It’s Spooky Season and one of my favorite traditions with my kids is to drive around the neighborhoods of Charleston looking at the homes spookily decorated for Halloween.
In this third annual edition of the spookiest homes and neighborhoods to see at Halloween, we have some veterans of the Halloween decorating scene and some newcomers that we welcome in all their ghostly glory.
Looking for some more Halloween fun? Don’t forget to check out these great resources!
- A Guide to Pumpkin Patches in Charleston
- A Guide to Spooky Events in Charleston
- A Guide to Trick or Treating in Charleston
A Halloween Driving Tour
Ivy Hall: 3241 Morningdale Drive (MOUNT PLEASANT)
3241 Morningdale Drive is THE home to see in North Mt. Pleasant. Owner, Kelly Frazier Miller, and mastermind behind the Halloween decorations said that she makes many of her props by hand. Miller starts building the props in April and usually spends eight hours a day for several weeks to set everything up. In total, it takes her hundreds of hours to complete her masterpiece.
“Seeing the joy that I bring to all of the people who come to see it makes all the work worth it! That’s really what it is all about for me,” said Miller.
This is definitely one to see! You can even watch a preview clip ahead of time.
Dunes West: 2184 Tall Grass Circle (MOUNT PLEASANT)
2184 Tall Grass Circle has long been the crown Halloween jewel of homes in Dunes West. This home is complete with multiple giant animatronics, a carefully crafted light display, and new this year: a laser fog show and a creepy hologram. The Whispering Marsh neighborhood in Dunes West is known for going all out at Halloween complete with a costume parade, chili and cornbread cook-off, and people “BOO-ing” homes with secret bags of treats. *Please note that this is a gated community.
Park West: West Canning Drive (MOUNT PLEASANT)
They have a skeleton apocalypse! ‘nough said!
Carolina Park: 1557 Bourne Xing (MOUNT PLEASANT)
Owner Kat Goldberg is a professional artist with experience in set design. She begins working on her Halloween decorations in May/June after the school play has wrapped.
Goldberg’s husband was in the film industry and handles the lighting and the cannons that fire.
Last year, they held a cannon battle between their pirates and their neighbor’s pirates. This year, they built a voodoo lady with a bubbling cauldron and glowing potions.
Old Village: 605 Pitt Street (MOUNT PLEASANT)
Owned by Jennifer Hankey, she has a full display every night through November 7th. Go from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for a creepy “Skelly Show” every night.
(DANIEL ISLAND) 557 Park Crossing
Mention Halloween and someone will mention 557 Park Crossing with its dozens of skeletons of all sizes. The owner allows visitors to walk through it on Halloween and Christmas.
(WEST ASHLEY) Carolina Bay
Families — and their fur babies — enjoy walking or biking around this neighborhood where everyone participates in creating displays of creative, spooky magic.
(NORTH CHARLESTON) Wando Woods
Owner Olivia Isgett-Rubin set the tone for the Halloween season when she asked for donations of dolls for her elaborate display of possessed baby dolls.
“When my kids were younger, I went all out on their costumes,” said Isgett-Rubin. “Now they are 18 and 15, so I focus on the yard. I have Halloween decorations like most people have Christmas decorations.”
Did we miss any must-see neighborhoods or houses? Let us know in the comments!
Carolina Bay in West Ashley is worth driving through! There is an actual pirate ship coming out of the front of someone’s house 🙂
Is Carolina Bay the name of the street or neighborhood? I love looking at decorations. Thank you for sharing your post on 10/24!
Holy City Haunters on Instagram and YouTube. Windsor Hill in North Charleston.
for sure Carolina Bay!
Carolina Bay! News 2 just did an article about spooky neighborhoods and Carolina Bay had a ton of houses!
House on w canning Dr in park west has a skeleton apocalypse set up with awesome lighting!
Daniel Legare Pl also in park west has a massive pirate ship built into the front of the house
Agree. W Canning Dr in Pleasant skeletons!!
My house in Dunes West
Whisker Pole Lane
Hi this is Jennifer Hankey at 605 Pitt! I just wanted to clarify the show is from 7 to 830 nightly. And it will stop this Sunday, October 30. We have no show tomorrow night on Friday night. So only Saturday and Sunday left! Happy Halloween! I hope everyone enjoys the singing skeletons!
20 monte sano dr is definitely worth a drive thru
1298 Pinopolis Road in Moncks Corner
1413 Bloomingdale Lane, in Marsh Walk of Park West, lights & Halloween music beginning nightly at 6pm. Waving Skellys, floating candles, witch hats, bubbling witch’s cauldron & lit pumpkins and Halloween music!
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