Booger Jims Hollow Review (2022)

Booger Jim’s Hollow consists of three short attractions, and it should be said that this is a low-touch haunt (no-touch options are available for a small upcharge).

The cast all seem to be well-trained – those that do physically interact with guests seem to be the older and more experienced haunters while the newer staff keep their distance. While we would have liked to have seen more actors, BJH was down a few because of the storm that had passed over the day before. That meant, however, that the cast that was on hand were doing their best to give 110% – lunging, screaming, shouting, and ordering us about. We love interaction with haunters, and BJH provides that and then some. Whether it was a slider coming out of the darkness behind the wagon ride, a towering stilt-walker, or one of the multitudes of in-your-face clowns, BJH’s cast always had something to say (or do) to bring out the unease.

Costuming, including make-up and masks, runs a bit of a range across the attraction. One thing (or rather, things) that we did love was the variety of unique clown make-up. As frequent visitors to haunted attractions, we get so inured to the same, repetitive clown mask that appears at every haunt (sometimes even multiple times at one haunt), so it was extremely refreshing and fun to have a whole bevy of clowns with individual appearances and make-up.

BJH didn’t have a ton of queue actors: mainly just crew creeping out from the Clown House or the Haunted Trail, but there were also some individuals roaming about that were fun to talk to.

Booger Jims is a touch haunt, but they take safety seriously. Parking is near the main road since the streets surrounding the houses are actually public streets. Walking areas tend to be well-lit and there are plenty of handrails and guide ropes on the Trail (and in the houses).

If it’s been a few years since you visited BJH, a trip out to see the changes to the trail alone are worth the trip. Everyone on-site is friendly (or creepy) and willing to have a conversation about nearly any topic, though, of course, the haunt, the town, and the creepy histories of both are first and foremost.

Though the various social media accounts give tons of updates about times, events, and even a few behind-the-scenes peeks, the haunt’s main website also has an abbreviated version of the legend of Booger Jim.

A lot of what BJH has to offer is visible to anyone milling around and waiting to enter one of the three attractions – usually actors from said attractions popping out of various openings and entrances.

Too, the attractions are all appropriately named – the Haunted Trail, the Doll House, and the Clown House. Self-explanatory enough; the haunted trail is stalked by a variety of personalities warning of Booger Jim’s approach, the Doll House is filled with tormented and possessed young women, and the Clown House contains, of course, a variety of clowns. And a barrel. We recommend that each group that enters the Clown ask first about “the Barrel,” but be warned… it’s not for the faint of heart.

All three attractions can be entered in any order – there’s just one ticket purchased for all three. We recommend doing the Haunted Trail first, then hitting the Doll House, and visiting the Clown House on your way back down the hill. But, no matter which order guests might choose, every attraction at BJH is an entertaining experience.