Patch Scare Tour: Toms River's Best Halloween Yard Haunts

As if 2020 wasn't scary enough, our imaginative and demented exterior decorators have scared up their lawns with zombie graveyards, body parts, floating ghosts and devil's playgrounds to explore on Patch's Tour o' Scary Yards.

Some of us may not be able to go trick-or-treating, but we can still have fun looking the best scary yards in the Toms River area. Eat candy while you're driving around.

We've created this guide to displays that are bound to elicit a few 911 calls or set off some pacemakers when a pneumatic-controlled Freddy Krueger lunges at you from the bushes based on your submission. Not on the list? You can still send yours. See the information at the bottom of the list.

A few simple rules to keep in mind:

GET ON THE LIST: Patch's is a friendly list. We LOVE reader submissions, so we'll be updating the list every FRIDAY leading up to Halloween. So tell us why your yard haunt is special and send your pictures to karen.wall@patch.com. (Read more about getting on the list.)

BE RESPECTFUL: Don't yell, scream, honk your horn or litter. Please be respectful of people's neighbors. We think 10 p.m. is a reasonable time to stop looking at houses on weeknights, and 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

COVID-19 RULES: Remember, there is still a pandemic out there. Some of our contributors have instilled COVID-19 rules. Don't crowd, wear a face mask and practice social distancing. Bring hand sanitizer. Don't argue with the hosts and if you're not feeling well — stay home. Have fun and be safe. #SaveHalloween2020.

Updated Oct. 24 with new additions at the top

Haunted Wedding
960 Ambassador Dr., Toms River

SOUL Haunt
1456 Colorado Dr., Toms River
6 p.m. to 10 p.m. through Nov. 1
Lights, fog machines, animatronics and some in-person scares on Halloween

Hallowen Lights and More
910 Salem Dr., Toms River
5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. weekends, weather permitting. Music, Halloween sounds, projections, and fog machines and more lights on Halloween.

Mazzetta Halloween Haunt
503 Sloop Court, Toms River

The display is on every night. The week of Halloween add a hologram movie. Along with the movie, there is a graveyard, a witch with boiling brew, a dragon on the roof, and 2 spiders with a large web attached to the house. There is also a pumpkin head scarecrow along with a lot of lights. They will be giving out individual bags of assorted candy.

San Juan's Haunted Hill
510 San Juan Dr., Toms River
The lights are on nightly from dusk until 11 p.m.

Bergen Avenue Scare House
3450 Bergen Ave.
Toms River, NJ 08753

This haunt, created by one of the character actors from Scary Rotten Farms in Brick, is on display nightly. On Halloween they will be in costume and handing out candy.

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

Display operates nightly from sundown until midnight, weather permitting. On Halloween they will have live music and rolling fog.

Also nearby:

Infestation!
591 Pirate Lane, Manahawkin
Homemade giant bug decorations, including centipede, murder hornet, cockroach, spider, pesticide drum, egg sacs, crosses, flaming window fire, and bubbling cauldron. The owner says she made the giant spider with her dad when she was a kid, and the tradition has continued.

Sleepy Hollow
215 Bay Blvd, Bayville

Haunt on Hampshire
36 Hampshire Court, New Egypt
Lit from sundown to about 10 p.m. Full display on Halloween night includes projections (dancing zombies and singing pumpkins), plenty of fog and various animatronics. There will be a socially distanced candy chute handing out candy from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Halloween. They support the Teal Pumpkin Project for those with food allergies; ask them about alternate treats.

Oakdale Cemetary
1001 Oakdale St., Pine Lake Park, Manchester

The best time to see it is after dark. The owners keep the lights on until about 10 p.m. There may be added scares on Halloween.

Check out the Oakdale Cemetary on Facebook

The Greisch House
1740 Baltimore Ave., Whiting

Inflatables are up from noon until 10 p.m.

Halloween Inflatables
1124 Fourth Ave., Manchester

A small display most nights, on Halloween all of the scary creatures come out to play at this home.

BC's Haunted Horrors
463 Myrtle Ave., Brick
Will be allowing walk-throughs on Oct. 30 and Oct. 31, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Scare-free zone before dark; live actors and candy for trick-or-treaters.
They are collecting donations for local animal shelters: food, blankets, dog/cat beds, treats, toys etc.

Casqueira Holiday Light Show
843 Downey Ave., Brick
Tune to 103.1FM for music to accompany the light show

250 Cottonwood Dr., Brick

Schmidt House
67 Red Maple Dr., Brick

111 Orion Dr., Brick

Walcott Manor
235 Cottonwood Dr., Brick
Dusk to 10 p.m.
A life-sized zombie horse, a 5-foot animatronic Jack-in-the-box and an electric chair with prisoner. On Oct. 24. and Halloween night additional weather-sensitive props will be on display and there will be music and fog.

The Halloween House
107 Colonial Dr. North, Brick

Drive-bys are available nightly from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. They will be handing out candy with gloves and a bin on Halloween.

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