DANE COUNTY, Wis. — More and more people are going all out in decorating their yards for Halloween.

Sandy Witte’s house on Hubbard Avenue in Middleton, Wis. has become a Halloween destination. Her front yard is filled with skeletons, headstones and creatures.

Witte said her favorite item is the Frankenstein’s monster in an electric chair. Her grandson built the electric chair for a project in shop class.

“Some years [the monster] works, some years he doesn’t,” Witte said. This year, he’s working. “He’s been here around 30 years, and you can tell. You think I could find another one like that? Never.”

In recent times, inflatables have grown more popular. Witte has a few of those too, including a huge purple spider.

“This spider here has been around so long that now it’s on Etsy and called vintage,” she said. “It costs a lot of money.”

The National Retail Federation reported 53% of Americans decorate their home for Halloween.

However, Witte said her displays aren’t just for looks. Every year, she gets hundreds of trick-or-treaters. She even designates a friend to take an official count every year.

“When we hit the 500th trick-or-treater, the trick-or-treater is pulled aside, and they get to have as much candy as they want,” Witte said.

She builds bonds with the visitors who come to see her house, often seeing the same people year after year.

One family from the east side of Madison comes every Halloween.

“They were really little when they started coming. There’s like five or six of ‘em, they would get out of the car and away they’d go. They had to see everything and touch everything,” Witte said. “We got to know each other. Each year, they’d run up and give you a big hug. Now they’re grown, and they bring their friends.”