McKamey Manor information

McKamey Manor is an American haunted house attraction in which survival horror-style events are enacted.^[1]^[2] It is considered a pioneer of "extreme" haunted attractions.^[3] Founded in San Diego by Russ McKamey, it was originally located on his property until it was moved to Tennessee in 2017.^[4] The house operates year-round, offering visitors tours that can last up to eight hours.

To participate, guests must sign a liability waiver that includes the inability to leave the experience without the staff's permission, and being subjected to various forms of physical and psychological torture, including having bones broken, teeth removed without anesthesia, and being drugged.

McKamey Manor has attracted significant controversy, criticism and media scrutiny.

^ Iati, Marisa. "An 'extreme' haunted house requires a 40-page waiver. Critics say it's a torture chamber". Washington Post. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
^ "warning - mckameymanor". Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019. MCKAMEY MANOR, is not your standard (boo) haunted house. This is an audience participation event in which (YOU) will live your own Horror Movie. ... The next evolution in intertactive 'SURVIVAL HORROR' theartre.
^ Carroll, Rory; Ryan, Mae (October 30, 2015). "Extreme haunted house: inside the real life kingdom of masochists". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
^ Cook, Morgan. "Terror attraction McKamey Manor is leaving San Diego for the south". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

[1] Iati, Marisa. "An 'extreme' haunted house requires a 40-page waiver. Critics say it's a torture chamber". Washington Post. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

[2] "warning - mckameymanor". Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019. MCKAMEY MANOR, is not your standard (boo) haunted house. This is an audience participation event in which (YOU) will live your own Horror Movie. ... The next evolution in intertactive 'SURVIVAL HORROR' theartre.

[guard20151030-3] Carroll, Rory; Ryan, Mae (October 30, 2015). "Extreme haunted house: inside the real life kingdom of masochists". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

[4] Cook, Morgan. "Terror attraction McKamey Manor is leaving San Diego for the south". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved September 11, 2023.