Patch Scare Tour: Halloween Yard Haunts To See In Ocean County In 2022

OCEAN COUNTY ? You know they're out there: The twisted minds coming up with demented yard decor to spook the neighbors and delight those who crave a good scare at Halloween.

Patch is once again gathering a list of those scary yards in Ocean County for folks to drive around and have fun checking out.

For those who aren't on the list yet, we are still welcoming more homes for the tour. Read on for information on how to get your home added. We'll be updating the list leading up to Halloween, so tell us why your yard haunt is special. Read more: We Want To See Your Halloween Homes In Ocean County

JUST A REMINDER: Please be respectful of people's neighbors. Don't yell, scream, honk your horn or litter. Understand that people have to work and children have school so most displays will be shut off by 10 p.m. on weeknights.

The list is sorted by town. New entries will be added to the top of each town, so come back and see as new homes are added. Updated Oct. 15; entries from Brick, Toms River, Berkeley, Lacey.

BRICK

Mazza's Monster Haven
110 Stephan Road, Brick

Lights will be on daily at 5 p.m. We will be collecting donations for Percy's Paws Rescue (a new 501(c)(3) pitbull-based rescue based in Brick) Oct. 27-31.

Spooky Q Haunt
308 Spruce Drive, Brick

All props and sets are homemade. See it during the day any day in October. Lights will be turned on starting Oct. 15, turned off nightly about 10 p.m. "We will have a walk-through with audio effects, projections, and live actors on Halloween only," and they will be handing out full-size Hershey and KitKat bars on Halloween.

The Terrifying Tunes Brook Tombs
149 Tunes Brook Drive, Brick

Check out the decor nightly until Halloween. Lights are on at sundown and stay on until 3 a.m.

Walcott Manor
235 Cottonwood Drive, Brick

The display is lit nightly from 6 p.m.-10 p.m. through Halloween night (weather permitting). There will be special additions to the display on Saturday, Oct. 29 and Halloween night that will include atmospheric music, fog and a Halloween movie being projected onto the house. There is 8-foot-long Ferry of the Dead, life-sized zombie horse, 7-foot tall Reaper, life-size custom-made guillotine and electric chair, 6-foot tall animatronic clown, animatronic fortune teller and double 8-foot tall pumpkin towers.

TOMS RIVER

The Skeletor 5K
960 Ambassador Drive, Toms River

The lights will be on nightly. Come cheer the runners on!

Terror on South Main
126 South Main St., Toms River

Come take a look or stop and walk the grounds of the haunt ? at your own risk. There will be a trick-or-treat bash on Oct. from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Candy, fog, actors, lights and music!

Rizzo's Halloween House
1240 Audubon Drive, Toms River

The display is lit up nightly from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The Mazzettas? Halloween House
503 Sloop Court, Toms River

The display is still growing and people are welcome to walk up and take a look. The entire week leading up to Halloween they will have two outdoor videos playing, and on Halloween they will be giving out candy and cotton candy.

Bergen Bay Cemetery
3450 Bergen Ave., Toms River

They have a witch-themed small house that offers a photo op for small children, along. We have spooky lights and tombstones, props, and skeletons. They will be handing out full-size candy on Halloween.

BAYVILLE, BERKELEY TOWNSHIP

Schembri Semetery
388 Hayes Ave., Bayville

Come check us out as we keep adding to the display almost every day until Halloween! Visit on Friday, Saturday or Sunday nights from 6:30-9 p.m. and you may see a zombie running around in the fog or get chased by a chainsa-wielding lunatic! Accepting donations for the local food bank through their donation bin.

The Vile Victorian
10 Allard Road, Bayville

Now through Halloween from dusk until 11 p.m. Bloody Disgusting?s Bloody FM?s own Haunted American History Podcast host presents the Vile Victorian! The front yard boasts a trifecta of playground demon children, playing and laughing with music, all inside of a graveyard. Come see all of the jack-o-lanterns, a terrifying clown, and pumpkin twins, who are there to welcome you to a visit of frights. Don?t forget to look up for terrifying murder scenes in the bedroom window. You may even notice a ghost or two pass by on the second-story balcony.

FORKED RIVER/LANOKA HARBOR/LACEY TOWNSHIP

The Dee Road Cemetery
1560 Dee Road, Forked River

Nightly through Halloween from dusk until 11 p.m. Full cemetery, smoke, lights, animatronics, music. Fifth year in a row collecting canned goods and food for the Lacey Township food bank.