In the true tradition of Halloween and haunted houses, Fayetteville resident Paul Senger has already begun turning his father’s house into a very scary place to be on October 31.

The three-to-four week process of converting a perfectly comfortable and attractive suburban home into a house of horrors is a delight for Senger, a transplanted Floridian who is bringing his horrific-but highly popular-Halloween antics to Georgia for the first time.

Senger’s Halloween party, scheduled from 6 to 10 p.m., at his father’s home, 215 Timberlane Drive in Fayetteville, promises to fright and delight children and adults of all ages.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Children’s Wish Foundation International, a global leader in wish fulfillment for seriously and terminally ill children around the world.

For over 20 years, Children’s Wish Foundation has been dedicated to brightening the lives of children with life-threatening illnesses by granting their favorite wish. On September 14, the Foundation arranged for a nine-year-old cancer patient from Columbia, S.C, to fulfill his dream of meeting the Atlanta Braves baseball team. 

A teenager from Spain, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, spent a magical week touring New York City, just as she had wished. Dinner, the theatre, the lights of Broadway, the Statute of Liberty, historic Harlem, and shopping on 5th Avenue filled her itinerary.

When Senger, a retired deputy from the Palm Beach, Fla. sheriff’s department, and his wife, Lisa, moved to Fayetteville, they wanted to continue the Halloween tradition that started with Senger and his siblings. The Sengers’ new home does not yet have all the electrical hook-ups needed for his scary special effects and animations, however, so he turned to his father, Richard, for a place to recreate his Halloween party this year.

Senger’s younger brother, who is a St. Lucie, Fla. firefighter, and other sheriff’s deputies, will be among the 14 or more “actors” coming up from Florida to continue their roles as monsters and other traditional Halloween characters.

“We do not do the blood and gory stuff,” said Senger. His parties began as a safe place for neighborhood children to come on Halloween night and grew into a community-wide attraction in Florida. Now, it’s Georgia’s turn to have fun.

For more information on The Children’s Wish Foundation visit www.childrenswish.org.