Enter this Dade City haunt, if you dare

DADE CITY, Fla. — Fall festivals and pumpkin patches are popping up all over as it’s that time of year. But what else is making its presence known? All the local haunted attractions.

At Dade City’s popular haunt Scream-a-Geddon, every intricate detail in the visual design means something for the actors who use it to transform into a character. 

“Everything connects…nothing is a solo part,” actress Detra Earnest said. 

Earnest has been into the theater since she was a child. She has made it her profession as an adult, but this current acting gig is a bit different than ones she’s had in the past. 

“I’ve always wanted to act,” Earnest said. “I don’t care what the part is. If someone is gonna give me a chance, I’m gonna take it, so I’m here, and I’m doing it.” 

This year, she’s taking on a new adventure as a scare actor at Dade City’s premier haunted attraction, Scream-a-Geddon. 

This annual haunt sees about 100 scare actors don terrifying costumes to take up residence in the attraction’s five scream-inducing haunted houses.

Earnest is the welcoming act at the Ravenhill Asylum, where she plays Nurse Jackie, a character you should never turn your back on. 

The other haunts at Scream-a-Geddon are a well-crafted blend of Halloween’s most terrifying players — from clowns in the midway, to the other haunted houses that depict crazed lunatics in a jail, zombies and a haunted home in the bayou. 

If you aren’t afraid to take on these haunts, Scream-a-Geddon is the perfect way to get into the festive Halloween season and enjoy all the spooks this time of year offers. 

Scream-a-Geddon is open daily starting at 7 p.m. through Oct. 31. In addition to the five haunted attractions, it also features a zombie paintball experience and a monster midway that has a beer garden and food court. 

For more information on ticket pricing and packages, visit Scream-a-Geddon’s website.