Mummies and dead people will be creeping around Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity’s front yard tonight as its annual Gorevile haunted house opens.

This is the 25th year that Lambda Chi Alpha, 203 Ash Ave., has created Gorevile Manor on the grounds of the fraternity, said Michael Kremer, co-chair of the haunted house.

“We have about 160 people helping build it,” said Kremer, junior in marketing. “We have five skit rooms, each one with something different. Some are scary; others are more entertaining.”

Other features, Kremer said, include a re-enactment of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video and a mock hanging to keep the people in line entertained. He added that the haunted house will also feature a maze. “That’s a really big highlight of Gorevile,” he said.

Gamma Phi Beta, 318 Pearson Ave., will join Lambda Chi Alpha in the making of Gorevile this year. Gamma Phi Beta co-chair Missy Ridnour said most of the pairing’s time has been spent on fund raising.

All of the proceeds from Gorevile go to the Children’s Convalescent Home, an organization that helps mentally and physically disabled children, Kremer said. The fraternity has donated more than $30,000 to the home since Gorevile’s conception, he said.

“Gorevile’s really starting to grow, and our goal this year is to raise $10,000,” Kremer said.

On Oct. 12, members of Lambda Chi Alpha and Gamma Phi Beta went to Johnston to visit the Children’s Convalescent home.

“We got to interact with the children,” said Ridnour, sophomore in child and family services. “It was really eye-opening, and a very rewarding experience — just to see how happy the kids were made all the work we’ve been doing worth it.”

This is the first year the fraternity has visited the group home, Kremer said. He said the organization recently opened an Ames branch using Gorevile proceeds.

Gorevile is open from 7 p.m. until midnight Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $5 at the door.