The ‘spooky’ Sheffield house is part-horror, part-fundraiser

10:33, 29 Oct 2025Updated 10:35, 29 Oct 2025

The owners of ‘Sheffield’s most haunted house’ have given YorkshireLive a sneak peek at their “spookified” home they created to raise money for a charity “close to the family’s heart”.

Sheffield mum, Gemma, explained she had always “decked out” her home on the corner of Weakland Crescent, Sheffield, for Halloween. Yet, this year she plans for the experience to be “extra special” by using the “House of Horror” as an opportunity to fundraise for Talbot Specialist School in Sheffield.

Gemma’s youngest son has complex additional needs, so as a thank-you to the school for “all their incredible work” Gemma decided to use the haunted house raise money for the associated charity Friends of Talbot School.

Gemma said: “I have always done trick-or-treating bits with the kids on this close. We are such a tight community, and even though my three sons are well into their teens, I never really stopped.

The house is slightly less menacing in the daylight (Image: Lyra Auld)

“This year, someone asked me if I was decorating and I really wanted to but I also had the idea to turn it into a fundraising opportunity for my youngest son’s school.”

The house has been “decked to the nines” with spooky decorations – including mannequins of cult-classics such as ‘The Nun’ and Steven King’s ‘Pennywise’.

The hardest part, according to Gemma, was fitting temporary scaffolding to the house in order to accommodate a 5ft skeleton torso. Gemma said: “Local scaffolders from Shaw Scaffolding donated half a day of their time to come and set the thing up. I drew it out, and then they all helped me piece it together and get the Skeleton up there.

A house on Weakland Crescent has been “decked out to the nines” with spooky decorations(Image: Sheffield Online / Gemma )

“Obviously, the wind has been a bit of a menace, but it’s totally worth it to put a smile on the local kids’ faces.”

So far, the house has raised over £100 with Gemma predicting that they will raise a lot more over the Halloween weekend.

Gemma said: “The main event will be held on Friday (October 31) from 4.30 pm; however, we are also running a special night on Thursday (October 30) so that children who may struggle with sensory issues can trick-or-treat in a bit more of a relaxed environment.”

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