Terror Roulette, New Interactive Horror Experience, Makes Its Debut This Fall in the Chicago Area

The Arboretum of South Barrington in partnership with IWG Productions, a pioneer in immersive entertainment, will debut Terror Roulette this Fall. This spine-tingling haunted house challenge will embrace intimate immersive fear, plunging guests into a nightmare they won’t soon forget. The unpredictable Terror Roulette will shuffle up Illinois’ horror offerings beginning Sept. 29 for a limited time through Halloween. Designed for horror fans, this event thrusts participants wishing to test their fate into an interactive story where they become the selected victims of a bloodthirsty secret society. At the heart of this bone-chilling experience is the enigmatic villain known as...

HauntedHouseChicago.com Row at the Midwest Haunters Convention 2023

The Midwest Haunters Convention is coming June 9-11, 2023 to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont (next to O'Hare Airport) and features HauntedHouseChicago.com Row, which features the most participating haunted attractions to date! MHC attendees will have the opportunity to interact and engage with 13 Chicagoland haunted houses. Meet owners, horse around with your favorite characters and find out more about the attractions that keep Chicago scary! This year's participants, in no particular order: Basement of the Dead Haunted House HellsGate Haunted House Evil Intentions Haunted House The Old Joliet Haunted Prison Massacre Haunted House Disturbia Haunted House...

MHC 2023 Seminars & Events Are Open for Registration

Seminars and events for the 2023 Midwest Haunters Convention are now live on the all-new MHC website and ready for you to sign up! MHC offers a range of educational seminars on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, covering a broad range of topics of interest to professional and amateur haunters alike, and taught by some of the best in the business: FREE Early Bird Seminars*: FREE to all registered* attendees. Read about the different Early Bird Seminars at https://midwesthaunterscon.com/free-early-bird-seminars/ Register to attend them at https://registration.haashow.com/events/show/mhc9#Free Traditional Seminars*: Costuming. Makeup. Construction. Marketing. Acting. Theming. Whether you're a veteran or brand new to...

HauntedHouseChicago.com Now Accepting Featured Listing Requests for 2023!

Last year we completely overhauled and updated HauntedHouseChicago.com to make for a better user experience and we're charging into 2023 ready to scare! Please note that we've enlarged your listing banner size to 250px x 150px - if you need help with your banner, don't hesitate to reach out to Chad Savage at savage@sinister.me. Featured Listings for 2023 on HauntedHouseChicago.com are now available at an Early Bird discounted price through June 1st. If you would like to reserve a spot (or spots) please email advertise@hauntedhousechicago.com with the following information: 1. The name of the attraction(s) you're reserving for 2. The email address...

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!...