Haunted House on Montreal’s South Shore Helps Sick Children’s Dreams Come True – Montreal | The Canadian News

A haunted house on Montreal’s south shore scares people while helping sick children make their dreams come true.

For 15 years, Neil Sakaitis has been putting on an award-winning Halloween display at his La Prairie home.

Admission is free, but people are encouraged to make a donation to the Make-A-Wish foundation, which helps critically ill children realize their dreams.

“Because we have so many people coming to the event, because it is unique, we tied it to a fundraiser,” said Sakaitis, who estimates that he has raised nearly $ 50,000 for the foundation over the years.

Dozens of monsters are strategically displayed in a cemetery shrouded in smoke and lights and inside a haunted tunnel, where every curve and corner holds spooky surprises.

“We actually started very small, a couple of decorations, and then it just grew from there. It became something that took more than two months to set up, ”says Sakaitis.

“In the cemetery, there are many unique accessories. And then I also build things with frames so that monsters will move towards you and jump towards you. “

Sakaitis says it welcomes nearly 4,000 people every Halloween, but it’s not a one-man show.

His family is on board and helps with the setup. Some even become actors who scare people inside the tunnel.

“Between my wife, my son, my brother-in-law and my nephew, everyone has helped and they love it, they love it,” he said.

People are encouraged to wear costumes to the event as best prizes and a pair of Habs tickets are awarded “to whatever hockey game you want to go to.”

The Sakaitis also prepare limited quantities of candy bags for children.

the La Prairie Haunted House opens on Saturday, October 30 and Sunday, October 31 from 6:00 to 9:30 pm

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