horrors ~ Orland Park ~ 9048 Sheri Lane ~ Oct 1st– Oct 31st Sun – Thurs: Dusk – 10pm ~ Fri, Sat ~ Dusk – 11-11:30pm ~ 5th Year running with Creepy Clowns, Werewolves, Zombie invasion, Large graveyard and much more. Live Actors on Weekends Weather Permitting ********************************************************************************************* . Moe’s Graveyard ~ Oak Forest ~ 6962 W 156th Pl ~ (just west of 156th St & Oak Park Ave) ~ Oct 18th – Oct 31st ~ Dusk – 10pm ~ This is a local favorite stop by many on Halloween. A frightening yard display that has so much to see covering over two & ½ yards! Lots to see as this has been our annual yard display For 21 yrs in Oak Forest. We have had thousands of people come by each year. An all ages event! This is the lead singer for the band Five Guys Named Moe. Members of the Moe’s other local bands will be there in costume to say hello & take pictures. This yard display features a ton of sound activated devices such as ghouls, ghost vampires, zombies, witches, killer clowns haunted trees, real caskets, a haunted pumpkin patch & so much more! Come & visit Moe’s Graveyard if you Dare!! ********************************************************************************************** ☠ Old Town Terror – Midlothian ~ 4359 150th St (just of the corner of Kostner & 150th) ~ Oct 25, 26: 6pm-10:30pm ~ Oct 27-30: 6pm–10pm ~ Oct 31st - 3pm-10:30pm ~ 11 years of Home Haunting, creepy cemetery, multiple animations that will scare you ********************************************************************************************** ☠ Frankenstein’s Creations ~ Midlothian ~ 3832 148th Pl ~ Mon – Sun: 6pm-11pm ~ Featuring ghouls, ghosts, scares & scary house display ~Scares & Frankenstein’s monsters lurking around in the dark ~ Donations accepted ********************************************************************************************** Fear on Fiona ~ Mokena ~ 19783 Fiona Ave. ~ Oct 6th – Oct 31st ~ Display all day, best at night until 10:30pm, Weeknights – 11pm on Weekends. (LaGrange Rd and I-80, go south on LaGrange to Willow (195th, go west or right, Fiona is one street past the 4th stop sign, make left until you hear the screams) ~ Celebrating 22 years ~ Time to bring back some of the classics with some twists & some of my personal favorites. Come join in the Circus of Terror & take refuge from the Zombie apocalypse! ********************************************************************************************** ☠ Haunted Manor ~ New Lenox ~ 2867 Ferro Drive ~ Oct 1st – Nov 4th ~ Open all day & night for viewing, shows well during the day, best at night: Dusk – 11pm ~ Completely custom handmade FULL Frontal façade featuring hundreds of skulls & spikes. Large breathing skull, huge spiders, skeletons. Erie music & lights add to the haunting experience. Huge creepy spider chair perfect for capturing great pictures ********************************************************************************************** ☠ Curse of Glas House ~ New Lenox ~ 573 Lenox St ~ Oct 13th – Oct 31st ~ Sun-Thurs: Dusk – 9pm ~ Fri & Sat: Dusk – 10pm ~ Home haunt yard display running for 15 yrs. This year theme – creepy clowns, circus theme & freak show. Static props frightening, unique & hand made that comes to life with music & lights. Live Actors on Halloween ********************************************************************************************* Grants Graveyard ~ Mokena ~ Will Not Be Operating This Year. See you all in 2020 ********************************************************************************************** ☠ Thanatophobialand ~ Lockport ~ Will Not Be Operating This Year. Hope to see you all in 2020 and follow us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/Thanatophobialand/ ********************************************************************************************* ☠ Horror on Highland ~ Lockport ~1314 Highland Ave ~ Oct 26th – Dusk – 9:30pm ~ Oct 31st – Dusk – 9:30pm ~ Cemetery Yard Display: Oct 25,26,27: Dusk – 10pm ~ Ever wonder what it would feel like to experience the zombie Apocalypse – Well, here is your chance – While you await your fate, you will be entertained by the DEAD that wander our Cemetery – Once you enter the hospital, you must escape only to face the cannibalistic butcher, Choppy, & his little brother. The army base has been taken over. Will you survive the night or will you just become food. Over 25 Actors – Realistic props – Warning: fog machines, strobe lights, strong gore level, loud noises. Join us for our 3rd and Best year – We are dying to have you HERE!! ********************************************************************************************* ☠ St. Lucifer’s Garden of Souls ~ Lockport ~ 312 Edinburgh Dr ~ Dusk – 11pm ~ lights, wander around the cemetery, walk amongst the dead in the haunted graveyard of restless souls. Ghouls & spirits keep watch and are waiting for you ********************************************************************************************* ☠ A Nightmare in Lockport ~ Lockport ~ 1010 McCameron Ave ~ Opens the 2nd week in Oct – Oct 31st ~ Weekdays: Lights on & open every night ~ Weekends: Props Operating ~ Weather permitting ~ Yard Haunt with Lots of New Props ********************************************************************************************** The Devil’s Playground ~ Flossmoor ~ 900 Western Ave ~ Oct 18th– Oct 20th & Oct 25th – Oct 31st Sun-Thurs 7-9pm, Fri – Sat 7-10pm ~ New expanded location! – Outdoor Home Haunt includes hand built animatronics, artist crafted props, & all kinds of terrifying surprises. Donations benefit bullying prevention through the “Don’t Be a Monster Organization”. Check us out at devilsplaygroundhaunt.org and follow us on FB for updates @ DevilsPlaygroundYardDisplay (Parking next door at Western Elementary Lot) ********************************************************************************************** ☠ Evil on Avers ~ Flossmoor ~ 18808 Avers Ave ~ Oct 18th – Oct 31st ~ Dusk – 10pm Farm & Garden Themed Yard Display with Animated & Static Props ********************************************************************************************** ☠ Hometown’s Unforgiven ~ Hometown ~ 4546 W 89th Pl ~ Oct 19th – Nov 2nd ~ 6pm – 10pm ~ Live actors on Fri & Sat ~ features a a graveyard, haunted house, animated props & fog. Accepting blankets, newspapers, litter, cash & dry food for the Animal Welfare League in Chicago Ridge ~ FB@hometownilunforgiven ********************************************************************************************** ☠ Loretto Cemetery ~ Hometown ~ 9041 Beck Place ~ Oct 1st – Oct 31st ~ Dusk – 10pm A haunted yard display
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