Yard Haunts and Halloween House Displays in Southern California

A hand-built 1930s haunted manor in an East Long Beach yard, staffed by local drama students. Two nights left. The manor collects canned goods and toiletries for the Long Beach Rescue Mission. Park in the nearby shopping centers, not the neighborhood.

Michael, Freddy, Ghostface, Chucky, Jason, the Nun and Annabelle, all in one Burbank front yard. Free; walk up or drive by.

A kid-friendly walk-through yard display mixing Beetlejuice, Jack Skellington, Gremlins and the Ghostbusters, open nightly through Nov. 1. On Sat. Oct. 17 the Los Angeles Ghostbusters stop by for ghostbusting and photo ops while raising money for the Starlight Children’s Foundation.

An award-winning free front-yard display viewed from the sidewalk: the 2026 display received the West Hills Neighborhood Council’s Dr. Myrl Schreibman Excellence Award, the haunt’s third straight award year (2024 Best Animation, 2025 Best Interactive). Six scenes for 2026, The Spider Den, The Forest, The Pumpkin Patch, The Drive In, The Path to Sadness and The Graveyard, with a music-video light show, animatronics, skeletons, glowing pumpkins, fog and haunting soundscapes. No walkthrough or maze this year. Donations appreciated. Parental discretion: flashing lights, fog, loud sound and intense visuals.

A free, fully DIY Halloween tribute to Sonic the Hedgehog, especially the Sega Genesis and Dreamcast-era games, with handmade props in paint, crochet, 3D models and more. Lights and music run every night from 7 to 10pm. On Halloween night, play the original Sonic games on a Sega Genesis projected on the garage, and pick up some candy.

A 15-minute haunted show you watch from the sidewalk, not a walk-through: the “Servants of Sticky” await Mr. Sticky’s awakening in their Sepulveda Basin shack. Shows run on a loop from 7 to 10pm with a 5-minute break between each.

Murder on Beachwood: a free walk-through yard haunt in Burbank for ages 13 and up.

A fan-made, 20-years-in-the-making yard haunt tribute to Disney’s Haunted Mansion, with Madame Leota, singing busts, the Hatbox Ghost and live actors. Reservations are required (free stand-by or paid priority). Mon–Thu nights have no scare actors; Fri, Sat and Halloween bring the full scare crew and suit teens and adults.

A free community cemetery haunt that benefits local charities. Street viewing nightly 6–10pm; walk through the cemetery and pumpkin patch Thursday–Sunday evenings. Bring a non-perishable food or pet-supply donation.

A neighborhood haunt in Orangecrest with two mazes and a ghost town, 30 scare actors, and your choice of scare level: no scare, scary or extreme. Actors don’t touch guests. Wheelchair accessible throughout; pay at the door.

A free, family-run haunted maze with live actors in Jurupa Valley. There’s no chemical spill here, they swear. Kid friendly, adult scary; food trucks and vendors; wheelchair-accessible pathway. Donations accepted.

The Ellison family’s free, classic walk-through yard haunt in Ojai: it starts on the Manor’s front porch and winds through the yard to the graveyard. More whimsical than gory. The front display is lit nightly Oct. 13–31 from 6 to 10pm; please walk or carpool on Halloween.