It's time to be afraid. Be very afraid.

Spooky season is in full swing, and North Jersey is home to some of the most outrageous Halloween displays in the state. Many residents even take it upon themselves to create creepy, handmade and one-of-a-kind decor that is sure to knock your socks off.

Between life-size pirate ships, brain-eating zombies, an eerie castle with a dungeon and more, there are frightening spots everywhere you turn.

Here are just a few of North Jersey's most iconic Halloween displays, and a map with even more for you to explore:

Hillside Castle of Horror, Nutley

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The front of this Nutley home is transformed each spooky season into the Hillside Castle of Horrors:

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