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SAN JOSE — More accustomed to doling out the tricks on Halloween, Abe and Mike Barrera were the victims of one Thursday, when The Bernal Scream, their hand-built haunted house at Oakridge Mall, was broken into and looted.

Now, the father-son duo is calling on the community for help as they seek to rebuild on their busiest and final weekend.

Related Articles A Nightmare on Blossom Hill Road “We are not making money off this haunt,” the Barreras wrote on a gofundme page established the day of the theft. “We are just trying to break even and we are not even close to that, and now this.”

Thousands of dollars worth of audio equipment and other items were stolen, and part of the haunted house was damaged, according to the Barreras, who peg their total investment in the project at $100,000.

The duo is seeking roughly $2,800. As of 11:30 p.m. Friday, they had raised nearly $800.

“We would be so grateful if our great community we live in can help support us, so we can buy the equipment back that was stolen to help the show continue in years to come,” they wrote.

The 4,000-square-foot terror-filled tent at Oakridge Mall is an evolution of the popular haunted house the Barreras have built in the backyard of their Bernal Road home for the past three years.

For the first time, the duo is charging admission — $20 per ticket — to cover costs including rent.

“We reached over 2,000 people last year,” said Abe Barrera, 43, in an interview last week. “We just thought on a level like this, how many more could we reach? What if we could reach 10,000 people? How amazing would that be?”

From possessed priests to creepy clowns to Hollywood horrors, The Bernal Scream appears to have something for everyone.

“Fear lies within all of us,” said Mike Barrera, 24. “Everybody is afraid of something and hopefully you’ll find that here.”

IF YOU WANT TO HELP

To donate, visit www.gofundme.com/the-bernal-scream-2wdbt4fg.

THE BERNAL SCREAM

WHAT: Haunted house created by father-son duo Abe and Mike Barrera

WHEN: Daily, from 7 p.m. to midnight, through Oct. 31.

WHERE: Westfield Oakridge, 925 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose

TICKETS: $20 cash, $21.50 credit or debit

INFO: 408-768-6655, www.thebernalscream.com