Fire destroys a haunted house and library at Creepy Hollow near Warner, May 21, 2022 (Photo: Kelsie Reimer)

By Drew Stremick

Late night fire destroys cherished Southern Alberta attraction

May 21, 2022 | 12:23 PM

WARNER, AB – Creepy Hollow near Warner caught fire unexpectedly between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Friday, May 20, 2022.

Glory Reimer is one of the owners of Creepy Hollow and she says they’re unsure how the fire started.

“We were hanging out in our Monster Hall building, playing card games and board games with the kids,” said Reimer. “Then some of the folks walked towards our new stage to see, the stage at night. And we could hear crackling from the house and the smoke coming from somewhere. And so we all started panicking and called 911.”

Reimer says both the haunted house and library burned down, and says besides the buildings themselves, they lost a significant amount of items that can’t be easily replaced.

“I mean, we got seven years of work in it, everything that was in there was amazing,” Reimer said.

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“Taxidermy stuff that obviously can never be replaced, paintings and antique furniture, just like everything I bought, it was very much an old school mansion. And that’s what people loved about it, because just the feel of everything being so real.”

According to Reimer, fire departments are still working to extinguish the fire on what remains of the library.

Reimer’s daughter, Kelsie Reimer, has since started a GoFundMe in order to raise funds to replace what was lost. Updates will be provided once they are available.