🎃 Southeast Missouri · Halloween 2026
Scary573
The map of every haunted house and Halloween display worth the drive — from Cape Girardeau to Poplar Bluff, Sikeston to Farmington. Find them, rate them, and crown the spookiest yard in the 573.
The Haunt Map
Top Haunts
👑No ranked haunts yet — houses need at least 3 votes to make the board. Get out there and vote!
The Prize Pool
$0 and growing
Funded by our sponsors and paid out as Visa gift cards mailed to the winners. At midnight on Halloween, the three top-voted haunts split the pot:
- 1st place (50%)$0
- 2nd place (30%)$0
- 3rd place (20%)$0
Trunk-or-Treats & Community Events
Fall festivals, hayrides, church trunk-or-treats and more across the 573 — separate from the haunt map.
How the 573 haunt-off works
Find the haunts
Browse the map for haunted houses and yard displays near you. Each pin shows hours, features, and its live pumpkin rating.
Vote 1–5 pumpkins
Rate every haunt you visit. One rating per house — change it anytime before midnight on Halloween.
Crown the winners
The three top-voted haunts at midnight on Oct 31 win Visa gift cards from the prize pool — split 50/30/20 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Brag rights included.
Put your business on the map
Sponsor Scary573 and your dollars do double duty: half funds social ads that push the map (and your logo) all over the 573, and half goes straight into the prize pool for the winning haunts.
Become a sponsor