Some people decorate for Halloween with a pumpkin here and a ghost there. And then there are the people who turn their homes into full-blown haunted attractions, complete with towering skeletons, fog machines, creepy graveyards and enough cobwebs to make a spider weep with joy. To these spooky overachievers, I tip my witch’s hat. Seriously, some of these folks deserve Oscars for their decorating prowess. (And hey, maybe a few of them actually work as Hollywood set decorators.)

One of my favorite things about Halloween decorating is how contagious it can be. You’ll have one house on the block put out a few pumpkins and, next thing you know, the neighbors are adding giant spiders, elaborate light displays and animatronic creatures that look like they escaped from a horror movie. Before you know it, the whole street is competing for bragging rights, with each house trying to out-spook the next. It’s a little neighborhood rivalry, a little friendly one-upmanship and a whole lot of Halloween magic.

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If you’ve ever driven down a street like that (or if you live on a street like that), you know just how much fun it is to experience. Now, Reese’s wants to find the places that take this spooky spirit to the next level with its search for America’s trick-or-treatiest street.

Reese’s even pulled together its very first “Halloween Council” to help judge the contest. The five women who will be choosing the winner are none other than actresses Christina Ricci and Kathy Najimy, as well as creators Rachel Iwanyszyn, Zaire Alford and Macy Blackwell.

By Oct. 21 the council will make the decision after hotly debating the contenders and examining all of the evidence, including the preliminary research Reese’s did for them. If you look at the contest’s official site, the candy brand has already given each trick-or-treat lane in the running a “haul score” (based on how many sweets you can accumulate) and “haunt score” (how decorative the block looks).

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What Will the Trick-or-Treatiest Street Win?

So glad you asked. The winning street gets a Reese’s-sponsored block party in partnership with Zillow. The soiree will be stocked with seasonal treats (hello, Reese’s Pumpkins) and a truly tricked out Halloween experience.

In order to narrow down the “contestants” to the top 150 across the country, Reese’s took a deep dive into the data by analyzing everything from candy and costume purchase trends to walkability, community participation and, of course, decor.

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