TAMPA, Fla. — A popular haunt in Tampa is banking on your coulrophobia- the fear of clowns. 

• The haunted trail goes through an abandoned carnival
• The attraction is located at the Gandy Civic Center
• Click here to purchase tickets

The Chamber of Terror haunt is filled with carnival games and creepy clowns around every corner. 

Why all the clowns?

“We love clowns. Clowns are scary.” CREEPY CREATOR Courtney McIntyre said.

They are even scarier in their natural habitat… the carnival.

“It’s been abandoned for 30 years,” McIntyre said, “They’re still here waiting, waiting for new guests.”

This haunt’s specialty? They send small groups into the carnival alone.

“You can’t see the scares in front of you- the actors have time to reset.” McIntyre said.

These actors wander in the darkness. They’re watching and waiting.

“So you don’t know where they are coming from unlike other places where you can see them in advance.”

McIntyre said, “You basically --like-- you are inside a movie."

This movie is all sweet, sweet horror in the Chamber of Terror.

The Chamber of Terror is located in Tampa at the Gandy Civic Center.