Eerie Street Cemetery lives up to its name

For a graveyard, the one at Rick Peszko’s house  in Belgium is sure screaming with activity.

This year’s annual attraction that requests donations to charity has a few new wrinkles to send chills down the spines of Eerie Street Cemetery attendees.

“New this year is a 12-foot tall Inferno skeleton along with an animated skeleton and a few of his smaller friends. We have a caged zombie hanging out in the cemetery coming to life when the lightning flashes and the thunderclaps, and a few smaller details scattered throughout the cemetery,” Peszko said.

“The haunted house has been expanded, and our toxic skeleton has found his animated mad scientist. There are more twists and turns in the haunted house, and we get out and utilize those dark corners with our costumed actors.”

A witch’s hut has been added as well, which requires a free ticket to enter.

Peszko will be handing out candy during Belgium’s trick or treat hours on Sunday, if people dare to approach his scary yard, which he said he can dial down a few notches.

“As always we like to keep this child friendly so if the younger kids want to experience a haunted house, we are more than happy to pull our actors out  to let them experience spooky, not scary,” he said.

Peszko and his wife select different charities each year that receive goodwill donations at their attraction. This year, Fishing Has No Boundaries, a organization that holds fishing trips for people with physical or mental disabilities, is the recipient.

Nonperishable food items are also being accepted for Family Sharing of Ozaukee County.

The yard is at 281 N. Middle Rd. and is open from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28 and 29, and from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30.

“My wife, children, daughter and son-in-law did a ton of work putting this up this year. It has gotten to be way more than one person can handle,” Peszko said.

Peszko has been decorating his yard for Halloween for several years. He started the hobby when he went on a diet and was looking for an activity to do in fall.