Haunts Open This Weekend: September 15-17, 2023
Haunt Fans! Are you ready for the season to begin? Well, consider your wish granted! This weekend, there are FOUR places to get your spooky fix! (Listed alphabetically) Friday, September 15th 13th Floor Haunted House in Schiller Park, IL Niles Haunted Scream Park in Niles, MI Twisted Crypt Haunted House in Rockford, IL Saturday, September 16th 13th Floor Haunted House in Schiller Park, IL Niles Haunted Scream Park in Niles, MI Six Flags Great America Fright Fest in Gurnee, IL Twisted Crypt Haunted House in Rockford, IL Sunday, September 17th Six Flags Great America Fright Fest in Gurnee, IL AND...
Valentine’s Haunts 2023
The love of fright fills the air! As ice covers our land, Cupid’s zombie cousin flutters from its crypt once again for another holiday season of love and screams. Get ready to shuffle; here’s a listing of all the attractions within 100-miles of Chicago that are producing special Valentine’s Day haunting experiences. Grab that special someone and get ready to share the screams! (Listed in alphabetical order) 13th Floor Chicago presents: “Love Bites: A Valentine’s Haunted House” 5050 River Road Schiller Park, IL 60176 Friday, February 17th, Saturday, February 18th, and Sunday, February 19th https://www.13thfloorchicago.com/ Disturbia Haunted House presents: “Cupid's Curse"...
Friday the 13th at Basement of the Dead
There are some battles that will never be settled: Hatfield or McCoy, Freddy or Jason, Disney or Universal, Addams or Munsters. Each year, we only get 1 or 2 opportunities to celebrate the 2nd most elusive holiday (next to leap day): Friday the 13th. As Camp Crystal Lake's most famous resident awakens again to play hockey and wreck havoc on all mankind, this special day reminds us of another eternal debate. Is it: "ch ch ch, ah ah ah" OR "ki ki ki, ma ma ma"? Regardless, Jason will find us all and break through anything standing in his way!...
Haunted Holidays 2022
While Halloween may live 365-days a year in our hearts and heads, most muggles are starting to prepare for holiday celebrations. Luckily, you don’t have to wait until next Halloween to get your scream on! Whether you look for St. Nick or Krampus this season, we are here to help shed some darkness on the millions of imported twinkle lights. Here’s a listing of all the attractions within 100-miles of Chicago that are producing special holiday haunting experiences. So, grab the egg nog, complete another viewing of Christmas Vacation, and get the sleigh ready for some holiday haunted houses! This...
Encore Weekend 2022
“Darkness falls across the land / The midnight hour is close at hand / Creatures crawl in search of blood / To terrorize y’all’s neighborhood” -Michael Jackson, "Thriller" "Can I get an encore, do you want more?" -Jay Z, "Encore" We are sure you noticed, but Mariah Carey has already taken over the radio and ads on TV. While our beloved Halloween season is about out of time, we have one last chance to enjoy all that we love about our holiday. We call it, “Encore Weekend.” Inspired by the immortal, infamous words of Clark W. Griswold, “Where do you think...
2022 Haunted Attraction of the Year
Each year, Haunted House Chicago reviews as many haunted attractions within 100 miles of Chicago as possible. (31 this season!) We then award the best overall haunted attraction from that season. As we end our 23rd reviewing season, Haunted House Chicago would like to formally congratulate the 2022 Haunted Attraction of the Year: HellsGate Haunted House Lockport, Illinois https://www.hellsgate.com/ Congratulations on an outstanding season!