12/12/11 :: 09:58 AM
Special Event: Nightmares Before X-Mas
The day before Halloween, something very tragic happened. After a month of hard work and undying efforts, Dream Reapers Haunted House in Melrose Park, IL, was robbed. The felonious thieves managed to crawl away with the safe that held approximately $150,000 of revenue. The money would have been used for the lease on the building and to help pay their acting staff.
To help recover some of the funds lost, the owners of Dream Reapers have decided to revamp their attraction with a Christmas theme and open their doors for two weekends in December.
Not only has major media television and newspapers been great in publicizing the event, but others in the haunt industry have surrounded Dream Reapers with love and support. Other haunted attraction actors and staff members have been quick to jump to Facebook and spread the word like wildfire.
The Staff of Haunted House Chicago along with at least 20 other haunted attractions from the Chicagoland area showed their support this weekend. Some donated their time and staffed the attraction while others brought as many as they could and paid admission to experience the nightmares.
If you missed this past weekend, or just want another chance to enjoy some of the spirit, Dream Reapers will be open this upcoming weekend, Friday, December 16th, and Saturday, December 17th. Admission is $20 and not only will you receive an outstanding fun and entertaining
show, but you will be supporting a great cause!
show, but you will be supporting a great cause!
For more information, please go to: http://www.dreamreapers.com/
11/07/11 :: 12:53 PM
Nightmares Before Christmas - Help Out Dream Reapers!
From the Facebook Event Page (click the link for more info):"The haunt you all know and love needs your help!! On October 30th, Dream Reapers was broken into and in the process, we were also robbed. This tragic event will force us to close our doors indefinitely. But monsters don't give up without a fight!
This December, we are doing a "fundraiser" and opening our doors to the public for a once in a lifetime event you have never experienced before! On December 9th and 10th we are turning our frightening haunt into a horrible Christmas-themed Nightmare! Come visit the dark and dank halls, but filled with some of the most visually disturbing Christmas themed scenes that you will never forget. Come spread Christmas cheer by invoking your worst fears!
Dream Reapers needs your help! Invite any and everybody. This will be an event that you'll never forget! Christmas never looked this scary! Admission is $20, and times are 7:00PM to 11:00PM. The zombie elves have arisen from their frozen graves to give you the most frightening experience of your life! Come see for yourself!
Also remember, if you cannot come, please make a donation to our cause to keep the dead alive...We are a family full of a passion that cannot die and will not.... Please support us...This was a tragedy, but support us so we can stay haunting you!!"
11/02/11 :: 11:40 PM
Many Chicagoland Haunted Houses OPEN THIS WEEKEND!
Halloween 2011 may have come and gone, but some haunted houses are just too evil to close their wretched gates without taking one last opportunity to scare you to death! Check the schedules for the haunted houses you may have missed this season, or for that one that was so cool you just have to go back - they might be open! Statesville Haunted Prison, The HHC Review Team's Top Pick for 2011, is open Friday November 4th & Saturday November 5th - head over to http://www.statesvillehauntedprison.com for details and a coupon!
10/31/11 :: 07:34 PM
The Official 2011 Top 13
The witching hour is close at hand. And before we say farewell to another Halloween season, it is time to unveil Haunted House Chicago's Official 2011 Top 13, as chosen by our Review Team.After visiting and experiencing 36 attractions and traversing 2,704 miles this season, here is our list of the best around:
1. Statesville Haunted Prison & City of the Dead in Crest Hill, IL
2. Wisconsin Feargrounds in Waukesha, WI
3. Realm of Terror Horror Experience in Round Lake Beach, IL
4. Basement of the Dead in Aurora, IL
5. Amhurst Asylum Haunted Attraction in Valparaiso, IN
6. Asylum Xperiment in Villa Park, IL
7. Niles Haunted House Scream Park in Niles, MI
8. Lake Hills Haunted House in St. John, IN
9. Fear Itself at Legend Park in Mishawaka, IN
10. Spook Hollow & MC Manor in Marquette Heights, IL
11. The Haunted Infirmary at Bartonville Insane Asylum in Bartonville, IL
12. Dream Reapers Haunted House in Melrose Park, IL
13. Fear City in Morton Grove, IL
Please join us in congratulating these outstanding haunted attractions!
10/31/11 :: 07:15 PM
The 2011 New Haunted Attraction of the Year
Congratulations to The Haunted Infirmary at Bartonville Insane Asylum in Bartonville, IL, for being chosen as Haunted House Chicago's 2011 New Haunted Attraction of the Year!
10/31/11 :: 07:11 PM
Halloween 2011
Hello Halloween! We have been waiting for you! Whether this night & season was about trick-or-treating, haunted housing, dressing in costume, carving pumpkins, or parties, we hope that it was everything that you hoped for and more!Thank you for joining us this and every season! We hope you enjoyed our website as much as we enjoyed making it!
From all of us at Haunted House Chicago to all of you and yours, we wish you a very safe, haunted, and Happy Halloween!
The 2011 Jim Warfield Acting Award Recipients have already been announced. But, stay tuned for the 2011 Top 13 Haunted Attractions!
10/31/11 :: 02:37 PM
The 2011 Jim Warfield Acting Award Winners
The HauntedHouseChicago.com Review Team has named their 2011 Jim Warfield Acting Award winners! They are David Raue as "Vladimir" and "Mad Dog" from Statesville Haunted Prison in Crest Hill, ILandEmma Leigh Smith as "Nancy"from Niles Haunted House Scream Park in Niles, MI, and Wisconsin Feargrounds in Waukesha, WI.Congratulations to you both, and thank you for making all our lives a little bit scarier! The 2011 Top 13 Haunted Houses will be announced later tonight!
10/28/11 :: 10:11 PM
Watch Days of the Living Dead Season 3 Episode 7 NOW!
As Statesville Haunted Prison® enters the second week of the Halloween season, the Zombie Army team & crew pull together as the inherent stress of the job pulls at their sanity!
10/27/11 :: 10:50 AM
Get 41% Off Your Ticket at the Abyss on Saturday
The Abyss is running a 41% Off special Saturday night (the 29th) - details HERE.
10/24/11 :: 02:04 PM
People's Choice Vote Terminated Due to Cheating
Due to the fact that certain haunted houses simply can't resist the urge to try to cheat and stuff the ballot box in their own favor (yes, we know who you are), HauntedHouseChicago.com is doing away with the People's Choice Vote. The idea was to let the public vote for their favorites; what we're seeing are haunted houses paying people to do a technical end-run around our system. HauntedHouseChicago.com would rather kill this feature than see it abused to mislead our users.
You can still use the Skull Rating feature and write reviews for the haunted houses listed on this site, but from now on, only the HHC Official Review Team will be rating the top haunted houses each year.
