Haunted Holidays 2025
While Halloween may live 365-days a year in our hearts and heads, most muggles are starting to prepare for holiday celebrations. Luckily, you don’t have to wait until next Halloween to get your scream on! Whether you look for St. Nick or Krampus this season, we are here to help shed some darkness on the millions of imported twinkle lights. Here’s a listing of all the attractions within 100-miles of Chicago that are producing special holiday haunting experiences. So, grab the egg nog, complete another viewing of Christmas Vacation, and get the sleigh ready for some holiday haunted houses! This...
Encore Weekend 2025
We are sure you noticed, but that big "wintery" holiday has already taken over the radio and ads on TV, and spots in the stores. 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 you’re going? Nobody’s leaving. Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Halloween. No, no. We’re all in this together! This is a full-blown, four-alarm Halloween emergency here. We’re gonna press on, and...
Haunted House Chicago’s 2025 Top 13
Each year, Haunted House Chicago visits as many haunted attractions, events, and happenings within 100 miles of Chicago as possible. 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 2025 Official Haunted House Chicago Top 13. After traversing well over 3,000 miles this season, here is our list of the best around: HellsGate...
2025 Haunted Attraction of the Year
Each year, Haunted House Chicago visits as many haunted attractions within 100 miles of Chicago as possible. We then award the best overall haunted attraction from that season. As our 26th season comes to a close, Haunted House Chicago would like to formally congratulate the 2025 Haunted Attraction of the Year: HellsGate Haunted House Lockport, Illinois https://www.hellsgate.com/ Congratulations on an outstanding season! #SpreadTheScream #HellsGate #HG #HauntedHouseChicago #HHC #SupportYourLocalHauntedHouse #Halloweek #HellWeek #Halloween #Top13
2025 Jim Warfield Acting Award
Each year, Haunted House Chicago visits as many haunted attractions within 100 miles of Chicago as possible. 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 2025 Jim Warfield Acting Award: Emily Fuchsen as “Jane Doe" from Old Joliet Haunted Prison in Joliet, Illinois https://hauntedprison.com/ and Zach Webb as “Tavis Duson" From Twisted Crypt Haunted House in Rockford, Illinois https://www.twistedcrypt.com/...
2025 New Haunted Attraction of the Year
Each year, Haunted House Chicago visits as many haunted attractions and events within 100 miles of Chicago as possible. We then award the best new haunted attraction from that season. For more details on this award, please click here: http://www.hauntedhousechicago.com/reviews-awards/bestnewhaunt/ Haunted House Chicago would like to formally congratulate the 2025 New Haunted Attraction of the Year: American Nightmare Scream Park Spring Grove, Illinois https://www.scareamerica.net/ Congratulations on an outstanding first season! Stay tuned for more award announcements throughout Halloween! #SpreadTheScream #ANSP #AmericanNightmare #AmericanNightmareScreamPark #FearTheCorn #HauntedHouseChicago #HHC #SupportYourLocalHauntedHouse #Halloweek #HellWeek #Halloween