The Curley’s Haunt of Delaware was born from a curiosity of the uncanny and a passion of scaring. Being a haunted house in Delaware there are endless streams of inspiration surrounding us, guiding us toward the finished product every year. Our crew of like-minded individuals all share a common goal which is to provide an increasingly frightful experience for all of the brave souls who visit us. Each year the Curley’s Haunt of Delaware starts as a simple sketch and then a 3D on-screen mockup. From here we are able to establish the skeleton of the haunted house that will eventually encase the walkthrough. But what are some bones without a soul? A bit of inspiration, imagination, and innovation is the formula to create some truly frightening scenes within the Curley’s Haunt. We all know what scares us ,but most of the time it is the unknown which truly rattles us to our core. What is behind that door? Is there something lurking in the pitch dark corners of this room? Is that person real? When will it end?! A major creative track for the Curley’s Haunt is keeping our visitors in the dark both figuratively…and sometimes literally. All the while we are telling a story and putting you into the role of the main character. From our early days until now there has always been that initial spark, the things that made us want to start haunting in the first place. And it goes without saying that other Delaware haunted houses were just that. Attractions such as the Rehoboth Haunted Mansion (Rehoboth Beach, DE) and Frightland (Middletown, DE) are both classics which hold many fond memories for our crew as well as plenty of others. There is a certain allure to these places that cannot be matched anywhere else. A presence if you will, that draws you in whether you want to or not. The Curley’s Haunt of Delaware aims to be a new part of the Delaware haunted house community. We wish to stand out with a unique aura and mystery around us while holding on to that which built us.
We start planning scenes and creating ideas for the haunt in January, and start making 3D models of scenes in March. Building starts in late June and is our focus 7 days a week until it is time to open. Every year, we want people that came to our haunt the previous years to have their expectations blown away again and again. In 2021, we had 4 true scenes. In 2022 we had 8 scenes, and in 2023 we had well over 10 scenes. Every year, we get bigger and bigger and 2024 will be no different!. We are thrilled to be able to show everyone what we’ve created over the course of the year and we hope to see everyone out here!
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation is one of the highest rated breast cancer research charities in the nation, and with October being Breast Cancer Awareness month, we felt it appropriate to choose them as our beneficiary. We did our research because we wanted to make sure the charity we chose actually used the donation money for research, and we felt that BCRF was the way to go. In 2018 we were able to donate $500, and in 2021 we donated $1,500. For 2022 we were able to crush it and donate $3,615, and in 2023 we donated $5,000 to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation!