Creepy Hollow a scream for visitors of all ages
Creepy Hollow hosting Halloween bash on Saturday
Located just outside the County of Warner is a farmhouse that is now home to the haunting festivities called Creepy Hollow. Relocated from the Stirling Haunted Mansion four years ago, the Reimer family and volunteers run the haunted grounds which offers a frightful, must-see and creepy Halloween celebration.
Throughout the week, the grounds are open from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and is more family friendly, where people who don’t want to be scared as much can take a creepy house tour and explore the different parts with a lighter feel to the area.
On Friday and Saturday the park is open from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m., and has more spooky activities and a creepier feel with more interactive scares and a scare team ready to keep visitors on edge.
“Halloween week is chaos, it’s very busy, but it is truly amazing after dark because of its really creepy feeling,” says Glory Reimer, Creepy Hollow owner. “We do a haunted house tour, a mysterious maze, a forbidden forest walk, and the ghost town is rocking by night time with the saloon coming to life. There is lots of screams and laughter and giggles and people come just so we can scream at them, to jump out and do scary things.”
Creepy Hollow does not have an age limit, as children and adults view fear differently, but the park is willing to cater to the level of fear the group can handle. But with a crew of people who love to scare hiding in every corner and shadow, your heart is certain to skip a beat a couple times.
“I don’t have the perfect answer for the age limit because some little kids love it and you get some kids or adults that just can’t step foot in the house,” says Reimer. “There is no age limit, just whatever you think that you can handle, but we can also tailor it to suit whatever that particular group needs. If you come earlier in the day it is friendlier by far, and we can do a museum-type tour and not be jumped out at and you can see all the antiques and taxidermy. It still has the spooky feel to it but it is more relaxed. If you come after dark mostly Friday and Saturday it is a whole different affair.”
Nancy Jones, member of the volunteer Scare Team, has been with Creepy Hollow for the last four years and says it is not something you would ever think of doing as a volunteer job, but the people are amazing and the thrill of scaring people keeps her coming back.
“Scaring people is something different that you have never felt before,” says Jones. “It is one thing to be getting scared, but it is another thing to be the one scaring. I make grown men pee their pants and that is just really fun to do.”
On Saturday, Creepy Hollow will be having its big Halloween bash with an outdoor dance, where everybody is welcome to enjoy and stay at the grounds. Dance music from the saloon will be playing, with a bonfire to keep you warm, horse-drawn hearse and carriage rides, food trucks and, of course, a night full of terror.
The family friendly event is aimed at fun and celebrating the Halloween season. Admission is $15 for ages 12 and up, ages five through 11 get in for $10, and anyone under the age of four gets admission for free. For more information on Creepy Hollow, visit
hauntedmansionstirling.webs.com.
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