Pavo Haunted House Running Once Again

      One of the best-known attractions in and around Brooks County, Georgia is the Pavo Haunted House. Pavo Haunted House began in 2005 with a small staff and a will to make it fun and haunting for those who enjoyed haunted houses around the area during Halloween. As Pavo Haunted grew, it became a business for the Pavo Community several years later. 

      Owner, Sallie Burgess has always loved to watch Halloween movies and one of the scariest for her as a teenager was the 1984 movie titled A Nightmare on Elm Street. For Sallie Freddy Krueger was one of the scariest characters. 

Sallie has always enjoyed Halloween from the time she knew what it was. Her first haunted house visits were in the neighborhoods where she and her husband, Jerome, grew up. Her neighbors had one and she was hooked from the first time she entered. As teenagers living in Orlando, Florida the two took to the streets to hit every haunted house they could find. 

As a kid, Sallie loved to play with make-up but not for Halloween. That version of makeup came as she grew older and before long, she turned that passion into creating Halloween characters. 

Having those memories is what prompted Sallie to begin the same in South Georgia where her family resides and produced the makings of the Pavo Haunted House. Since its beginning, Sallie has played multiple characters roles, and loves each and every character she has played. 

As the Pavo Haunted House has grown, multiple volunteers have come to her in order to participate in the “haunting” characters they portray or create. Sallie now has nearly 80 or so volunteers that help make the Pavo Haunted House a spooky place to visit. 

As the years progress, Sallie is not sure if she can grow this much larger because of how small the town of Pavo is and the residents who prefer more quiet weekends, but she hopes that the community and residents will see their name in October and throughout the year in community and surrounding towns will see the good that comes from this haunted house on and off season. Good things like the donations to St. Jude’s Children Hospital, for the last 15 years, and a lot more donations. 

If you would like to see how Pavo Haunted House has paid it forward, would like to know the rules regarding visits to the house, directions, or the times and dates they are open be sure to visit their website at http://www.pavohauntedhouse.com/. You can also find them on Facebook under Pavo Haunted House Official. 



Currently Pavo Haunted House is open Friday and Saturday nights from 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and the cost to enter is $12 per person. Pavo Haunted House is located at 2061 W. McDonald Pavo, GA. Be sure to come and visit them if you want a good time, some fun, or just a good scare.