Patch's Best 2021 Halloween Yard Haunts: DuPage County

DUPAGE COUNTY — If you're looking for new zombie graveyards, body parts, floating ghosts and devil's playgrounds to explore for Halloween, you've come to the right place. Patch has assembled its annual Tour o' Yard Haunts for 2021 created by some of Chicagoland’s most imaginative and demented exterior decorators.

Due to the overwhelming number of responses, we have organized the 2021 list by county. So click on the link for the list of scary yards near your house, or go crazy and visit all them all.

This year, your Patch editors will be selecting the best decorated yard haunt and awarding a $100 Amazon gift card to the winner.

The residents of DuPage County have some slick yard haunts. We’ll be updating the scary yard tour every Friday through Halloween, so get on the list. Send photos and a description of what makes your haunt worth a drive-by to Lorraine Swanson at lorraine.swanson@patch.com. And check back weekly for new terror.

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Also, check out these lists for more scary yards throughout the Chicago area: Chicago Haunt Builders, Haunted Illinois Directory, Illinois Haunted Houses and We Love Halloween. There's free fun to be had in the days leading up to Halloween, so set your GPS for these spooky standbys and nightmarish newbies.

See what other counties are doing:

• Cook County/Chicago
• Lake County
• McHenry/Kane County
• Will/Kendall County

Addison

ADDED! HAUNTED GRAVEYARD OF 218, 218 N. PIONEER DRIVE, ADDISON — Ginger Giralamo’s weird and amazing bone yard features defaced mannequins, guts, wolf’s heads (rubber, not real) and other underworld pals. Take all the pictures you want, but don’t touch the props. This haunt took first place in Addison's Halloween decorating contest year, and was featured on WGN. And for goodness’ sake, don’t park in front of the display. Lit from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. through Halloween.

Aurora

301 CANE GARDEN CIRCLE, AURORA — In honor of the upcoming movie release, Brian Skwarek has decked out his yard with a Ghostbuster theme. Watch out for the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.

Carol Stream

THE HAUNTINGS OF CAROL STREAM, 1214 EASTON DRIVE, CAROL STREAM — Open week nights at dusk through Halloween to 9:30 p.m.; until 10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Downers Grove

2308 COLLEGE ROAD, DOWNERS GROVE — Diane Duncan puts up a lovely and whimsical display suitable for all ages, with new stuff added for 2021. Lit every night, weather permitting, from 5:30 to 9 p.m.

6001 PERSHING AVE., DOWNERS GROVE — Tommy Nybo's 4-year-old son doesn't mind sharing his swing set and slide with the demonic babies his dad puts out for Halloween. Skeletons and ghosts are bathed in blood-red lighting. Kid-friendly, but spooked up a bit. They've widened the path in their display for better social distancing. Tommy brings out the big stuff on Halloween. Dusk to 9 p.m. weekdays, until 10 p.m. on weekends.

Hinsdale

BONEYARD BACCHANAL, 601 N. COUNTY LINE ROAD, HINSDALE — Don’t trip over the bones at this yard haunt. Skeletons lurk everywhere, coming out of bushes, waving from windows and sitting on pumpkins.

Lisle

ADDED! WE WANT YOUR BLOOD, 6711 BRECKENRIDGE, LISLE — Kristyn Benedyk’s scary yard wants your blood -- literally. This fun and spooky hard features in the Green Trials subdivision over 40 inflatables created to both entertain and to spread awareness about the importance of blood donation. You can sign up to donate blood at their blood drive Saturday, Oct. 30, by going to www.apintforkim.com. Local blood banks have less than a one-day bloody supply -- and that’s scarier than anything you’ll see in these yard haunts. Come take a selfie and share it with #apintforkim in the caption, so others can learn about this life-saving movement in memory of a Naperville mom.

Lombard

GRACE STREET GRAVEYARD, 629 N. GRACE ST., LOMBARD — Laura Sasinka and her husband do a family-friendly yard display with some moving parts. Dusk to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and dusk to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Naperville

THE CRYPTS OF COUNTRYSIDE, 2156 COUNTRYSIDE CIRCLE, NAPERVILLE — Great big globs of greasy grimy gopher guts! Patricia Athitakis’ graveyard cemetery is filled with homemade props, tombs, large creatures and spiders. Weekends may feature fog, weather permitting. They light up every night from 7 to 10 p.m., through Nov. 1.

ADDED! FOG BOTTOM SWAMP, 225 RIDGEFIELD LANE, NAPERVILLE — Wanna buy some swamp land? Jeremy Prendergast has created a swamp house that stands 13 feet tall and 15 feet wide. A Cumulus fog machine pumps low-lying fog that hugs the ground. On a light wind day, you can traipse through the swamp. Naperville needs a swamp. Disco in the swamp is always fun.The display runs from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 20 to Oct. 30, and all day Halloween starting at noon. Love it!

ADDED! 1728 PADDINGTON AVE., NAPERVILLE — A hauntingly spooktacular of animatroniocs and 12-foot skeletons. Kristin Rafferty and her boyfriend, Jim Groat, add to it each year. The scene includes La Haunted Pumpkin Path, River Styx Ferry of the Dead, and an intricate graveyard, with eerie lighting and fog machines. Kristin and Jim have gone to the extreme. Awesome display.

North Aurora

ADDED! STATE STREET CEMETERY, 410 W. STATE, NORTH AURORA — This is Dave and Brandee Arndst’s 14th year of turning their front yard into a cemetery. All homemade with new props are added yearly. Dave is the mastermind behind these creepy and spooky props. On Halloween, the Arndts hand out full-size candy bars, glow sticks and allergy free options. This year, the Arndts will be collecting for Toys For Tots of Kane County. Stop by for a fright.

INFERNO MANOR OF TANNER TRAILS, 2552 MCCDUFFE CIRCLE, NORTH AURORA — Kelly Klemencic’s hell-inspired yard haunt has made all kinds of lists and been featured on local TV news shows. It includes a burning manor featuring an interactive graveyard, a bloody river to the underworld and a blazing pumpkin patch with a photo op. If the house looks like it's on fire it's because Kelly's husband is a deputy chief for the North Aurora Fire District. Donations are being accepted for Budda's Brotherhood Foundation.

Oak Brook

406 ROYAL GLEN COURT, OAK BROOK — Rachel Dublino is new to “competitive” yard decorating, but her family has always been huge on Halloween. “My son Vinny (age 10) and daughter Frankie (age 5) helped create our graveyard theme yard this year. We have fog, lights and music along with our decorations.” Lit from 5 to 10 p.m.

West Chicago

ADDED! CHURCH STREET CEMETERY, 333 CHURCH ST., WEST CHICAGO — Embrace the scary side of West Chicago with moving zombies, terrifying pumpkin demons, creepy skeletons and plenty of spooky gravestones. The dead of night is the best time to visit. For your safety, stay on the walkway, so the zombies don’t bite you.

Winfield

POSSESSION ON PARK STREET, 0S 185 PARK ST., WINFIELD — Your head will spin just like Linda Blair's did in "The Exorcist" when you get a load of this full display with animations select Friday and Saturday nights and Halloween. Live actors will be prowling about on Halloween night. Animations are weather dependent. Dusk to 10 p.m., through Halloween; a little later on Fridays and Saturdays in October.

Woodridge

8341 ADBETH AVE., WOODRIDGE — This amazing yard display features a cornucopia of witches, a graveyard and some demonic babies. Lights are at dusk until 10:30 p.m. nightly. Halloween weekend will feature a garage display as well.

2301 APACHE LANE, WOODRIDGE — Downers Grove South student Deven DeNava and his parents are doing a haunted house Oct. 29 through Oct. 31.