Haunts Open This Weekend: September 27-29, 2024

Haunt Fans: Slowly we turned, inch by inch... and BLAM- Even MORE doors are blasting open for Halloween terror! (AND don't even need to be in Niagara Falls!) This weekend, there are 18 places to get your spooky fix! (Listed alphabetically) Friday, September 27th 13th Floor Haunted House in Schiller Park, IL Abandoned Haunted House Complex in Mount Pleasant, WI Basement of the Dead Haunted House in Aurora, IL Disturbia Haunted House in Downers Grove, IL HellsGate Haunted House in Lockport, IL HorrorProps Home Haunt in Plainfield, IL Massacre Haunted House in Montgomery, IL Midnight Terror Haunted House in Oak...

Trailer Time: Part 2

Haunt Fans, we know you have been counting down the minutes until the doors open to your favorite attractions. AND just like the Hollywood producers who love to wet our appetites for an upcoming movie or TV show, many Chicagoland haunts spend lots of time and money to make sure you are chomping at the bit! Each week, we will showcase the tempting teasing trailers to the haunted attractions who are already open or just about to open, until all the spooky specters have broken free! Here's who we have for this week: The Hill Has Eyes in Franklin, WI...

Haunts Open This Weekend: September 20-22, 2024

Haunt Fans: We are creeping closer! Even MORE doors are creaking open and the undead are rising again from their crypts! This weekend, there are EIGHT places to get your spooky fix! (Listed alphabetically) Friday, September 20th 13th Floor Haunted House in Schiller Park, IL Basement of the Dead Haunted House in Aurora, IL Disturbia Haunted House in Downers Grove, IL Niles Haunted Scream Park in Niles, MI Twisted Crypt Haunted House in Rockford, IL Open By Reservation: Raven's Grin Inn in Mount Carroll, IL Saturday, September 21st 13th Floor Haunted House in Schiller Park, IL Basement of the Dead...

Trailer Time: Part 1

Haunt Fans, we know you have been counting down the minutes until the doors open to your favorite attractions. AND just like the Hollywood producers who love to wet our appetites for an upcoming movie or TV show, many Chicagoland haunts spend lots of time and money to make sure you are chomping at the bit! Each week, we will showcase the tempting teasing trailers to the haunted attractions who are already open or just about to open, until all the spooky specters have broken free! Here's who we have for this week: 13th Floor Haunted House in Schiller Park,...

Lost Souls Haunted Bus Tours 2024

Haunted House Chicago is once again proud to partner with Lost Souls Haunted Bus Tours for their 2024 rides! Lost Souls Chicago is Chicagoland's PREMIER haunted house bus tour. Each tour features a bus ride to some of Chicagoland’s biggest and best haunted houses where you will have VIP Access (NO WAITING). During the ride, you can enjoy drinks (BYOB), live entertainment, contests, and FREE MERCHANDISE! Lost Souls Tours are the best way to visit all your favorite Chicagoland Haunts. Lost Souls Chicago is committed to providing a VIP experience beyond anything you have ever experienced. With over 30 years...

Friday the 13th!

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 a nearly 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. While most of us spend effort avoiding walking under ladders and wishing we could attend Camp Crystal Lake, the origin still seems a bit foggy. But, want to know...