Last Chance to Visit Bowie Haunted House

Just a reminder: there’s still time to check out the Bowie front yard turned into a haunted house open to everyone this weekend – if you bring donations for the Bowie Food Pantry.

Tim Jumbelick built the haunted house in his yard at 5016 Patuxent Riding Lane with the help of Mark Torsani and Gary Fisher, who operated the haunted house at the Bowie Baysox for years.

“Halloween has always been my favorite holiday to decorate,” Tim tells Patch, “and Jenny tolerates as long as I put the same effort into Christmas.”

Jumbelick’s spooky spot will be open from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30 and 31.

All he and his wife, Jenny, ask is that Bowie residents drop by with canned food, which will be given to the local food pantry. Everyone is welcome, and the attraction is wheelchair accessible.

Tim says their yard haunt features over a dozen stadium-quality props that will make you jump even if you’re fearless.

Building an actual haunted house started last year with the help of Mark and Gary, who owned the haunt at the Baysox Stadium. They retired their show but still have haunting in their blood, Tim says, “so my much-smaller scale satisfies all our needs.”

The canned food drive is the icing on the cake for the Jumbelicks.

“It’s a great feeling having people give me food for the privilege of scaring the crap out of them and then passing it on to families that need a boost,” Tim says. “So far we have been all thumbs up from our neighbors with nothing but positive feedback.”

»Photos courtesy of Tim and Jenny Jumbelick