Stevie Calabrese on FACE OFF

Chicago’s Own Stevie Calabrese on Season 9 of Syfy’s FACE OFF

Well-known and much beloved Chicago makeup FX artist Stevie Calabrese (instructor at Kosart Atelier and lead makeup artist at The Realm of Terror) will be competing in Season 9 of the Syfy channel's show FACE OFF. Everybody here at Dark Chicago will be rooting for her each week! Go #TeamStevie! Face Off Season 9 premieres on July 28th on the Syfy Channel. Connect with Stevie on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Official Website

Zombie Apocalypse LIVE! Tactical Live Action Zombie Experience

Zombie Apocalypse LIVE! at 13th Floor Haunted House Chicago June 12-14!

June 12-14, 2015. Tickets go on sale at noon on Friday, May 22nd HERE. 13th Floor Chicago Haunted House presents a tactical, live action, video game like zombie shooting experience, Zombie Apocalypse LIVE! You and your team will use state of the art weapons to clear apocalyptic and infested areas where the undead have invaded. You will need to navigate your way through on coming infectious zombies and make the right choices when encountering survivalists, are they friend or foe? The weapons you will be using are military grade training replicas. Their size, form, and function are similar to real...

Zombie Apocalypse LIVE! Tactical Live Action Zombie Experience

Zombie Apocalypse LIVE! at Fear City Chicago June 6-7!

June 6-7, 2015. Tickets on sale now HERE. Fear City Haunted House presents a tactical, live action, video game like zombie shooting experience, Zombie Apocalypse LIVE! You and your team will use state of the art weapons to clear apocalyptic and infested areas where the undead have invaded. You will need to navigate your way through on coming infectious zombies and make the right choices when encountering survivalists, are they friend or foe? The weapons you will be using are military grade training replicas. Their size, form, and function are similar to real world models. Pull the trigger for a...

Legendary Haunt Tour: Chicago 2015

Tickets NOW ON SALE for the Legendary Haunt Tour: Chicago 2015

Tickets are now on sale for the Legendary Haunt Tour: Chicago 2015, which will feature Statesville Haunted Prison® & City of the Dead, the Wisconsin Fear Grounds and the 13th Floor Haunted House! Each year the Legendary Haunt Tour visits a different city in the USA and tours 2 to 3 haunted attractions that have achieved "legendary" status with the haunted attraction industry, the media and the public. More than just a haunted house tour, the LHT has evolved into a destination social event for haunters all over the world, providing a unique vacation & networking opportunity just after the...

Chicago Frights

Chicago Frights Halloween and Haunting Convention

A celebration of all things haunted and Halloween, Chicago Frights is a new convention that will bring together people of every age and level of experience who love haunted houses, Halloween and scaring people. From the creators of HAuNTcon, Chicago Frights is a great way to kick off the pre-Halloween season with a fun-filled four days and nights of preview tours of area haunted houses, over 40 hours of frightful education, a dealers room full of makeup, masks, costumes, props and all kinds of haunting equipment and services, and networking opportunities like the hearse show and costume party. If you're...

Haunter Horde

Haunter Horde Gathering 2015

Attention, haunters! The staff of HauntedIllinois.com is proud to announce their Second Annual Haunter Horde Gathering, which will be held at the Bristol Renaissance Faire on Saturday, July 25th, 2015. They have reserved Cotswold Commons, a private meeting area on the faire grounds, exclusively for Haunter Horde attendees! During the day, there will be numerous activities, including a character creation contest, a scavenger hunt and a raffle with more than $2,500 worth of prizes from several prominent haunted house vendors. The event is a great opportunity for you to meet and interact with other haunters. While you are there, you can also enjoy the splendor...