In the two decades Erebus has been in business 7,500 people have made it onto the haunt’s “wimp out” board, displayed at the entrance of the building. They come in, can’t handle it, and get out.” “But besides that, the first room in the house is where we see the most people leave. Their anticipation of what is to come and their imagination can far out do anything I can create,” Terebus said. “I always think the best room in the house is before they even come inside. One room in the new mausoleum display features discarded foam wall decorations from the now demolished Summit Place Mall in Waterford.
It takes about six weeks to build-out a room, with 15 Erebus employees on staff crafting set-pieces by hand and creating scenes meant to terrify and confuse guests. I’ve been smiling ever since we found out.”Īnimatronics have new homes in the haunt to surprise returning guests and two new displays, a New Orleans style mausoleum and a creepy clown circus, are featured at Erebus this year. We wished and we prayed but the fact we actually took home the number one spot is an honor. I sold my house to start this business, my brother remortgaged his. “When we started in the haunt business 39-years ago, we were in a parking lot that would flood whenever it rained. “It’s pretty cool to be named number one, we’re still in disbelief,” Terebus said.
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