“It was a lot of work,” Terebus said, but buying a building and rebranding helped. Eventually they went looking for a permanent location. Each year, they added more trailers to their “haunt,” which moved around Metro Detroit every year. Their four-floor attraction is massive compared to the brothers’ first attraction in 1981 - a haunted trailer. New this year is a $50 VIP ticket that allows visitors to skip the typically two-and-a-half-hour line. Layman enlists around 25 volunteers as actors, and pays for security.Īt Erebus, patrons shell out $23 for a weekday romp through the four-floor attraction, or $28 on Fridays and Saturdays. He expects to see more than 10,000 visitors this season, each of whom pay $15 to walk through the haunted house at 20900 Dequindre. “I got into it with the intention of making it a business,” he said. The attraction has started to make more money the last few years, he said, but he hasn’t quit his day job as an electronic technician.

Layman, 36, said The Deadland, a decade-old permanent attraction, brings in over six figures. It’s one time you can just let it all out, man, be what you want and nobody’s going to say anything.” “You don’t have to go visit nobody, you don’t have to buy presents for anybody. “Halloween is the coolest holiday,” the 53-year-old said. From 2005 to 2009, it held the Guinness World Record for the largest walk-through haunted attraction. Visitors wander just under a half-mile through Erebus, which is contained within a warehouse nestled behind the Crofoot Ballroom in downtown Pontiac. Terebus, who runs the four-floor haunt he opened with his brother, Jim, in 1998, wouldn’t say how much money the operation pulls in every season, but he said the attraction does well enough that he and his team can work on the haunt year-round. “Operational costs are huge,” he said.Įrebus opened this year for its 17th season. Perry costs about $1,000 an hour to run during the peak season.

Erebus is at 18 South Perry Street in Pontiac.įor complete ticketing information and a calendar of hours of operation, visit Erebus at Terebus, co-owner of the Erebus Haunted Attraction in Pontiac, estimates tens of thousands will pay for the privilege of being frightened at Erebus this season.Įrebus employs hundreds of actors, make-up artists, security guards and ticket-takers.

All Walgreens locations will also be selling tickets with a $3 discount. Prices vary throughout the week (Monday through Thursday - $23, Friday and Saturday - $28, Sunday $25). VIP Tickets are also available through the website for $45, which will allow entrants to schedule a time to come and head right into the house. Buying tickets online with the new feature is expected to cut down the in line wait time to 30 minutes or less. The end is a Chaos room promising complete disorder and confusion with one final challenge (room) to pass before being able to exit.Įrebus is the Guinness Book of World Records holder for world's largest walk-through haunted attraction.Īlso new this year is the time ticketing feature through Erebus' website. Just when entrants think they'll be reaching the end, 'Papa comes home,' said Ed Terebus co-owner of the attraction.

Detroit – For those who think haunted houses are the best part of Halloween, the season is about to begin.Įrebus Haunted Attraction in Pontiac opens Friday with four flights of fright.

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