HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS
immersive horror experiences
we scare people for money
For more than two decades, our team helped shape the success of ScareHouse, one of America’s most acclaimed haunted attractions — repeatedly recognized among the best in the country through national media coverage, critical praise, and a fiercely loyal audience. Alongside ScareHouse, we also developed The Basement, an intense, highly immersive horror experience that helped redefine expectations for interactive haunted entertainment and became a nationally recognized benchmark for immersive fear.
Beyond seasonal haunted attractions, our experience extends into immersive storytelling, themed entertainment, scenic atmosphere, audience psychology, and experiential design — including direct creative collaboration with filmmaker and screenwriter Michael Dougherty, the visionary behind Trick ’r Treat and Krampus, alongside partnerships with Universal Pictures, Legendary Entertainment, and Weta Workshop to help create the first immersive experience inspired by the cult holiday film Krampus.
At Needs More Fog, we bring that same understanding of haunted attraction design, cinematic storytelling, audience engagement, and immersive guest experience to attractions looking to evolve, stand out, and create something audiences genuinely remember.
SCAREHOUSE
ScareHouse (1999 - 2023) garnered high praise from Hollywood icon Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy, The Shape of Water) and Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood. ScareHouse’s spine-chilling experiences captured the attention of national media, with features on Good Morning America, Late Night with Seth Meyers, CBS NEWS, Travel Channel, USA TODAY, Buzzfeed, and more.
Located just outside downtown Pittsburgh and currently on hiatus, ScareHouse remains renowned for its immersive storytelling, Hollywood-quality sets, and terrifyingly talented performers. Each season, ScareHouse unveiled new themes and horrifying surprises, keeping fans on edge and coming back for more.
KRAMPUS: Come All YE FEARFUL
Our team of designers and artists worked directly with Legendary, Weta Workshop, and writer/director Michael Dougherty to create an elaborate and interactive haunted attraction based on the smash horror comedy film KRAMPUS!
Here's a an inside look back at the haunt and our visit from Michael and star David Koechner - featuring additional footage and interviews from our friends at blastr, Stashed, Shock Till You Drop, and Universal.
THE BASEMENT
The Basement featured a series of intense, intimate and R-rated horrors that challenged the limits of fear for anyone 18 years or older and willing to sign our waiver.
The goal of our designers ws to provide boundary pushing, intense, thrilling, and emotional experiences in a safe environment. Admission was limited to just two brave guests who must first sign a waiver before entering. The design and impact of this iconic immersive experience provided the core data for a two year science study conducted by the University of Pittsburgh.
LET’S WORK TOGETHER
Needs More Fog brings decades of firsthand haunted attraction experience — from nationally recognized attractions and immersive horror experiences to cinematic content, audience engagement, and attraction strategy designed to help experiences stand out.
Whether you're launching something new, refreshing a legacy attraction, or trying to connect with a new generation of guests, we’d love to help.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
scott@needsmorefog.com