Will you step in the dark?

The Windsor Scarehouse is back for its ninth year of scaring Windsorites.

The huge attraction is taking place downtown at 576 Ouellette Ave. during this Halloween season and has drawn large crowds since its opening.

According to the Eyes on Windsor website, it is the best scare house in Windsor Essex. The organization has seen great success in drawing people out from all over the region. Brandon Graveline was one of the daring people who entered for the first time.

“I felt like I was in a movie being chased by demons trying to survive in an actual horror movie,” said Graveline.

With props, and actors screaming and tormenting you around every corner, it gives an effect that makes it seem like you really are in a haunted building.

“When I walked out I was sweating and my girlfriend was nearly in tears,”said Graveline. It was a radical experience, my heart was still beating really fast when I left.”

The scare house first began at a restaurant as an experiment an 2008.

Creator Shawn Lippert is in charge of the props and equipment and enjoys the event more as a hobby than a business.

“It became a project of passion,” said Lippert. “We have an amazing time building it and more fun running it.”

With growing popularity the scare house has moved to many locations in the last nine years and has now found a permanent location for the venue.

“We spent the last year working with the City of Windsor looking for a permanent home,” said Lippert.

Next year the Windsor Scarehouse will be permanently located at 1441 McDougall Ave. The property is a 30,000 square feet warehouse with three floors. The Scarehouse was also approved by city council to be open for business next Halloween.