BOO!

The staff of Hotel Yell from left to right, Rebecca Golden, John Byrd, Roger Overbeck, Mark Elfrink, Rick Saupe and John Macke.

Once again people will line up to be frightened out of their wits at the Jackson Jaycee Haunted House. The Haunted House opened this weekend and will be open again Oct. 24, 25, 26, 29, 30 and 31.

Prepare to see ghouls, goblins and spooks of all kinds as you enter the Yell Hotel.

The creep show begins in the hotel lobby and winds around the haunted house located on Old Toll Road until you find yourself in the boiler room just a few feet away from the safety of the outside, but will they let you out alive?!? Well, probably they will or it will be one heck of a lawsuit.

Some strange scenes are afforded in the hotel. You enter the parlor and a coffin greets you. Weary travelers get that sinking feeling that you can check in, but you can't check out.

You move along, all the while being scared by real ugly spooks that just give you the feeling they haven't showered in awhile. A cobweb here or there gets caught on your face as you dash in and out of rooms and hallways. Then you go up the stairs. Hey, where's the lights?

You find yourself in a maze, you lose your footing in the slanted hallways.

Many other amenities afforded by the hotel raise your blood pressure and the hair on your neck.

This year's haunted hotel will also dip into the culinary macabre with a visit to the Road Kill Cafe-"You kill it, we grill it," a sign reads on the wall with a dismembered human hand hanging next to the sign. It's readily apparent the health department missed inspecting this joint. Of course, e-coli and salmonella aren't major concerns of the resident chef.

Well, should you feel thirsty there's a bar near the cafe, but the barkeep doesn't look too trusty and the alcohol may smell a bit more like formaldehyde than bourbon. And you get this overwhelming feeling that the drinks aren't the only spirits present.

The Jaycees have been holding haunted houses in Jackson since the late 1960s and the present site on Old Toll Road has been the site of the haunted house for the past six years.

The Jaycees expect to spook 4,000-5,000 people this Halloween season.