San Antonio's 'Skeleton House' returns for a fourth year

The Stone Oak home is known for its humorous skeleton decorations that change daily in October.

click to enlarge The bony residents of San Antonio's Skeleton House hold spooky court on Wednesday. - Facebook / Skeleton House of San Antonio
Facebook / Skeleton House of San Antonio
The bony residents of San Antonio's Skeleton House hold spooky court on Wednesday.
A Stone Oak family known for its humorous and elaborate front-yard display of Halloween skeletons has brought back the boneyard for a fourth year.

The "Skeleton House" display returned Tuesday with the bony decorations arranged in the front yard as if they're unpacking boxes, presumably from the attic. The arrangement of the skeletons frequently changes each spooky season, and as of Wednesday, the display had already changed twice.

The Skeleton House tradition started in October 2020 when the Dinote family began setting up humorous yard displays full of skeletal figures, changing them day-today in the sunup to Halloween.

On Wednesday, the skeletons were spotted holding court the front lawn. One skeleton was outfitted as a judge with a gavel and robe.

"All rise, court is in session. People vs Mr. Mourning for disruption of the peace," a photo of the scene posted on Facebook said, "Judge NoBonesAboutIt presiding. Jurors… line up!!"


By Thursday, a skeleton dressed as Theodore Shackleford was posed to deliver a scolding to a monkey skeleton.

"George!!! We don't TP the Skeleton House San Antonio," a photo of the scene posted on social media said.


Those too scared to venture to the Skeleton House for an up-close look can keep up with the skeletons shenanigans by following the home's official Facebook page.

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