For only the second time in 33 years, Jordan's Haunted House, regarded as Richmond’s biggest and best haunted house, has been cancelled.
The faithful creator of Jordan’s Haunted House in Burkeville, Tim Jordan, has had to cancel his popular display due to serious illness in the family.
The only other time he has cancelled, Jordan told the News on Friday, was 22 years ago, when his son was born.
Jordan, who has his own catering business, posted a message on his haunted Facebook page, explaining how his wife is in the hospital with kidney failure complications and that he won’t be able to put on his famous display.
Jordan's house has, in the past, featured some amazing creations such as alien surgeries and a skeletal horse and carriage.
“With my responsibilities to our customers of our family business and the time left available to me, I will be unable to stage this years production,” said Jordan on his page.
“If everyone could pass the word for me it would be very much appreciated.”
He also told the News how he "hopes to be up and running again next year," adding that a donation to the Kidney Foundation of Canada would be very much appreciated.
Jordan’s house has been likened to a theme park, such is the extent of his efforts, which sprawl out over his entire 40 by 120-foot yard, fill up five tents, encroaches into his garage and surrounds the outsides of his single-family home on Sea Island.
Over more than three decades, Jordan — while estimating as part of a feature in last year’s Richmond News — reckoned he’d spent tens of thousands of dollars on his hobby, which he works on year round.
