Why Do You Care Who I Am?

You may know me as "Scary Guy", "Zombie Dude", "That Farmer", "Can Man", "Old Guy", "The Farting Guy" or even just "Dad" (which is really annoying when random teenagers call me that) but if you ask me what my name is, I tell you it's Uncle Varner. Is that my real name? No, and I'm not going to give you my real name either...and I'm certainly not going to ever show you what I look like without my mask (I feel like it ruins the mystery and the scare if you know what my boring face looks like underneath the mask).

I've been a Scare Actor (also known as Monster, Scarer or anything else people call us weirdos) since 2002. I've worked everything from home haunts in my parent's backyard to medium sized haunts in Colorado and Nebraska to the one that started it all, Knott's Scary Farm. For the last two years I have been a manager/designer/builder at Roca Scary Farm. I've been a major part of completely re-designing two attractions as well as managing them each night during the season. If you've ever been to any of the following haunted attractions, you may have seen me:

-Knott's Scary Farm in Buena Park, CA (2003-2005)
-Sick and Twisted in Denver, CO (2006)
-The House of Fear in Parker, CO (2008-2009)
-Twisted Fairy Tales in Westminster, CO (2010)
-Reaper's Hollow in Parker, CO (2012-2013)
-Roca Scary Farm in Roca, NE (2015-2018)

Once the mask comes off, I'm a pretty average guy who doesn't fit the stereotype of somebody who enjoys splattering fake blood all over myself and chasing people around and making them cry and/or pee their pants. I don't have tattoos or piercings, I honestly don't like horror movies, I'm married and have kids, I go to church, I have a full-time white collar job in a career that I've been in since 2002 and I'm even an Eagle Scout for goodness sake! But every year when October arrives, that's when I get to be a totally different person for a few nights each week and let me tell you, there's no better stress reliever in the world.

This blog will be used to tell funny scaring stories (I already have my most memorable scare story all typed up and ready to post), talk about why I became a scare actor and continue to do it even though it gets harder every year, talk about why you should be a scare actor, and whatever else I may decide to write about regarding my longtime obsession with scaring. If you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear me write about, post it in the comments.

-Uncle Varner