Behind the Screams: The Weird World of Haunted House Operators

Behind the Screams: The Weird World of Haunted House Operators

They plan this all year, you know. They stay up at night, staring at the ceiling, dreaming up new and more diabolical ways to give you nightmares.

What they crave is this time of year -- when the darkness comes sooner and the chill of night creeps into your bones -- because that's when they finally get to unleash their horrors upon you.

Their reward is your terrified scream.

Their faces and names are relatively unknown; most people only know the darkened, terrifying worlds they have created with names like Erebus, Netherworld, The Beast, and The ScareHouse.They are members of America Haunts, a brotherhood of 18 of the most elite haunted houses in the nation.

Though they are billed as some of the scariest people in the country, most members of America Haunts don't consider themselves particularly odd.

"I think that's hilarious; people are so disappointed when they meet me and my wife," said Scott Simmons of The ScareHouse in Pittsburgh. "They're expecting Marilyn Manson and they get this dorky suburbanite, instead."

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Quote :: "We will show no mercy," said Terebus. "We will give you fear so intense it will feel like pain."

What if someone is not easily terrified does nothing but say how cute everything is? "This isn't a haunted house, it's a decor exhibit."

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