Sponsor Spotlight: Basement of the Dead & Shattered 3D Haunted House
We are very grateful to Basement of the Dead & Shattered 3D Haunted House for being a 2023 Featured Attraction and Sponsor of Haunted House Chicago! Basement is open on multiple evenings remaining in the 2023 season. Please check our their website for dates and tickets. Make sure you don't miss your last chance to see Shattered 3D, as the second attraction here will be evolving into something new for 2024. Basement of the Dead & Shattered 3D 42 W New York Street Aurora, IL 60506 https://basementofthedead.com/ Vital Signs: Opened: 2003 originally, new owners took over in 2010 Number of seasons-to-date: 20...
Sponsor Spotlight: Disturbia Haunted House
We are very grateful to Disturbia Haunted House for being a 2023 Featured Attraction and Sponsor of Haunted House Chicago! Disturbia is open for a special Monday performance TONIGHT, Monday, October 16, 2023, as well as multiple evenings remaining in the 2023 season! Please check our their website for dates and tickets. Disturbia Haunted House 1213 Butterfield Road, Suite D Downers Grove, IL 60515 https://hauntedhousedisturbia.com/ Vital Signs: Number of seasons-to-date: 4th under new ownership, multiple before Number of actors: 60 Size: 12,000 Square Feet Setting: Indoor/Outdoor Unique Features: An outdoor DJ and party scene! Parking: Free, on-site Fun Fact: This haunted attraction has its sister...
Return of The Park After Dark
The producers of the The Park After Dark are thrilled to announce that their charity haunted house, run by the after-school teen program at Chase Park in Chicago, is back after 4 years for the 2023 season! After winning the the Haunted House Chicago Best New Haunted Attraction in 2018, and their 2019 follow-up show, "The Attic," their doors were shuddered by the pandemic. But, like a great zombie; they have risen from the dead! The Park After Dark 2023 season will debut at Chase Park on Friday, October 20th, and run Friday-Sunday for the last two weekends of October. ...
Friday, October 13, 2023
Aside from Halloween, Friday the 13th may be the next most-celebrated holiday for haunters. But, why? What inspired legions of folks to suffer from triskaidekaphobia and fueled an over 40-year old slasher franchise? Some say the history is rooted to the time of the last supper, and some say the middle ages, but the most popular origin story seems to be surrounding the attack of some Knights Templar on October 13, 1307. Fun Fact: The next Friday the 13th in October won't be until 2028; so let's live this night to the fullest! While most of us put in effort...
Haunts Open Tonight: Thursday, October 12, 2023
Haunt season is fully underway and ALL shows will be open this weekend! BUT, there are FIVE attractions that are open this evening, which will definitely have much shorter wait times. So, make your plans now to get your scream on! (Listed alphabetically) 13th Floor Haunted House in Schiller Park, IL Basement of the Dead in Aurora, IL Disturbia Haunted House in Downers Grove, IL HellsGate Haunted House in Lockport, IL Terror Roulette Horror Experience in South Barrington, IL AND stay tuned to all avenues of Haunted House Chicago for the latest happenings as we dive through another spooky season!...
Haunts Open Tonight: Monday, October 9, 2023
Today is one of those holiday Mondays that you MIGHT have off from work or school. What better way to celebrate than to join in some spine-chilling, frightening fun at THREE different haunted attractions that are open this evening! (Listed alphabetically) 13th Floor Haunted House in Schiller Park, IL Basement of the Dead in Aurora, IL The Old Joliet Haunted Prison in Joliet, IL Make sure you keep watching all of the Haunted House Chicago social media feeds for all the inside looks! #SupportYourLocalHauntedHouse #SpreadTheScream