Sharpen those pencils – it’s REVIEW TIME!

OK, all you critically-minded haunted house fans - HauntedHouseChicago.com is now ready to accept your 2008 Haunted House Reviews!

Beware of Quarantine Zombies!

The entries from the Quarantine Zombie Photo Contest have been posted to the new HHC Photo Page, powered by the new Dark Chicago Flickr Group. If you use Flickr.com, join the DCFG and contribute your photos of Chicago-based horror, Halloween and haunted house goodness!Speaking of Quarantine, if you visit The Fear Haunted House at Navy Pier or Dragon's Dome Haunted House this weekend, look for the Quarantine Zombie, who'll have Quarantine shwag to give you, assuming you survive the encounter!

Halloween Art Exhibit : 10th Anniversary!

A decade of fine Halloween art! The 10th anniversary of The Annual Halloween Art Exhibit™ Oct. 18th - 26th, St. Paul Cultural Center- 2215 W. North Ave, Chicago. The "National showcase of Halloween art" returns with a brand new bag of goodies sure to raise the living & the dead! Live music, spooky magic, and children's interactive workshop guarantee a hootenanny in this much anticipated 10th anniversary edition! [DIRECTIONS]Opening Reception - Saturday, Oct. 18th, 7 - 11 pm.Sorcerer Supreme Ron Fitzgerald performs his all new "Extreme Halloween" magic show. Dark & Sticky vampire fun! 10pm. Music performed by Rusted Halo,...

A Little Truth to Every Myth

After posting about the money-back haunted house urban legend a few days ago, somebody reminded me that Hellsgate Haunted House technically fits the description (multi-story haunt where you have to complete certain things to get your money back), although that haunt shut down over a decade ago, so nobody's out looking for it. Who knows - maybe Hellsgate contributed to the urban legend!

Don’t forget to vote… for your favorite haunt!

You can now vote for your favorite haunted house for 2008 at HauntedHouseChicago.com - click here!

Stephen Lynch : Halloween

I've had this song as an MP3 for years, and just found a live performance on YouTube, so I thought I'd share this twisted tune: Stephen Lynch's "Halloween"