Halloween 2018: Submit Will County's Spookiest Yards

WILL COUNTY, IL — It's that time of year again when goblins, crazy clowns, butchered bodies and zombie towns start popping up on lawns all across Chicagoland. Patch is compiling its annual Halloween list of Will County-area yard haunts with the best thrills and chills, as well as kid-friendly, whimsically decorated yards where little ones aren't likely to be chased by a maniac with a chainsaw or wind up with nightmares.

If your yard is worth a drive-by this Halloween, send us an email. We'll keep adding to the 2018 tour o' haunted yards leading up to Halloween, which this year falls on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Please include the following information:

• We prefer that each homeowner submit his or her own yard, or an immediate neighbor or close relative.
• If you have a photo of your haunt, send it along to us.
• Include the exact address of the yard haunt.
• Let us know the dates and hours when your display will be available for viewing.
• Please submit current haunts only (remember, the owners of that spooky house you remember from 5 or 10 years ago may not be decorating this year).
• Does your yard haunt have a name, like 101st Street Massacre or Eerie Acres? Be sure to include it.
• Tell us about any special effects, live actors, walk-throughs or other features that make your yard haunt special.
• Does your display have a Facebook page or website? Be sure to include the links.
• Are you collecting at-will donations for a charity, food pantry or pet shelter? Let us know.
• Include a phone number (not for publication) in case Patch needs to contact you.

Once you submit your haunt, we'll do our best to verify each address. Try to get us your info by Oct. 10 for the unveiling of the 2018 list.

Send your information and pictures to shannon.antinori@patch.com. We'll be running the list and updating it every weekend through Halloween.

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Patch editor Lorraine Swanson contributed to this story.

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