2022 New 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 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 2022 New Haunted Attraction of the Year: Monster Purge St. Charles, Illinois https://monsterpurge.com/ Congratulations on an outstanding first season! Stay tuned for more award announcements throughout Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

The day is finally here! It is Monday, October 31, 2022, 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 2022 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...

Haunted Attractions Open This Weekend

The air is getting colder, and doors of crypts sealed last November are just about ready to burst open once again! Here’s who’s open this weekend to get your haunted house fix before the undead are fully unleashed: Friday, September 23, 2022 13th Floor Haunted House in Schiller Park, IL Basement of the Dead Haunted House in Aurora, IL Disturbia Haunted House in Downers Grove, IL Haunted Hills Hospital in Crown Point, IN Hoppers Haunted House in Rockford, IL Karnival of Karnage Haunted House in Belvidere, IL Midnight Terror Haunted House in Oak Lawn, IL Niles Haunted Scream Park in Niles, MI...

Encore Weekend

“Darkness falls across the land The midnight hour is close at hand Creatures crawl in search of blood To terrorize y’all’s neighborhood” We are sure you noticed, but there are holiday songs already on 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 you’re going? Nobody’s leaving. Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Halloween. No, no. We’re all in...

Haunted House Chicago’s 2021 Top 13

Each year, Haunted House Chicago reviews as many haunted attractions within 100 miles of Chicago as possible. (27 this season!) We then assemble a list of the best haunted attractions from that season. For more details on this, please click here: https://www.hauntedhousechicago.com/reviews-awards/top-13-haunts/ 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 2021 Official Haunted House Chicago Top 13. After traversing 2,553 miles this season, here is our list of the best around: Evil Intentions Haunted...

2021 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 overall haunted attraction from that season. As we end our 22nd reviewing season, Haunted House Chicago would like to formally congratulate the 2021 Haunted Attraction of the Year: Evil Intentions Haunted House Elgin, Illinois https://eihaunt.com/     Congratulations on an outstanding season!