Born out of the ashes of legendary haunts Britannia Manor and Haunted Trails and raised from the infamous backyard haunt of local celebrity Jarrett Crippen, a.k.a. The Defuser, SCARE for a CURE's talented, creative and fiendish crew of special effects artists, set builders, audio and lighting techs, costume designers, make up artists and actors work year-round alongside volunteers from community organizations throughout Central Texas to build the haunt bigger and better each year.

SCARE's inaugural Haunt in 2007 raised $5,000 to support breast cancer recovery. In 2008 we raised a record-breaking $10,000 that went toward scholarship funds awarded to four students affected by cancer. We logged over 8,000 volunteer hours from more than 200 volunteers and our crew included teams from Sony Online Entertainment, Office Max, Americorp, and students from Austin Sunshine Camps and Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired/Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center.