come between 6 and 6:30 p.m. for the non-scary version. Details: 6 to 10 p.m. on Oct. 16-17, 23-25 and 29-31. A $5 do- nation is requested. HANSEN’S HAUNTED HOUSE 2007 W. FLOWER ST. Michael Hansen’s annual haunt spans the exterior of his West Valley home. There’s a twisted carnival in front and a haunted maze in the back. Games of chance are also planned. Just don’t gamble away your soul. A food drive takes place the last week of October. Details: Open on the evenings of Oct. 17, 24-31. Free. HAPPY HAUNTED PUMPKIN PATCH 18639 N FIRST AVE., NORTHPHOENIXLIGHTS.NEOCITIES.ORG There’s a joyful vibe to Carl and Patty Jimenez’s collection of more than 200 glowing jack o lanterns outside their North Phoenix home. Their horde of gourds is more silly than spooky, though. “Our family-friendly Halloween display is all about lights, not frights,” Carl Jimenez says. Synchronized light shows set to music take place every 20 minutes beginning on Oct. 15. Details: 6 to 9 p.m. nightly through Oct. 31. Free. HELLBILLY HOLLER HALLOWEEN HAUNT 14601 N. 40TH WAY, HELLBILLYHOLLERAZ.COM Hellbilly Holler is crawling out of the swamp for one final Halloween season. For years, the Valley’s most creatively unhinged walkthrough display, created by artist Michaela Nastasia, her sister Laura and niece Athena, has plunged visitors into a deranged redneck hellrealm populated by cannibalistic inbreds and supernatural fiends. It’s hanging up its bloody machete at the end of October. Check it out before it’s laid to rest. Details: 7 to 9 p.m., Sundays through Thursdays, and 7 to 11 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, from Oct. 18 to 31. Free. HAUNTED GRAVEYARD 8414 E. VALLEY VISTA DRIVE, SCOTTSDALE, HAUNTEDGRAVEYARDAZ.COM The Birkett family of Scottsdale goes beyond the pale every October with Arizona’s most popular DIY Halloween creations. Rivaling most pro haunts, it spans the exterior of their four-bedroom home and mixes Edward Gorey macabre with Disney whimsy. You’ll find the namesake graveyard in the front, a claus- trophobic maze in the garage and a perilous haunted mine in the side yard. No wonder there’s always a line. Details: 6:30 to 10 p.m., Oct. 25 and 26 (no-scare version); 6:30 to 10 p.m., Oct. 27 to 31. Free, but donations encouraged. THE HOUSE OF HAUNTS 8325 E. LINCOLN DRIVE, SCOTTSDALE FACEBOOK.COM/HOUSEOFHAUNTSARIZONA Scottsdale’s Steve Birkett and his family are behind this intricate and long-running DIY haunted house, which includes immersive environments like the Blue Bayou Swamp and “The Shining”-inspired Overlook Hotel lobby. This year, it gets even more ambitions. Outside, they’ve added a decrepit shack housing a Hatbox Ghost. Inside, there’s a new upside-down room that will mess with your head. Details: Nightly, 6:30 to 10 p.m., Oct. 26 to 31. A $5 donation is requested. KIPP FAMILY’S HALLOWEEN DISPLAY 1610 E. HERMOSA VISTA DRIVE, MESA David Kipp’s sprawling Mesa home comes alive during the Halloween season with thousands of lights, glowing pumpkins and an elaborate multimedia show on giant LED screens. They even give out candy. Details: Nightly, 6 to 9 p.m. from Oct. 26 to 31. Free. KLOWN TOWN 187 W. IVANHOE PLACE, CHANDLER TIKTOK.COM/@KLOWNTOWNAZ Anyone with a killer case of coulrophobia should steer clear of this walk-through home haunt. Creepy clowns in the Pennywise and Captain Spaulding vein lurk in the darkness of a Day-Glo hellscape. The scares it packs are no laughing matter. Details: 7:30 to 9 p.m., Oct. 17, 18, 24, 30 and 31. Free. MOUNT MAYHEM HAUNTED HOUSE 1740 E. PURDUE AVE., MOUNTMAYHEMHAUNT.COM A tight-knit group of north Phoenix resi- dents are behind this DIY haunt that’s been scaring Phoenix since 2009. ach year features a different theme, with the 2026 edition inspired by a horrific take on the holidays. Details: 7 to 9:30 p.m., Oct. 17 to 19 and Oct. 29 to 31. Donations appreciated. MORGAN MANOR 1100 E. OSAGE AVE., APACHE JUNCTION FACEBOOK.COM/MORGANMANORAZ Bryan and Beatrice Morgan’s yard display brings a spooky glow and quaint charm to their corner of the East Valley. There are more than 40 skeletons, a laser swamp and flying ghosts adorn the busy scene. Details: On display nightly until 10 p.m. until Oct. 31. Free. PHOENIX DEAD RISING 8611 N. 30TH DRIVE INSTAGRAM.COM/PHOENIXDEADRISING Each October, Nick Chryst’s yard becomes a full-blown lawn of the dead. Gravestones, ghouls and other ghastly decorations crowd an eerie, fog-choked landscape glowing with moody lighting. It’s a scene straight out of a Victorian fever dream. Details: Nightly, 6 to 10 p.m., throughout October. Free. SCARY CHRISTMAS HOUSE 4431 W. ESCUDA DRIVE, GLENDALE, SCARYCHRISTMASHOUSE.COM Jack Skellington’s crew can’t hold a candle to the Spacy family. Their two-story Glendale home is an eerily accurate tribute to “The Nightmare Before Christmas” writ large, complete with a towering Spiral Hill, Oogie Boogie’s Lair and numerous life- sized characters from the film. Details: 6 to 10 p.m., Mondays through Fridays; 6 to 11 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, from Oct. 23 to 31. Donations accepted. SKELETON HOUSE AZ 23625 N. 117TH DRIVE, SUN CITY INSTAGRAM.COM/SKELETONHOUSEAZ Craig David’s humerus display will tickle your funny bone. Each year, he arranges dozens of costumed skeletons along the sidewalks of his neighborhood, leading to a rustic, Wild West-themed scene outside his home occupied by more bony figures. Details: Nightly starting at dusk through Halloween with the animated show taking place October 29 to 31. Free. TERROR NIGHTS 511 E. LA DONNA DRIVE, TEMPE FACEBOOK.COM/TERRORNIGHTSAZ One week each year, the Stoudt family’s Tempe residence becomes a suburban hell- realm occupied by ghoulish beings, possessed dolls and freakish fiends. Inside, sinister scenes like the “Morgue Room” and “Maniac’s Revenge” await, not to mention monsters around every corner. Details: 7 to 10 p.m., Oct. 28, 29 and 30. Free, but dona- tions benefiting Tempe Community Action Agency are appreciated. Happy Haunted Pumpkin Patch in North Phoenix is populated by more than 200 glowing jack-o’-lanterns. (Carl Jimenez) Terror Nights takes over an entire Tempe home every Halloween. (Provided by Darlene Stoudt) Jack Skellington and Sally at Scary Christmas House in Glendale. (Benjamin Leatherman) >> p 16
