HOLLY — The historic Holly Hotel has announced a new haunted house attraction featuring terrifying experiences drawn entirely from its own history, after determining that traditional ghosts were no longer capable of frightening anyone familiar with the property.

The experience begins with The Six-Inch Passage, where guests must squeeze through a narrow corridor representing the hotel’s disputed property line. Actors dressed as attorneys periodically block their progress, demanding surveys, filing injunctions, and informing visitors that their left shoulder is trespassing. Anyone who successfully reaches the other side is ordered to return pending further litigation.

From there, guests enter The Smoke-Filled Attic, a recreation of the hotel’s three historic fires, complete with theatrical smoke, emergency lighting, and a clock that repeatedly strikes the same hour on January 19, 1913, and January 19, 1978. Visitors are then ushered into a recreation of the 2022 fire, where the smoke is considerably thicker and the restoration timeline is unavailable.

The tour continues through Carry Nation’s Temperance Bar, where an actress portraying the famed prohibitionist charges into the room swinging an ax, smashing whiskey bottles, and assaulting guests with an umbrella. Survivors proceed to The Liquor Control Chamber, where a state inspector calmly pours whatever alcohol remains down a drain under government supervision.

The attraction’s newest feature, The Historic Awning Experience, requires guests to replace a strip of fabric on a perfectly functional awning frame. The moment anyone touches the material, police lights illuminate the room and work is halted pending permit approval. Guests are informed that the replacement fabric is identical to the original, which has been in place since 1979, but that this information has no bearing on the immediate situation.

Hotel representatives confirmed that the building’s legendary ghosts will still make appearances, although they have been relocated to a designated family-friendly area. After reviewing the new attractions, several reportedly expressed discomfort with the level of psychological terror.

Admission is $25. Exiting requires written consent from the adjoining property owner.