NAMPA, Idaho — Nampa owner Courtney Sheets takes Halloween seriously — handing out full-size candy bars and “special” hot chocolate for adults, the family’s haunted tunnel has no shortage of tricks.

• If you want to walk through the family’s haunted tunnel, it’s at 621 S Weston Creek Loop in Nampa.
• The whole family gets involved and gives the treats scares.
• They quadrupled the size of the tunnel this year after her husband returned from deployment last year.

(Below is the transcript of the broadcast story)

“Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays, we really wanted to share our excitement with everyone and provide an authentic and spooky Halloween experience that people can attend because sometimes you don’t get many of those ” said Nampa owner Courtney Sheets. said.

And she takes Halloween seriously and wants to bring some fun to her neighborhood.

Among the treats… “We give out full size candy bars. You can’t have a tunnel that big and hand out crappy candy, you know. So we have big candy bars for the kids. For little toddlers- little ones, we have smaller candies. And we’re going to serve special hot chocolate for adults. It’s hot chocolate and Baileys for people over 21. And we’ll have regular hot chocolate for little ones. fire to keep everyone warm.

Tips from their neighborhood… Their haunted tunnel started last year as a project for the whole family after her husband returned from deployment.

“Last year it was very small and stressful. It was very like, ‘Is this going to fall?’ Will it stay up? Or are we going to have problems with kids grabbing things?’ And last year it was a really fun experience and it was like a little project for us,” said Karsen Valentine, Courtney’s daughter .

“What’s the best thing about seeing people go through it and hearing them at the end?” I asked Courtney.

“Just, I don’t mean, you know, the terror on their faces, but the excitement of what’s going to happen next and, you know, ‘do I take one more step forward and what will “happen?'”

A feeling shared by his daughter: “My favorite part of my role is scaring children and still, when they have both a fun experience and a scary experience,” added Karsen.