DeKALB – Get ready to design your house as frightening as possible because the third annual DeKalb Halloween House Decorating Contest is here!

Prizes will be awarded for the Best Overall Theme, Best Special effects, Scariest, and People’s Choice. Staff members will judge all displays on Oct. 19, between 4:00-10:30 p.m. 

The contest is strictly for DeKalb residents. Addresses of all entries will be published in local media.

The Best Overall Theme, Best Special effects, and Scariest winners will be published on October 20th. For the People’s Choice Award, all displays will be judged online through the district’s Facebook page from Oct. 20-27. To win the award your image has to receive the most likes. 

There will be a $5 fee to enter the Haloween House decorating contest. The registration deadline is Oct. 18 or until full. You can register here.