Halloween brings out the creepy in Newport Beach

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The Creature from the Black Lagoon emerges from the deep to join a yard full of vampires, ghosts, goblins and fellow monsters for Halloween on Balboa Island’s North Bay Front. (Susan Hoffman)

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Zombies peer from the front window of a house on Newport Beach’s Balboa Island. (Susan Hoffman)

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A skeleton carries a severed leg on a Balboa Island patio. (Susan Hoffman)

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A giant inflatable Frankenstein’s monster guards the pier at a home on Balboa Island’s South Bay Front. (Susan Hoffman)

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A huge werewolf is ready to attack from the front yard of a North Bay Front home on Balboa Island in Newport Beach. (Susan Hoffman)

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Skeleton sunbathers sip cocktails on a Balboa Island patio. (Susan Hoffman)

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An inflatable tarantula goes after zombie kids perched on a ladder at a home on South Bay Front on Balboa Island. (Susan Hoffman)

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The remains of a gargoyle figure are wedged between palm trees on Balboa Island in Newport Beach. (Susan Hoffman)

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A skeleton tries to help another as they dangle from a window on Pearl Avenue on Balboa Island. (Susan Hoffman)

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Little demons take up residence on North Bay Front on Balboa Island. (Susan Hoffman)

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Banjo-playing skeletons entertain passersby on Apolena Avenue on Balboa Island in Newport Beach. (Susan Hoffman)

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Pedestrians make their way along Balboa Island’s South Bay Front beneath a giant spider. (Susan Hoffman)

By Daily Pilot staff

Oct. 28, 2019 3:14 PM PT

Balboa Island might not seem spooky most of the year, with its charming cottages, homey shops and food stops and overall beachy atmosphere.

But during Halloween season, island residents like to go all out to make Balboa a hair-raising hamlet of horror.

See the photos for some of the spine-tingling scenes they came up with this year.

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