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History

SCARE For A Cure is a non-profit organization whose mission is to raise money for local cancer related charities. Our main event is an interactive extreme haunted house adventure modeled after, and using many of the same experienced volunteers as, two iconic Austin haunted houses: Richard Garriott’s Britannia Manor and Wild Basin Preserve’s Haunted Trails. The SCARE crew brings together one of the most talented, creative, and fiendishly frightening teams anywhere.

SCARE For A Cure's Austin haunted house started as a haunt put on by Jarrett Crippen (a.k.a. the SciFi Channel's “The Defuser”) in his back yard, where he asked participants for donations of canned food for local food banks. It grew year by year, with help from the drama troupes of local high schools. In 2007, shortly after winning the Who Wants to Be a Superhero reality show, Jarrett moved his production to the Austin Elks lodge. That was when he was joined by many of the volunteers who created Britannia Manor and Haunted Trails in years past. Props and costumes stored at the Wild Basin wilderness preserve were also donated to SCARE for a Cure.

The resulting interactive haunted adventure raised close to $10,000 for breast cancer charities and Elks club sponsored scholarships.

In 2007, SCARE for a Cure incorporated into a non-profit organization. We are excited about reaching out to a larger, more diverse audience to help us make SCARE 2008 a record-breaker!