The top flight new boys piled the misery on the struggling Reds on Sunday, leaving their illustrious opponents languishing in the relegation zone.
Charlie Adam fired Blackpool ahead from the penalty spot on 29 minutes and Luke Varney added a second right on the stroke of half-time.
Sotiris Kyrgiakos pulled a goal back for the home side early in the second half, but Blackpool defended stoutly to record a memorable victory.
Holloway admitted afterwards that he could barely believe what was happening to his side, with the Seasiders enjoying a fairytale existence during their debut season in the Premier League.
"It is one of the dreams I've had for years," he said, after seeing his side applauded from the field by the home support.
"When the fans were singing You'll Never Walk Alone - it's my dad's favourite song but he's no longer with me - I was singing myself and it was a bit emotional.
"This is not far off the home of football - these supporters have seen some of the best football over the years and in my era as a player there was no better team in the world.
"The boys made me so proud and for that set of supporters to clap us off that is all I wanted - that was what my dream was last night.
"This is a fantastic moment for Blackpool."
Holloway felt his side were good value for their victory, but admitted that the sight of Fernando Torres hobbling from the field early on helped to inspire his players.
"To see the best striker in the world limp off after a few minutes, I can't tell you what that did for us," he added.
"His mere presence is awesome so to see him come off played into our hands and helped us."
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