I was about 8 years old when they started helping Glenwood Farms with their haunted house. I hate to admit it, but I was a little scared of all the horror stuff, but they talked me into hiding in a big 152-quart cooler, and I would pop out and scare people. Needless to say, I was hooked. 

For Halloween in 2004, William, my brother, was dressed as Leatherface [from “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre”] so I wanted to be Leatherface, too. The picture shows me in the middle with William on the left and Daddy on the right. Notice my plastic chainsaw — I was one happy little boy. I will always remember this as one of the best times of my life. I was with my daddy and brother, and I had on my favorite Halloween costume. 

I met my future wife, Laramie, at Glenwood Farms when we were 13, and we continued to help Glenwood Farms each year until they closed. The next year or so Daddy had the opportunity to purchase an old farmhouse. We all decided we would open our own haunted house, so now my family owns and operates a successful haunted house named Marr Branch. You can see my favorite costume has a lot of meaning to me as we continue Marr Branch Haunted House (marrbranchhauntedhouse.com).

Jon-Blaney Jones, Mount Olive, a member of Tri-County EMC