Realm of Terror Industry Night

The fine folks at Realm of Terror Haunted House in Round Lake Beach, Illinois, are throwing a party... and you are invited! On Tuesday, October 15th, they are opening their "movie-famous" haunted attraction just to haunters! AND to make sure you were available, they planned it was on a night that most other attractions aren't open! Not only will you be able to rub elbows with other haunters from across the Chicagoland market, but also see their amazing attraction, talk shop with the Steves, and grab a beverage! AND make sure to buy or rent their movie shot on-location called,...

Haunts Open This Weekend: October 4-6, 2024

It. Is. OCTOBER!! That's right folks, it is time to get creepy! THIS is the moment we have all been waiting for! This weekend, there are 33 places to get your spooky fix! (Listed alphabetically) Friday, October 4th 13th Floor Haunted House in Schiller Park, IL 5 Points Haunted House in West Chicago, IL Abandoned Haunted House Complex in Mount Pleasant, WI Basement of the Dead Haunted House in Aurora, IL Canyon Trail Cemetery Home Haunt in Carol Stream, IL Dark Hollows Haunted Hayride in Elgin, IL Disturbia Haunted House in Downers Grove, IL Evil Intentions Haunted House at Forsaken...

Chicago Haunt Builders

You may have heard this term or name before, but what/who are the Chicago Haunt Builders? Chicago Haunt Builders is a group full of individual haunted homes coming together to build & decorate for the haunt season. Are you a fan of all things Halloween? Are you building Halloween props 24/7 or at least thinking about props 24/7? Then you are in the right place! This is a group dedicated to Halloween prop building & sharing information on all things related to it. This group has social events, building events, shares ideas, arranges group buys & has a hell of a...

Trailer Time: Part 3

Time to wake up Green Day, because it is finally October 1st! (AND only 30 days until Halloween) As we creep closer to having almost all the Chicagoland attractions open for the season, it is time for our weekly dose of tempting and tantalizing trailers! Here's who we have for this week: Dark Hollows Haunted Hayride in Elgin, IL - Link Greenbriar Cemetery Home Haunt in Gilberts, IL - Link 5 Points Haunted House in West Chicago, IL - Link Canyon Trail Cemetery Home Haunt in Carol Stream, IL - Link Hayride of Horror & Curse of the Bayou Haunted...

Haunts Open This Weekend: September 27-29, 2024

Haunt Fans: Slowly we turned, inch by inch... and BLAM- Even MORE doors are blasting open for Halloween terror! (AND don't even need to be in Niagara Falls!) This weekend, there are 18 places to get your spooky fix! (Listed alphabetically) Friday, September 27th 13th Floor Haunted House in Schiller Park, IL Abandoned Haunted House Complex in Mount Pleasant, WI Basement of the Dead Haunted House in Aurora, IL Disturbia Haunted House in Downers Grove, IL HellsGate Haunted House in Lockport, IL HorrorProps Home Haunt in Plainfield, IL Massacre Haunted House in Montgomery, IL Midnight Terror Haunted House in Oak...

Trailer Time: Part 2

Haunt Fans, we know you have been counting down the minutes until the doors open to your favorite attractions. AND just like the Hollywood producers who love to wet our appetites for an upcoming movie or TV show, many Chicagoland haunts spend lots of time and money to make sure you are chomping at the bit! Each week, we will showcase the tempting teasing trailers to the haunted attractions who are already open or just about to open, until all the spooky specters have broken free! Here's who we have for this week: The Hill Has Eyes in Franklin, WI...