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The ScareHouse

118 Locust Street, Pittsburgh, PA
412-781-5885
Ranked #40 of 59 attractions in Pittsburgh
4.0 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest, Museums
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Knox, Pennsylvania
2 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012

The place itself is very good to see but it was just one giant line through the place.

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Butler, Pennsylvania
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012
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The line is always long but it is well worth the wait.

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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68 reviews 68 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012
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As a hardcore horror fan, I stopped going to "haunted houses" in the area years ago because I was tired of hearing about how terrifying they were, paying my hard-earned money and then having children in masks jump out at me in a hay-bale maze. Not sure which one raised the bar first, Scarehouse or Kennywood's Phantom Fright Nights, but... More

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Knoxville, Tennessee
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2012

I haven't been there in awhile but it's so much fun! I love being scared and they deffinetly scared me the night I went! :D

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Erie, Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 October 2011
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I drove from Erie, Pa figured wow this is really ranked up there it should be worth the money and the drive. We get up there lines were huge, so im like okay this has to be an awesome attraction right. WOW WAS I WRONG! It only took us an hour in line no biggie - but i walked through... More

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 September 2011
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I love Halloween and haunted houses, and had been wanting to go to this house for years. Had a good time. Three separate themes in one walk through gave you a variety. The first was more of a standard haunted house theme, the middle you got a glow-in-the-dark rave, and the end was a loud armageddon type steam punk theme.... More

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Baltimore
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 February 2011
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The level of detail they put into this place is amazing. Yes, there are many big scares, but they do more than that. It's the whole atmosphere, the sets, the makeup, costumes, sound, actor performances, etc. -- it all comes together in a creepy, fun and unique way. Loved the 3-D rave-like section!! The first section was very creepy, and... More

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1 review
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2010
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This is my second year attending the Scarehouse. Last year was fantastic, and my whole family loved the last steampunk themed haunt. It was brilliantly original, but admittedly confusing. This year the Scarehouse not only took Rampage and ran with it more, making it a lot more clear on what was going on, but took the 3D haunt Delirium up... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 October 2010
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The advertisements and line for this place made it seem like the best attraction around. We narrowed it down to this one and thought that we would get the most 'bang for our buck'. We were told it would be 1 to 1 1/2 hour wait, unless we had an internet capable phone and could purchase the tickets online (excellent... More

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