Kathleen Turner and Dan Horner just can't sit still when it comes to spooking people.

Turner has always gone all out to decorate her home on Halloween, but this year decided to take the next step and, with the help of her neighbors, built a haunted maze of pallets in her front yard at 2105 N. Catskill Court, east of Idaho Street in Post Falls.

"We do it because it's a lot of fun, and I love kids," Turner said.

The maze in the Harmony Place subdivision is free and folks can drop in before 9:30 p.m. to check it out each night until Halloween night.

Horner also plans to offer a haunted maze called "Nightmare on Ninth" at his home at 2111 N. Ninth St. in Coeur d'Alene Oct. 29-31 from 6 to 9 p.m. and to whenever the crowd thins on Halloween night.

Horner's maze is also free, but donations will be accepted so he can make it bigger and better the following year.

Both Turner and Horner said they want to give youths and adults alike the Halloween experience without charging an admission that can't be afforded at some other attractions.

"I hear that a lot of kids like to go to mazes, but they don't have the money," Turner said.

Turner said thrill-seekers are welcome to stop by any day before Halloween, but candy will only be given out on Halloween.

"That could bankrupt us (if candy was given out every day)," Turner said with a laugh. "Every year I have 200 to 300 kids at my house."

Turner becomes a witch, mad scientist, surgeon or other character when the maze is featured.

Themes inside the maze — crafted with the assistance of Turner's "neighbor mastermind" April McDaniel and her girls — include pirates and dead people. Foggers and strobe lights add to the spooky effect.

"We've got a little bit of everything," Turner said.

For younger youths who are curious about the maze but still apprehensive to step inside, Turner handles them with care.

"If there's little kids who are scared, I take them by the hand and explain to them that nothing will hurt you and it's all pretend," she said. "But the others and the adults are fair game."

Turner said she has out-of-town visitors who stop by each year to see what she has added to her collection.

This is Horner's second year of holding a maze at his home in Coeur d'Alene. He and his mother, Loretta Gladish, decided to open it three nights instead of just on Halloween this year.

"I started pulling items out of my basement on Oct. 1," Horner said. "We figured that if we're spending this much time on it we may as well get a few good days out of it."

Horner said he's using PVC piping this year to make it more durable because the windstorm blew the maze apart last year.

"It takes a lot of time, effort and patience," Horner said.

Horner's maze will feature a clown scene, graveyard and an insane asylum with special effects including fog and lights.

"We've always decorated our house big at Halloween and Christmas, then I woke up last year and got the idea of a maze in our front yard," he said.

"We do it for the kids to have a great time."