Halloween 2021: Submit Your Haunt For Patch's Tour o' Scary Yards

ILLINOIS — It's that time of year again, when goblins, crazy clowns, butchered bodies and zombies start popping up on lawns all across Chicagoland. Patch is compiling its annual Halloween list of yard haunts that are worth gaping at. We're also interested in kid-friendly, whimsical Halloween-decorated yards where little ones aren't likely to be chased by a maniac with a chainsaw.

This year, Patch will be compiling its ELEVENTH ANNUAL Scary Yard Tour. Shoot us an email if your yard is worth a drive-by this Halloween. We'll keep adding to the 2021 tour o' scary yards leading up to Halloween, which this year falls on Sunday, Oct. 31.

Patch received so many submissions last year that we’ll be organizing entries so that each county will have its own separate list. To list your haunt, please shoot us an email at lorraine.swanson@patch.com.

We've already heard from some of our favorite gore decorators, who've told us they are taking a break this year. For those of you who are decorating, please practice social distancing and be safe. Even if we featured your yard haunt in past years, you should submit your scary yard again.

Please include the following information and follow these guidelines:

- We prefer that the homeowner submit his or her own yard, or at least an immediate neighbor or close relative.
- Include the exact address of the yard haunt.
- Have we featured your house before? May we use photos from prior years? (If you're changing up your display, we can insert the new ones later.)
- Let us know the date when your yard haunt goes live and when it shuts off so looky-loos aren’t bothering your neighbors.
- Does your yard haunt have a name? Be sure to include it, or we can help you make one up.
- Are you making any modifications to your display due to the pandemic, such as eliminating walk-throughs and live actors? If it's business as usual, we won't judge. Please practice social distancing if you get a lot of foot traffic, and ask visitors to wear face masks.
- Tell us what makes your yard haunt special.
- Does your display have a Facebook page or website? Be sure to include the links.