The ScareHouse

Pittsburgh's Favorite Halloween Events! Thank you Pittsburgh!

ScareHouse has been ranked as one of “America’s Scariest Halloween Attractions” by Travel Channel and has been featured on Good Morning America, The Daily Show, Travel Channel, CBS and ABC News, Buzzfeed, Forbes, Mental Floss, and many other national media outlets.

09/13/2024

Our NEW Halloween events are now open in two locations:

THE BASEMENT
Back Home In Etna - Please park on Butler Street.
Must be 18+ and Sign waiver. Full Contact Horror.
Tix VERY limited - buying in advance recommended.
Two guests per purchase, two guests enter at once.

THE CHIPPED FANG
Located within Bold Escape Rooms in Strip District
90 minute immersive experience, not a pop-up bar.
Characters, Interactions, photo ops, themed mocktails.
Suitable for general audiences, family friendly.

09/12/2024

Are you more excited for Basement or Chipped Fang?
See how our friends at "Pittsburgh Today Live" on KDKA plan to celebrate the Halloween season in Pittsburgh!

Both productions are open on select dates now thru Halloween. Details on our websites. Thank you Pittsburgh for your support!

09/11/2024

THE BASEMENT IS BACK! scarehouse.com

This weekend you can be among the first to re-enter the depths of of our original home in Etna, a notoriously haunted Elks Lodge that has stood for well over 100 years. All guests must be 18 years or older, must sign waiver before entering. You WILL be touched.

It's been five long years since our last full season of this intense and interactive experience and we are thrilled to be back for one last time. There's no place like home!

09/10/2024

Looking for something less intense than "The Basement" for Friday the 13th? Join us for the premiere of THE CHIPPED FANG in the Strip District! Suitable for general audiences.

It's not a pop-up bar, it's a 90 minute interactive production featuring live actors, playful interactive challenges, and themed non-alcoholic beverages in a vampire's gothic lair!
Tap the link for details: www.chippedfang.com

09/09/2024

Five years since the last time.
THREE DAYS until the return.
scarehouse.com - limited tix available.

09/08/2024

A Full Contact Experience.
scarehouse.com/the-basement
Now through Halloween. Original location.
Must be 18+ and must sign waiver.

09/07/2024

The cast and crew of THE BASEMENT is back home tonight for orientation, safety training, and a full rehearsal for the new production. Back after five long years starting Friday the 13th! scarehouse.com

09/06/2024

It's almost time... The Basement returns Friday, Sept 13th
Limited tix per night, buy in advance to guarantee entry.
www.scarehouse.com

The Basement features a series of intense, intimate and R-rated horrors that challenge the limits of fear for anyone 18 years or older and willing to sign our waiver. The Basement is back in our original home in Etna for a limited time only: 118 Locust Street, Etna PA 15223 -- please park on Butler Street and NOT in residential areas.

Must present photo ID at check-in, must be 18+
Must sign waiver before entering
Keys, phones, and other personal items will be held at box office.
Only two guests per group/ price is per two people.

Purchase in advance to guarantee admission.

09/04/2024

Kristin Stewart (Twilight, Love Lies Bleeding) & Mackenzie Davis (Speak No Evil, Happiest Season) freak out in THE BASEMENT. scarehouse.com

What is a vampire mocktail experience? 09/03/2024

A sneak peak into our NEW vampire experience in the Strip!

What is a vampire mocktail experience? A NEW story-driven immersive experience featuring vampires, secret encounters, and non-alcoholic drinks in Pittsburgh's Strip District.

The Basement is Back | ScareHouse Pittsburgh 09/01/2024

The Basement returns Friday the 13th
scarehouse.com Original Location.

The Basement is Back | ScareHouse Pittsburgh Pittsburgh's intense, immersive, and infamous extreme horror experience is BACK for one last time.

08/30/2024

While our haunted attraction is on hiatus this year we invite fans to visit Bold Escape Rooms, our new “Chipped Fang” immersive experience in The Strip District, and come back home to our original location in Etna for one last trip into “The Basement” starting on Friday the 13th!
Details and tix at www.scarehouse.com

Even after several challenging years at the mall location our cast, crew, and company remain committed to keeping ScareHouse alive and hope to come back stronger than ever in a future form and location yet tbd. ScareHouse is forever!

08/28/2024

Converse with the creatures of the night, partake in perilous parlour games, and devour deliciously decadent drinks in this NEW 90 minute interactive experience from the creators of ScareHouse! chippedfang.com

You’re invited to enter the dark world of The Chipped Fang, a secret lair in the Strip District for vampires of all kinds and times. Enter freely and of your own will into our highly themed and interactive experience this fall – located at 2420 Penn Avenue in the event space of Bold Escape Rooms

Your ticket includes:

🧛 Entrance into a highly themed gothic lair full of surprises and photo opportunities

🧛 Participation in an interactive production featuring performers and playful challenges

🧛 Three bespoke and and delicious non-alocholic mocktails.

The Chipped Fang experience is also available for private rentals (including additions of food and/or alcoholic beverages) for up to 48 people. DM us to find out more!

08/28/2024

Over 100 years of haunted history and dark secrets.
Enter THE BASEMENT of our original home next month.
scarehouse.com/the-basement/

08/25/2024

The Basement returns Friday the 13th
scarehouse.com

08/24/2024

Open Auditions TODAY for both "The Basement" and "The Chipped Fang" will be held at Bold Escape Rooms.
4:00-8:00pm
Must be at least 18 years of age. Paid positions.

Both shows require performers experienced in improv and interactive performance, and run on select dates 9/13 thru 10/31.

The Basement is for mature audiences and features a linear series of intense interactions with two guests. The Chipped Fang is a comedic mocktail experience intended for general audiences, with an audience of up to 48 people per performance.

08/22/2024

Very demure. Very mindful.
The Basement returns Friday the 13th!

08/22/2024

Must be 18 or older, experienced with improv and interactive performance, willing to undergo criminal background check, comfortable with intense subject matter. Open select dates 9/13 - Halloween.

08/21/2024

Seeking creatures of the night ...

CALLING ALL LOCAL TALENT!
We are currently casting for our first ever vampire-themed mocktail experience- The Chipped Fang!

Open Auditions will be held this Saturday, August 21 at 4:00-8:00pm

Those who are interested must be at least 18 years of age.
Show will be running on Select Dates 9/13 thru 10/31.
Experience with improv is a must.
All positions are PAID!

talent

08/21/2024

The Season of the Vampires is here! Friday night, take part in A Vampire Ball at Row House Cinemas with themed drinks, a costume contest, and DRACULA back on the screen.
Our 90 minute "Chipped Fang" experiences starts next month!

Bram Stoker's Vampire Ball is Friday night!!

Consider this our official warm up for Spooky Season… Catch a screening of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. We’ll have on-theme cocktails, red wine tasting, a costume contest, and a spooky candle-lit lobby.

Tickets: https://rowhousecinemas.com/lawrenceville/showtimes/bram-stokers-dracula-8-23-24-930-pm/

08/21/2024

Spend Friday the 13th in THE BASEMENT.
scarehouse.com

08/16/2024

NEW for 2024 and for a limited time only!
You’re invited to enter the dark world of The Chipped Fang, Pittsburgh's secret lair for vampires of all kinds and times. Enter freely and of your own will into our highly themed and interactive experience this fall – located at Bold Escape Rooms in The Strip District at 2420 Penn Avenue.

This is not an escape room - it's a 90 minute interactive experience featuring characters, photo ops, challenges, and three delicious mocktails! www.chippedfang.com

The Chipped Fang experience is also available for business meetings, special events, and private rentals (including additions of food and/or beverages.) DM us today for more details.

The Fang's all here starting September 13th!

08/16/2024

We're seeking additional actors to join our cast for this highly interactive experience. Potential Basement cast members must be 18 or older and comfortable with improvisation, physically demanding performances.
Link in comments, all forms and info must be submitted by end of day Monday.

08/15/2024

Last question from The Chipped Fang team…
Which squad would you want to join?

08/14/2024

More research for our Chipped Fang experience...
Who is your female vampire crush?

08/13/2024

We're conducting research for our Chipped Fang experience...
Who was your fist male vampire crush?

08/12/2024

What happens inside THE BASEMENT? We'll let this fan try to describe it ...

While our main haunt remains on hiatus The Basement is back, one last time, in our original location staring in September.

08/09/2024

Visit our booth at this weekend for details and discounts for THE BASEMENT and CHIPPED FANG. Happy Halloween yinz guys!

08/08/2024

NEW! The Chipped Fang is an immersive show held in the events room at Bold Escape Rooms starting next month and only for a limited time! https://www.chippedfang.com

You’re invited to enter a secret lair in the Strip District for vampires of all kinds and times! Includes:

- Entrance into a highly themed gothic lair full of surprises and photo opportunities

- Participation in an interactive production featuring performers and playful challenges

- Three bespoke and and delicious non-alocholic mocktails.

The Chipped Fang experience is also available for private rentals (including additions of food and/or alcoholic beverages) for up to 48 people. Visit www.chippedfang.com for more info!

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Pittsburgh’s Ultimate Haunted House!

Since opening in 1999 the family-owned seasonal haunted attraction has received unprecedented national attention from Good Morning America, Late Night with Seth Myers, Dateline, TIME magazine, CBS and ABC News, Travel Channel, USA Today, Money Magazine and many other national media outlets.

ScareHouse is only open on select dates each year from September through early November but a veteran team of Pittsburgh designers, artists, and actors works year-round to bring original and unique nightmares to life. ScareHouse’s homegrown horrors have attracted visits and praise from Hollywood icons such as directors Guillermo del Toro and Michael Dougherty as well as actors Elijah Wood, Martin Lawrence, David Koechner, Mackenzie Davis, and Kristen Stewart.

In 2015 our creative team partnered with Legendary entertainment, Universal Pictures, and Weta Workshop on a haunted attraction based on the hit film KRAMPUS. Guests gained the rare opportunity to admire actual props, costumes, and practical creatures from Weta Workshop before experiencing an entirely original immersive adventure created in direct collaboration with writer/director Michael Dougherty.

ScareHouse also regularly partners with local businesses and attractions including Burgatory, Kennywood, The Carnegie Museums, Primanti Bros, and RowHouse cinema. Now more than ever we encourage you to shop, spend, support locally. We need yinz guys!

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NEW Halloween Events in Pittsburgh
Kristin Stewart and Mackenzie Davis
Original Location - The Basement
Elijah Wood visits The Basement
It's time.  www.scarehouse.com
Scary Escape Room
It's that time of year again so we'd simply like to say ...
2023 Photos with Krampus
Last Look at ScareHouse 2023
Get scared tonight! scarehouse.com/ticketsTix start at just $19.99 online
‼️ ScareHouse is NOW OPEN Thursday - Sunday!👉 Get Tickets >> bit.ly/VisitScareHouse
Get Scared This Weekend! scarehouse.com

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118 Locust Street
Etna, PA
15223

Opening Hours

Friday 7pm - 11:30pm
Saturday 7pm - 11:30pm

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