Haunted Houses…Everywhere!
At Haunted House Chicago we love all-things-Haunted-Houses! (Obviously!) BUT, did you know in addition to the 40+ professional/commercial and non-profit/charity haunted attractions in the Chicagoland area, there are over 300+ home haunts and yard displays? Most of these are free and operated right out of their front porches! (AND some even receive national media coverage!) While we try to cover a handful, there's just no way to cover them all! To find some of these amazing locations to take your family over this amazing Halloween season, please check out our friends at Chicago Haunt Builders. Here you can find a...
Make Your Halloween Party Plans Now!
Each year, one of the largest entertainment venues in all of Chicagoland, 115 Bourbon Street, hosts the largest Halloween party and an epic costume contest! Want to hear something exciting? It is being sponsored by Haunted House Chicago! This year's party will be Saturday, October 28, 2023. This is an event that can't be missed and will have a Halloween pop-up bar courtesy of Midnight Terror! In addition, it will feature THREE rooms of entertainment with DJ's, dancing, and a live performance by Fueled by Emo, Chicagoland's Premier Emo and Pop Punk Cover Band! The costume contest will feature prizes...
Encore Weekend 2022
“Darkness falls across the land / The midnight hour is close at hand / Creatures crawl in search of blood / To terrorize y’all’s neighborhood” -Michael Jackson, "Thriller" "Can I get an encore, do you want more?" -Jay Z, "Encore" We are sure you noticed, but Mariah Carey has already taken over the radio and ads on TV. While our beloved Halloween season is about out of time, we have one last chance to enjoy all that we love about our holiday. We call it, “Encore Weekend.” Inspired by the immortal, infamous words of Clark W. Griswold, “Where do you think...
2022 Haunted Attraction of the Year
Each year, Haunted House Chicago reviews as many haunted attractions within 100 miles of Chicago as possible. (31 this season!) We then award the best overall haunted attraction from that season. As we end our 23rd reviewing season, Haunted House Chicago would like to formally congratulate the 2022 Haunted Attraction of the Year: HellsGate Haunted House Lockport, Illinois https://www.hellsgate.com/ Congratulations on an outstanding season!
Haunted House Chicago’s 2022 Top 13
Each year, Haunted House Chicago reviews as many haunted attractions, events, and happenings within 100 miles of Chicago as possible. (31 this season!) We then assemble a list of the best haunted attractions from that season. For more details on this, please click here: https://www.hauntedhousechicago.com/reviews-awards/top-13-haunts/ As this Halloween night comes to a close, we find ourselves at the apex of yet another haunting season. But, before we bid farewell to another memorable October, it is finally time to present the 2022 Official Haunted House Chicago Top 13. After traversing over 2,750 miles this season, here is our list of the best...
2022 Jim Warfield Acting Award
Each year, Haunted House Chicago reviews as many haunted attractions within 100 miles of Chicago as possible. (31 this season!) We then identify and award the the top actor(s)/actress(es) from that season who provided extraordinary performances. The award is named after Jim Warfield of Raven’s Grin Inn. For more details on this award please click here: https://www.hauntedhousechicago.com/reviews-awards/warfieldaward/ Haunted House Chicago would like to formally congratulate the recipients of the 2022 Jim Warfield Acting Award: Rachel Johnson as “Butcher Baby" (and many others) from Disturbia Haunted House in Downers Grove, Illinois (as well as Basement of the Dead in Aurora, Illinois) https://hauntedhousedisturbia.com/...