For our dear neighbors, friends and family,
For 25 years we have been sharing our love of Halloween with all of you and having SO MUCH FUN doing it!
Every year, we start preparing in May (sometimes in November, but that’s another story) and we have so much fun brainstorming and sharing goofy ideas. Halloween ideas over dinner and figuring out how to set up new ideas with props from previous houses.
We laugh; we reminisce, and we always wind up with a smile on our faces. And would you like to know the best part of all of it?
Ready?
It’s you.
All of you.
From the tiniest toddlers all the way up to those adults that look just thrilled to be here.
Our favorite part of the end of the night is talking about you guys and the reactions you had.
- One person told me they had driven over an hour just to come see our house, because they had come here year after year when they were children living in the neighborhood.
- One young lady loved that she was SO much braver than her older brother who had almost torn down the walls on his way out.
- One young man came back 4 times just to finish solving the Cloo game.
- One family told me that they were inspired enough to start building up their decoration game at home. (I mean heck, this neighborhood really goes all out to make our street amazing!)
- And lastly, a young man came in holding his baby daughter. He told me that he had come to our haunted house every year growing up, and now that he was a dad, he wanted to introduce his own precious girl to our household.
So we wanted to give you the warmest, most cuddly HUGS AND THANK YOU for all the years of Halloweens and all the years to come. Thank you for making my (and our) dreams come true! With Love ( and LOTS of Scares!)
Also, we never did this alone. Without these friends and family we would be nowhere. They are our backbone and our heart and we want to introduce them to you:
The Barnes Family Regular Participants:
Galen, Bonnie, Stephen, and Sam Barnes
John and Karen Mullin
Dave, Janina, and Elena Barnes
MariClare and Mandy Hoffman
John and JD Ford
Secondly: 2024: The Pirates of Barnes Bay
Back from the dead we arise to bring you an enchanting tale of pirates! From the Captain’s Quarters, to the Bellows, to the Deck of Battling Ships, we aim to delight and intrigue people with our wonderous house.
If you enjoyed our house or have any suggestions for next year feel free to contact us gbarnes@neothinktank.net