9 Halloween houses to visit around San Diego
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This house at 5446 Chaparajos Court goes all out. Photo: Courtesy of Heather Stark
If you want to get spooky, several local houses have ghoulish offerings.
The big picture: You can pay for terrifying experiences at SeaWorld, the Haunted Trail in Balboa Park, or the Haunted Corn Maze in Carlsbad. Or you can visit these houses, where Halloween decorations are deadly serious.
🐉 Maryland Street in University Heights: 4000 block of Maryland Street, San Diego. Andy Cameron's Halloween-night display has featured animatronics, lights and a steam-blowing dragon.
👻 South Park Horror House: 2962 Laurel St., San Diego. Custom props, fog machines, animatronics and elaborate lighting. Creator Josh Schauert also organizes neighborhood "spirit box" scavenger hunts with prizes from local businesses.
🪦 Shady Acres Cemetery in Clairemont: 4523 Limerick Way, San Diego. Inspired by the Disneyland Haunted Mansion, these homeowners go all out with props and special effects. They also host Movies in the Graveyard every Friday and Saturday night from sundown until 10pm and add a free walk-through haunt on Halloween night.
🎃 Porch Swing Street in Chula Vista: Porch Swing Street, Eastlake. A whole street where residents get in on the fun, filling their yards with Halloween decorations and lights. Plan to park farther away and walk in, since the street attracts crowds.
🕷️ Oceanside Spider House: 5592 Thoroughbred St., Oceanside. Singing pumpkins, spiders, skeletons and a haunted graveyard fill this home's display. Music, lights, fog and lasers add to the spectacle, which includes a free walk-through experience.
💡 Benevente Light Show in Oceanside: 429 Benevente Drive, Oceanside. A music-synchronized Halloween display with a pirate ship and oversized pirate figures. Watch from your car and tune to 89.9 FM for the soundtrack.
⚓ Del Sur Pirate House: 8293 Katherine Claire Court, San Diego. This home transforms into an enormous pirate ship for Halloween. Nearby houses join in, with decorations from "Harry Potter," "Hocus Pocus" and an Area 51 crash site.
😈 Disney Villains Halloween Display in Sabre Springs: 11972 Aspen View Court, San Diego. Handmade characters, inflatables and thousands of lights fill this yard. Disney villains and Tim Burton characters share space with friendlier faces, including Snoopy and "Looney Tunes" characters.
🔮 Abbeyfield Farms Halloween display in Santee: 9632 Abbeyfield Road, Santee. A Haunted Mansion-inspired show with singing pumpkins, Madame Leota and ghosts.