Want more SCREAMS? This is your LAST weekend!

  For those that aren't ready to just let October slip away, you still have ONE LAST weekend to get in your thrills, chills & a lot more screams!  Many haunted attractions will be open tonight & tomorrow for special events! (Please visit their website to plan accordingly and to find out their operating hours. Some attractions are only open 1 out of the 2 nights.)   Friday, November 3rd: Abandoned Haunted House Complex in Mt. Pleasant, WI presents patrons with their own version of Blackout D.E.A.D. Rising in Crestwood, IL presents a special event where patrons MUST be 18+ with an ID...

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Haunted House Chicago’s 2017 Top 13

As this Halloween night comes to a close, we find ourselves at the apex of yet another haunting season. But, before we bid farewell to another memorable October, it is finally time to present the 2017 Official Haunted House Chicago Top 13. After traversing 2,588.80 miles this season, here is our list of the best around: 1.   Evil Intentions Haunted House in Elgin, IL 2.   Statesville Haunted Prison & City of the Dead in Crest Hill, IL 3.   Basement of the Dead & Shattered 3D Nightmare in Aurora, IL 4.   HellsGate Haunted House in Lockport, IL 5.   Abandoned Haunted House Complex in Mt. Pleasant, WI 6.   Haunted Hills...

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2017 Haunted Attraction of the Year

As we end another amazing season out on the road, our last and final award goes out to the 2017 Haunted Attraction of the Year: Evil Intentions Haunted House Elgin, IL     Congratulations on an AMAZING season!

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2017 Jim Warfield Acting Award

Each year, Haunted House Chicago awards the top actor/actress from that calendar year. The award is named after Jim Warfield of Raven's Grin Inn. For more information on this award please click here: http://www.hauntedhousechicago.com/reviews-awards/warfieldaward/   This year, there was one actress that dazzled us with her show and blew us away with her showstopping performance.  Some may view her as sweet and sassy, others might find her to be their worst nightmare.   Haunted House Chicago would like to formally congratulate the recipient of the 2017 Jim Warfield Acting Award:   Ashley Martin as "Daisy" from Midnight Terror Haunted House in Oak Lawn, IL    

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Happy Halloween!

  Hello Halloween, we have been waiting for you! Whether this night and season is about trick-or-treating, haunted housing, dressing in costume, carving pumpkins, or attending parties, we hope that it was everything that you hoped for and more! Thank you for joining us this AND every season. We hope you enjoyed our website & reviews as much as we enjoyed writing them!   From all of us at Haunted House Chicago to all of you and yours, we wish you a very safe, haunted, and Happy Halloween!   Stay tuned for our 2017 Award announcements including the Jim Warfield Acting Award,...

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‘Twas the Night Before Halloween…

Happy Devil's Night! As the season is coming to an end, we thought we'd leave you with a little something to help get your Devil's Night started.   The following haunted attractions are open tonight: Basement of the Dead & Shattered 3D Nightmare; Aurora, IL D.E.A.D. Rising Haunted House; Crestwood, IL Evil Intentions Haunted House; Elgin, IL Frightmare Haunted House @ Haunted Trails; Burbank, IL Haunted Hills Hospital; Lake Station, IN HellsGate Haunted House; Lockport, IL Hoppers Haunted House; Rockford, IL House of Torment Chicago, Morton Grove, IL Midnight Terror Haunted House; Oak Lawn, IL Reaper's Realm; Hammond, IN Statesville...

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