Haunted Holidays
While Halloween may live 365-days a year in our hearts and heads, most muggles are preparing 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! (Listed in alphabetical...
Encore Weekend is Here!
We are sure you noticed, but there are Christmas songs already on the radio and ads on TV. While our time is almost over, 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 we’re gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Halloween since Jason...
Haunted House Chicago’s 2018 Top 13
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 2018 Official Haunted House Chicago Top 13. After traversing 2,315.08 miles this season, here is our list of the best around: 1. HellsGate Haunted House in Lockport, IL 2. Evil Intentions Haunted House in Elgin, IL 3. Basement of the Dead & Shattered 3D Nightmare in Aurora, IL 4. Statesville Haunted Prison & City of the Dead in Crest Hill, IL 5. Midnight Terror Haunted House in Oak Lawn IL 6. Realm of Terror Haunted House in...
2018 Haunted Attraction of the Year
As we end another amazing season out on the road, our last and final award goes out to the 2018 Haunted Attraction of the Year: HellsGate Haunted House Lockport, IL
2018 Jim Warfield Acting Award
Each year, Haunted House Chicago awards the top actor/actress from that calendar year. The award is named after Jim Warfield of Raven’s Grin Inn. For more information 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 2018 Jim Warfield Acting Award: Robert Groth as "Jebediah" from Abandoned Haunted House Complex in Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin And Andrew Kline as "Dookie Dan" from Evil Intentions Haunted House in Elgin, Illinois Please note: This award is not available to managers or owners, which on occasion have given some of the most incredible performances. Although we can't officially...
2018 New Haunted Attraction of the Year
Each year, Haunted House Chicago awards the best new haunted attraction from that year. For more on this award please click here: http://www.hauntedhousechicago.com/reviews-awards/bestnewhaunt/ Haunted House Chicago would like to formally congratulate the 2018 New Haunted Attraction of the Year: The Park After Dark in Chicago, Illinois Congratulations on an outstanding first season!