Return of a Burbank Halloween treat
The Burbank haunt that’s been giving thousands of locals chills and thrills since 1990 is back this Halloween with demented dolls, ghosts and goblins.
Get your fright fix this Halloween season at the Haunted Wilsley Manor II, built by longtime Burbank residents Diane and Preston Meyer.
“We live our life around Halloween,” said Diane Meyer, adding that she schedules home improvements around the holiday. “The people going down the street, honking, all the kids going by excited for it — all that outweighs how tired you are and all hassles that go with it.”
The Meyers, who pick up materials being trashed by local studios to build their scary sets, started the haunted house tradition more than two decades ago for their daughter’s ninth birthday. She was born just a few days before Halloween.
The Haunted Wilsley Manor II, located at 907 N. California St., will be open from Oct. 25 to 27 and Oct. 31 from 7 to 10 p.m.
Admission is free, but donations will be accepted for the Burbank Arts for All Foundation. Last year, the project raised nearly $4,000 for Family Promise of East San Fernando Valley.
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