Haunted House supports hospice
Entertainment is in the blood of Elvis impersonator Jason Cole and plenty of (fake) claret will be spilt when the family home in Ealing is transformed into a haunted house to raise money for Meadow House Hospice.
Jason and his wife Lisa started their haunted house in lockdown as a way of entertaining their eight children but attracted so much attention - 500 brave souls dared walks its labyrinth last Halloween – that they started using it as a charity fundraiser.
Jason said: “My mum passed away earlier this year and the hospice supported her at home which I really appreciated. She loved Halloween so I hope she will be with us in spirit on the night.”
He began work on his Halloween spectacular nearly two months ago and is using props, strobes, creepy clowns and live actors to scare the daylights out of anyone brave enough to go inside.
“The men are the worst ones when it comes to screaming,” said wife Lisa who recalls one dad refusing to enter a chamber room before insisting his son did.”
“We let parents decide if their children can handle it but have a separate area for the younger ones which isn’t so full on. It definitely isn’t for anyone with a heart condition.”
So what happens after fright night?
“We start preparing for Christmas straightaway. We like to go all out for that so we light the whole house up and have a Santa’s Grotto.”
The Haunted House is at 37 Kempton Avenue, Northolt, UB5 4HF. It is open from 4-9pm on October 31 only. Please donate on the door for Meadow House Hospice.