North Webster’s newest hotel, The Zombie Hotel, is creaking open for haunts 6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17. Constructed and staffed by the local Lions Club and Boy Scout zombies this eerie hotel can be found on the Mermaid Festival Grounds just two blocks west of the downtown stoplight on Washington and Blaine streets.

Unlike many hotels, parking is free on site and one will probably be escorted by a zombie to pay for your key to enter the hotel. Once you have your key you will join others inside the zombie parlor where all victims receive final hotel instructions. Not all victims will complete their stay.

Every group of victims will be provided a zombie porter who will trail you as you are loaded into the round elevator to head up to the little zombie toy attic. You will pass by the holding room where non-compliant victims are kept, onto the rooftop theatre terrace. Don’t loose your step.

Dropping down from the terrace your group of victims end up under ground in the bloody boiler room with clanky machinery, damp steam heat, red warming lights and noise. Beware of the mad mechanic striking blows. Follow the pipes into the  tunnel of darkness. No one ever knows what remains can be found here.

Leaving the pipes behind get charged in the hotel’s electrical room. Touch the wires. Are they 110? 330? 666? Do you still have your keys? You will be allowed to pass on into the horrific hallways checking each door as you pass. What remains have the RATS left behind? No swipe cards here. Beware of low ceilings, sloped floors, and skinny hallways.

Need a breath of fresh air? Zombies are the living dead and like to lie about in open caskets and wonder about in the catacomb courtyard. Watch your step into the black widow bridal suite where no reservation has been denied. Check your key to get wrapped up and plan on staying awhile just to hang around!

Hungry? The head kabob barbecue is always looking for quality heads and various body parts for the bloody menu to feed the locals. After one becomes dined upon, head to the cesspool for a dip. Watch out so that the resident pool pet doesn’t dine on what’s left of you.

After cleaning the mold and mildew off from the cesspool stop by the portrait gallery for a souvenir. Has anyone seen “Chainless?”

The Zombie Hotel is open for business from 6-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17 and Oct 18; Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24 and Oct. 25; and Halloween, Friday, Oct. 31. A key costs are $6 for those six years of age and older, family four pack $20.