The Cast & Crew Behind the Scares
An award-winning, in-character cast in single-artist SFX makeup, led by the family that has run Scarizona for over two decades, and the seasonal Scream Team that rebuilds the haunt every October.
2024 Highest Rated Cast (Southwest) · 9.0/10 cast score
Leadership
Who Runs the Haunt
Allen Thompson
Director of Operations
Allen Thompson runs Scarizona Scaregrounds as Director of Operations, steering a family-owned Mesa haunt that has drawn thrill-seekers to its October seasons for over two decades.
Madison
Director of Strategic Operations & Administration
Madison keeps Scarizona running as Director of Strategic Operations and Administration, a decade deep in the haunt and the person who turns October’s chaos into a plan that holds.
Karlye Guerra
General Manager
Karlye Guerra is Scarizona’s General Manager, three seasons in and the steady hand on nightly operations from the box office to the last scare.
Maddox
Production Manager & Tech Specialist
Maddox is Scarizona’s Production Manager and Tech Specialist, eight years of making the animatronics, lighting, and effects fire on cue.
Jennifer Whinney
Attraction Manager
Jennifer Whinney is an Attraction Manager at Scarizona, eight seasons deep and responsible for the cast and pacing inside the haunts.
Evan Johnson
Assistant Attraction Manager
Evan Johnson is Scarizona’s Assistant Attraction Manager, a technical-theatre background put to work backstage in the haunts.
Krista Dale
Special FX Specialist
Krista Dale is Scarizona’s Special FX Specialist, five years of hand-built, single-artist SFX makeup on the award-winning cast.
Natalie Morris
Costuming & Creative Design
Natalie Morris leads Costuming and Creative Design at Scarizona, four years dressing the cast in pieces she builds by hand.
Zach Lane
Videographer & Media Specialist
Zach Lane is Scarizona’s Videographer and Media Specialist, three years capturing the haunt for everyone who has not walked it yet.
The Cast
In Character, in the Dark
Our cast stays anonymous on stage on purpose. The clowns, the creatures, and the crawlers you meet are real people in hand-built SFX makeup, working every corner of the set to earn the scare rather than trigger it. The 2024 Highest Rated Cast Award is theirs.
Our Culture
A Production, Rebuilt Every Year
A family-owned haunt that has run for over two decades does not coast. Every October the show is redesigned and reimagined, the makeup chair fills up, and the set gets torn down and rebuilt. That is why fans put us on their annual list and why the scares hold up to the hype.
Join the Scream Team
Want to Be the Scare?
Every season we hand the makeup brush and the costume to a new crew of Arizona locals. If you want to be more than a ticket buyer, the Scream Team is how you join the cast and crew for the season.
Come See What They Built
Three haunts on one price, free parking, and an award-winning cast working every corner. Pick your night and walk in.