CSSI creates Fear at Navy Pier
Captain Fear and his crew once again took over Chicago's Navy Pier during October. Pirate ghosts haunt every corner of the Pier, and Fear's pet, Baby, once again staked his claim in the Head House.

Visitors are able to see Baby's blinking eyes, vicious claws, terrible tail and smoke-breathing snout. Those brave enough to continue are in for many more scares, like hundreds of pirate skeletons that are hanging both in and around the Pier.

With DeVar Creative's help, CSSI and joint venture partner Ravenswood Special Events further developed the Pier's haunted house this year. The storyline has changed, sending guests off on a very scary adventure on Captain Fear's haunted pirate ship. In the house's eight experiences, visitors run into all sorts of creepy creatures, and ultimately discover the curse of Fear's treasure. Transitions between rooms have also been expanded this year, allowing for even more scares.

Visitors get their first real glimpse of Captain Fear as they enter his ship. What seems like a painting on the wall mysteriously comes alive to the fearful surprise of the characters and guests. There are plenty of other creepy characters including Kelpy, an overgrown pile of seaweed, and a chef that is half human and half fish.

Along the way, they'll also run into a stowaway so desperate for Fear's treasure that he has been searching the ship for it for 20 years. The stowaway leads visitors to Fear's treasure room and decodes its complicated security system, only to have Captain Fear foil his plan by literally bursting onto the scene scaring everyone off the ship.

As the ultimate haunted house for families, it's tame enough for young kids, but clever enough to keep an adult's attention as well. Staff Designer Tom Ryan designed the haunted experience and all the Pier's Halloween decor.

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