SEE: Spooky NYC Homes Go All-Out For Halloween

NEW YORK — The elaborate Christmas light displays in Dyker Heights are a beloved New York City tradition. But some homes in the neighborhood take their Halloween decorations just as seriously — such as Dyker Frights, a professional-quality haunted house on 79th Street.

Those Brooklynites aren't alone. New Yorkers across the city deck out their houses and yards with hanging skeletons, jack-o-lanterns and even a headstone for Kurt Cobain.

Patch reporters traversed the city in search of noteworthy Halloween displays — and we found some true treasures. The decor ranged from elaborate — like one Ditmas Park front porch — to subtle, like zombies seen sticking out of an Upper East Side lawn.

Here's a look at some of spooky decorations from Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.

Dyker Frights isn't kidding around — the house has an elaborate display that looks like an attic that would make a lot of strange sounds at night.

But it's not the only Dyker Heights home dedicated to the macabre. This one is complete with a scarecrow that lives up to its name.

This house in Ditmas Park may have some of the best decorations in the five boroughs. The flair for the dramatic isn't surprising, given that it's owned by the playwright David Lindsay-Abaire.

This Carroll Gardens home has a dragon to keep any mischievous trick-or-treaters in check.

But this house in College Point, Queens gives Brooklyn a run for its money.

This enticing Astoria display wants visitors to both "Enter" and "Keep Out!"

You wouldn't want to get caught in this courtyard on East Ninth Street near Washington Square Park.

There's a spooky tribute to the late Nirvana frontman at the La Plaza Cultural garden at East Ninth Street and Avenue C in the East Village.

Someone might want to get this Upper East Side zombie a Snickers.

How do you decorate for Halloween? Are there some amazing houses we missed? Let us know in the comments or by emailing patchnyc@patch.com.