A Lights on Look at ScareHouse
We invited Jordan the Grey Witch to take an exclusive, lights on look at ScareHouse! Thanks to Jordan and every one who has provided such overwhelming support to ScareHouse this year! October is almost over, don’t miss your chance to check us aht! Guarantee admission when you buy tickets online. Happy Halloween yinz guys! đ…
New Scare Reactions!
We LOVE watching people get scared in Pittsburgh’s Ultimate Haunted House. How about you? đ THANK YOU for supporting Pittsburgh artists, actors and business! Your purchases support a growing family of designers, actors, builders, make-up artists, managers, vendors, customer service associates and security staff who work all year long getting ready to scare yinz…
Special Guest Star Katie Lane
Just like TV shows can have guest actors, so can haunted attractions! If you come to ScareHouse Friday, October 13 or Saturday, October 14, you might see a new scary face for one weekend only â actress Katie Lane, whoâs been working in the haunt industry for nearly 30 years. âI believe I first met…
“My ScareHouse dreams have been realized!”
As one of the new faces to the ScareHouse team this season, Alex Vogelsong just celebrated her Pittsburghaversy. âIt was a year ago this August that I came to Pittsburgh for the first time,â says Vogelsong. âI worked as a casting assistant and background actor on a film production [Ethan Coenâs Drive-Away Dolls], and relocation…
Unleash Your Passion For Fear
Calling all thrill-seekers, theater aficionados, and Halloween enthusiasts! Are you ready to dive into a world where fear becomes fun and the eerie becomes exhilarating? Look no further â your gateway to an unforgettable experience awaits at ScareHouse! Whether you’re an actor, a makeup maestro, a security pro, or a customer service wizard, we’ve got…
“Hey, I fix stuff!”
One thing to know about working at ScareHouse: If you volunteer to take on a bigger job, they will take you up on it! Thatâs something Mark Hawley, whoâs become a bit of a Mr. Tech Fixit, recently learned. âI donât think I have an official title,â says Hawley. âLast year I was an actor,…
Even More Easter Eggs
When terrorized inside the Demon Hour room filled with dolls, watch out for a sound from overhead. How sure can you be that one hasnât started talking? Sound designer Bengt Alexsander said he included a sample from the band Le Tigreâs song âDecepticon,â that sounds like it originally came from a childrenâs book. âItâs this…
A ScareHouse Builderâs Work is Never Done
Mike Richter found his calling as a carpenter because of the haunted house industryâeven if he says he was scared of haunted houses growing up. âAbout nine years ago, my buddy got me to audition for a haunted house up in Erie,â says Richter, âand I just kinda fell in love with it. Then I…
ScareHouse Easter Eggs
After narrowly missing an alien spaceshipâs crash-landing, unsuspecting survivors look up above a crashed car, avoiding zombies lurching toward them, to see: A billboard for cheese? Â At ScareHouse, details like what objects go inside a fridge, on a table or become part of a billboard all start with being a part of the overall set…
A Night in Scream School
As his employees chant âCheese, cheese, cheese!â in unison, ScareHouse founder Scott Simmons says, âI may have accidentally created a cult.â No, itâs not part of a new lactose intolerant hauntâitâs ScareHouse Employee Orientation! Before every ScareHouse season, the employees gather at Pittsburgh Mills to go over the rules for the new yearâand of course…
When is ScareHouse Basement Coming Back?
The short answer is that we don’t have any specific dates yet but we’re committed to bringing The Basement back as soon as we can. We won’t be offering it this fall during the haunt season at The ScareHouse in Pittsburgh Mills. However if all goes as planned, you won’t need to wait until October…
“ScareHouse Changed My Life”
Auditions and interviews for ScareHouse 2022 are coming up this weekend! (Click here for details). Have you ever wondered what it’s like to scare strangers every night? Or why so many of our staff keep coming back year after year? We asked a few veterans from the ScareHouse cast and crew to tell us in…
Manager of Stuff and Things!
âI do things!â Melissa Sapienza says with a laugh. In 2016, she started her ScareHouse career as an actor before becoming a show manager in 2017. âAnd then for 2019, they asked me to be a part of the core management team and also gave me the task of operating Bold Escape Rooms which then…
A Pale Night in Pittsburgh
âTech guy” Kip Polley laughs when asked what his official title is at ScareHouse. âThatâs funny. I donât officially work at ScareHouse. I actually live in St. Louis. I donât know what youâd call me.â Talk about the ultimate mystery from the man behind the Stalked By A Killer escape room. Polley, who owns the…
“I Trust Nothing”
Believe it or not, Makeup Manager and Scenic Artist Mollie Himes is a complete scaredy cat when it comes to haunted houses. âI trust nothing,â says Himes with a laugh. âI cannot walk through ScareHouse without a person in front of me and a person behind me. I need the person in front of me…
ScareHouse co-owner Wayne Simmons
ScareHouse co-owner Wayne Simmons, creative director/co-owner Scott Simmonsâ father, recognized his sonâs unique interests very early. âMy wife and I just have one son, Scott,â says the elder Simmons, âand Iâm not sure how he picked it up, but from a small child, he was always excited about Halloween and scary things and scary movies….
âHang up the babies, bloody up the nun, and move the bodyâ
ScareHouse scenic coordinator and show manager Heather Heitzenrater doesnât have your typical work to-do list. ââHang up the babies, bloody up the nun, and move the body,ââ Heitzenrater says with a laugh. âItâs ridiculous.â And yet, she wouldnât have it any other way. In fact, maybe it was even written in the stars. Heitzenraterâs older…
Living Every Horror Fanâs Dream
ScareHouse Design and Operations Manager Nicole Conniff is living every horror fanâs dream. Not only does she get to have Halloween and scares on the brain every month of the year, but she has made a career out of it. ScareHouse Design and Operations Manager Nicole Conniff âItâs a small team of us, maybe three…
Sounds to Make You Scream
According to sound designer Bengt Alexsander, the process of putting together the frightening soundscapes of ScareHouse is pretty intuitive. âAt this point, I think they just trust me with it,â says Alexsander of working with the ScareHouse crew. â[Scarehouse creative director] Scott Simmons and I have a lot of the same references for movies, so…