This Halloween season, fans of Pittsburgh ScareHouse will have something new to shriek about. <\/p>\n
The creative team behind the legendary haunted attraction \u2014 which first opened in 1999 and has been on hiatus since 2024 \u2014 will return this year with a month-long \u201cHalloween Hangout.\u201d<\/p>\n
Activating the newly opened Plaza at North Shore, the minds behind ScareHouse will bring a series of events in October.<\/p>\n
Scott Simmons, creative director of ScareHouse, said he felt lucky that the team behind the Plaza at North Shore wanted to partner up.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got together and started talking about the opportunities to do something beyond the traditional haunted attraction,\u201d Simmons said in a Wednesday interview.<\/p>\n
The \u201changout\u201d will span the whole month, Oct. 1 through 31. It will feature haunted experiences, events, movies and themed food and drink from SugarBird. There will also be events for the whole family, including Trick-or-Treat.<\/p>\n
The slate of events will range from free to ticketed. They will also range from scarier experiences for thrill-seeking adults to fun, community-oriented events for kids.<\/p>\n
Spooky movie nights, where audiences can enjoy screenings of films including \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show,\u201d \u201cHalloween\u201d and \u201cHocus Pocus,\u201d are on the docket.<\/p>\n
For those looking for a scare, don\u2019t worry: Simmons said that the haunted aspect of the activation will still be there.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a very core part of the whole design and execution of the whole project, to create a highly thematic scenic space that can satisfy the daytime audience, but then also that we can ramp it up and make it a bit more edgy and scary at night,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
While this is a big undertaking, Simmons has full confidence in the team behind \u201cHalloween Hangouts\u201d and hopes that the series of events will be a model for other places around the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of the stuff that\u2019s happening at the Plaza has never quite been done before. I think that\u2019s what Pittsburgh is known for. \u2026 I think it\u2019s going to be a huge success,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The ScareHouse creative team, as well as the team at the Plaza at the North Shore, are looking forward to this opportunity for creativity, playfulness and surprises. SugarBird, which is located at the Plaza at the North Shore, will have themed cocktails, mocktails and food offerings throughout the month.<\/p>\n