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Boos In the Hood

Halloween Decorations

By Jessica Kline, Publisher + Editor Macaroni Kid Clifton-Montclair October 20, 2022

What's your level of scary? Do you prefer a bit of fun during Halloween or to be scared with goosebumps? Thanks to many of YOU we have lots of options of sightseeing around town. Below are some of the most popular yards people mentioned in local parenting groups online. Thank you to everyone who allowed me to use your shots, it saved me a lot of time :-) 






Some other addresses you might want to visit this month:

  • Dr. Gangi's House, 562 Grove Street in Clifton (THIS HOUSE MIGHT AS WELL BE FAMOUS, IT IS A MUST SEE!!!)
  • Hillside Ave, Glen Ridge
  • 51 Summit Ave, Hawthorne
  • 177 Grove Ave, Verona
  • 79 Brunswick Road, Cedar Grove
  • Berkley Place in Dumont
    • 115 Berkley: Classic 80s Horror featuring CarnEVIL, Ghostbusters, Camp Crystal Lake 
    • 125 Berkley: “Pirates of Berkley Place”
    • 112 Berkley: Inflatable Monster Mash 
    • 118 Berkley: “House of the Creepy Creatures”
    • 124 Berkley: The Addams Family
    • 130 Berkley: “Berkley Place Cemetery” It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Halloween Fun House (backyard)
    • 136 Berkley: Coco: Day of the Dead
    • 144 Berkley: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
    • 168 Berkley: Harry Potter 
    • 189 Berkley: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas 

Note from publisher: I have not personally visited any of these sites but have scoped out local Facebook groups and used last year's information as a base to creat this list.


Not accepting Trick or Treaters this year? Hang this sign on your front door to inform passersby.