Halloween 2023: Submit Your Haunt For Patch's Tour O' Scary Yards

ACROSS ILLINOIS — With summer nearly in our rearview mirrors, it will be time to look ahead to not just cooler temps but also much spookier times.

This time of year, residents may notice otherwise extraordinarily ordinary yards across the Chicago suburbs start having goblins and crazy clowns and even butchered bodies (well, fake butchered bodies, at least) popping up and drawing hoards of residents out to take a peak.

With that in mind, Patch.com is starting to compile its annual Halloween list of yard haunts that are worth gaping at.

And this year, we are looking for owners of these haunted yards to submit their yards to us here. Once you've provided the information we need in this Google Form — and submitted a photo or two if you have some to share — you will be entered and included in our massive roundup.

IMPORTANT: By submitting a photo, you're giving Patch permission to publish it for this feature and future stories. Photos should be original and taken by the person submitting the photo.

On top of scary yards, we're also interested in kid-friendly, whimsical Halloween-decorated yards where little ones won't be scared away.

This is Patch's 13th annual Scary Yard Tour. We will post a roundup once submissions start rolling in and will sporadically update to the 2022 tour o' scary yards leading up to Halloween, which this year falls on Tuesday, Oct. 31.

So, be sure to check back for updates and sign up for your local Patch.com newsletters as well!

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- Include the exact address of the yard haunt and your phone number (not for publication) in case we need to get in touch with you.
- 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 for the evening, 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.
- Will you be planning anything special for your display, like actors, walk-throughs, popcorn machines, etc.?
- Tell us what makes your yard haunt special.
- Does your display have a Facebook page or website? Be sure to include the links.
- Most importantly, what kind of candy will you be passing out to trick or treaters.

>>> See the Patch 2021 Tour o' Scary Yards