History

1984

• Merlyn Linn, owner of Linn’s Supermarket, opens his first haunted house. He has been operating it with his family ever since.

1996

• Article: Linn’s Haunted House Will Leave You Electrified

2013

• WHO-TV has a segment about “Haunted Houses: Why Des Moines has only one,” featuring Linn’s.
• Linn’s is awarded “Best Dirty Trick” by DMHauntedHouses.com.

2014

• Linn’s Haunted House is voted “Best Haunted House” by readers of Cityview magazine.
• 30 Years Of Terror Article from Cityview.
• Linn’s Haunted House is voted “Best Value Runner Up“, “Coolest“, “Funnest“, “Only One“, “Overall Best” and “Scariest” by visitors to DMHauntedHouses.com.

2015

• Linn’s Supermarket suffers electrical damage form a power surge, questioning the future of both the market and the haunted house. An online fundraiser is began to help “Save Linn’s Supermarket.”
• Linn’s Haunted House is voted “Best Value“, “Coolest“, “Funnest“, “Only One“, “Overall Best“, and “Scariest” by visitors to DMHauntedHouses.com (winning all categories this year).

2016

• Merlyn leases the supermarket to new operators, but maintains control over operating the haunted house in the basement.