The Masses Have Spoken; The Top 10 Have Been Chosen…

Published by November 16, 2009 Category: HHC News & Updates

HauntedHouseChicago.com is pleased to announce the Top 10 Haunted Houses in the Chicagoland area, as voted by the users of HauntedHouseChicago.com and the HHC Review Team. Congratulations to the winners, and HHC hopes that ALL the haunted houses and dark attractions in and around Chicago had a safe and prosperous season!

2009 Website User Ratings

Haunted House User Rating  # of Votes Cast
1. Disturbia – Torment of Fears 7.7 71
2. Statesville Haunted Prison 5.9 130
3. Evil Intentions 5.8 36
4. Reaper’s Realm 5.7 89
5. Psychosis 4.6 26
6. The Fear at Navy Pier 4.4 81
7. Nightmares: Basement of the Dead 4.2 46
8. Realm of Terror 3.8 41
9. Dream Reapers 3.4 38
10. Lombard Jaycees Haunted House 3.3 32

A haunted house had to receive a minimum of 25 votes to be considered for the Top 10. Users had to register and validate their accounts (via email) in order to vote.
User Rating is the rating derived from the votes cast by the users of this website. Users could rate a haunted house from 1 to 10.
# of Votes Cast is how many total votes were cast for the haunted house.
Ratings were tallied on November 15, 2009 at Midnight.

2009 HHC Critics Ratings

  1. Realm of Terror Round Lake Beach, IL
  2. Statesville Haunted Prison Crest Hill, IL
  3. Dream Reapers Melrose Park, IL
  4. Dungeon of Doom Zion, IL
  5. Fear Itself Mishawaka, IN
  6. Nightmares: Basement of the Dead Aurora, IL
  7. Wisconsin Feargrounds Waukesha, WI
  8. Dark Side Ixonia, WI
  9. Reapers Realm Hammond, IN
  10. Niles Scream Park Niles, MI

The HauntedHouseChicago.com Review Team, led by former HHC owner Kris Zahrobsky, visited over 60 haunted houses in the Chicagoland area during the 2009 Halloween season. The list to the left represents their picks for the best haunted houses in Chicago in 2009.