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Glendale family's 20-room haunt

A Glendale family has spent seven years turning their home into 42nd Haunt, a 20-room, 20-plus-actor Halloween walk-through.

Key points Glendale family's 20-room haunt
  1. A Glendale family has spent seven years turning their home into 42nd Haunt, a 20-room, 20-plus-actor Halloween walk-through.
  2. Rich and Stacey McClellan say the attraction drew roughly 8,000 visitors last year and mixes family history into the scares.
  3. It opens Oct. 16 and 17, 23rd-25th and 29th-31st, with a non-scare half-hour from 6 to 6:30 p.m. before full scares run to 10 p.m.
  4. The family asks for a suggested $5 donation per person and that visitors park without blocking driveways.
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