Two-day Halloween event features spooky decorations, games, treats and plenty of frightful fun
Deron Hamel – November 9, 2026
Landmark Village’s annual Haunted House brought plenty of scary Halloween fun to residents, team members and visitors at the Sarnia seniors living community.
In fact, this year’s Haunted House might go down in history as one of the “scariest” on record, says Brent Hart, the Village’s activity manager.
“It was a huge success; the screams were plentiful,” he tells S&R Today. “The setup took us the better part of an entire day but was well worth it. The residents had a great time being frightened and then enjoying a Halloween treat and played a few games.”
To create the Haunted House, team members decorated the Landmark Village library with ghosts, jack-o’-lanterns and other Halloween props. As with every Halloween, residents and team members wore their favourite costumes to the event.
Carolyn, one of the residents, made Oreo spiders that were among the Halloween treats served to everyone.
The Haunted House has become a two-day flagship fall event at Landmark Village over the past several years, giving everyone an opportunity to celebrate the season with some frightful fun.
This year’s event was so popular that residents and team members from other S&R Group communities were invited to join, Brent notes.
Adding to the fun during Halloween week, residents enjoyed a shuttle tour of the many Halloween decoration displays around Sarnia, Brent says.
During Halloween, children and grandchildren of residents and team members were also invited to stop by Landmark Village for some trick-or-treating. Residents put together treat bags to hand out when they arrived.
“The residents made 75 treat bags, and only a couple remained,” Brent says, adding that “the amazing staff” put a lot of work into organizing the Haunted House.
One of the great successes of the Haunted House is that it has helped boost the popularity of Halloween at Landmark Village, Brent says.
“Halloween has steadily, year by year, become a big celebration here at Landmark,” he says.
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