2021 Jim Warfield Acting Award

Each year, Haunted House Chicago reviews as many haunted attractions within 100 miles of Chicago as possible. (27 this season!) We then identify and award the the top actor(s)/actress(es) from that season who provided extraordinary performances. The award is named after Jim Warfield of Raven’s Grin Inn. For more details on this award please click here: https://www.hauntedhousechicago.com/reviews-awards/warfieldaward/ Haunted House Chicago would like to formally congratulate the recipients of the 2021 Jim Warfield Acting Award: Alex Woday as “Sharky" from Statesville Haunted Prison in Crest Hill, Illinois https://statesvillehauntedprison.com/   and Karsen Green as “Itchy the Klown" From Abandoned Haunted House Complex in Mount...

2021 New Haunted Attraction of the Year

Each year, Haunted House Chicago reviews as many haunted attractions within 100 miles of Chicago as possible. (27 this season!) We then award the best new haunted attraction from that season. For more details on this award, please click here: http://www.hauntedhousechicago.com/reviews-awards/bestnewhaunt/ Haunted House Chicago would like to formally congratulate the 2021 New Haunted Attraction of the Year: The Old Joliet Haunted Prison Joliet, Illinois https://www.hauntedprison.com/ Congratulations on an outstanding first season! Stay tuned to more award announcements throughout Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

The day is finally here! It is Sunday, October 31, 2021, and that means it is HALLOWEEN! From all of us at Haunted House Chicago, to all of you and yours, we wish you a very safe, haunted, and happy Halloween! Today is also very special, because we announce all of the annual award selections! Stay tuned throughout the day for our 2021 award announcements including: The Haunted House Chicago Best New Haunted Attraction of the Year (Around Noon) The Haunted House Chicago Jim Warfield Acting Award (Around 3:00pm) The Haunted House Chicago Official Top 13 Haunted Attractions (Around Midnight) The Haunted House...

4 Days Until Halloween

  Haunt Fans: Time is running out to see your favorite haunted attractions! Today is Wednesday, October 27th, and there are officially 4 days left until Halloween! There are 7 attractions open tonight and they will have significantly reduced waiting time than this weekend. They are: 13th Floor Haunted House Chicago in Schiller Park, Illinois Basement of the Dead Haunted House in Aurora, Illinois Disturbia Haunted House in Downers Grove, Illinois HellsGate Haunted House in Lockport, Illinois Midnight Terror Haunted House in Oak Lawn, Illinois Statesville Haunted Prison in Crest Hill, Illinois The Old Joliet Haunted Prison in Joliet, Illinois...

Midseason Update

Haunt Fans- Hasn't this season been great? It feels so good to be back and screaming with the craziest actors at the greatest haunted productions anywhere! We are just past the midway mark of October and wanted to give a quick update of where we have been and what we have left. Our goal is to help you find all the places you want to scream at tonight! Our Haunted House Chicago Review Team has officially completed visits at 17 attractions so far, with 10 more to go! Check out their reviews, observations, and progress here: https://www.hauntedhousechicago.com/2021/09/2021-review-team-schedule/ We look forward...