House of horror

Before you enter ICECAP's haunted house, make sure you're ready for a creepy adventure.

It's the second year the centre has hosted the event and Deidre Clarke, program co-ordinator, said if residents were scared last year, they better be prepared for this year's haunted house.

"It's gets pretty scary," she said.

Last year's frightening rooms featured a gory ATV accident, a cemetery full of zombies, a room where someone was tragically hanged, a maze and a bloody doctor's room where the physician performed gruesome procedures.

This year, the themes have changed said Ms. Clarke. People can expect a goonies room, a pirate room and be greeted by a creepy person on the stairs, waiting to frighten anyone in his path.

Even though the objective is to scare the daring, Ms. Clarke said an important aspect of the haunted house is to raise money for good causes.

Last year the haunted house raised $400 to go towards a new playground for Indian River Academy. This year, the ICECAP centre is raising money for the Salvation Army Happy Tree campaign and for additional programs for youth in the community.

Planning for the haunted house has been in the works for the last two months, said Ms. Clarke, and roughly 35 people are involved.

"A lot of work goes into it," she said. "Everybody will enjoy themselves - and it's for a good cause."

The doors open October 29 and 30. The children's version is from 4-9 p.m., while adults can prepare themselves to scream from 6-10. If children under 12 attend the adult show, Ms. Clarke said an adult must accompany them.