I'm the last person who should be reviewing a haunted anything as I can't handle even the most…read moreinnocuous ghost stories enjoyed by tots (e.g. was totally freaked out by Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit). So, the physicality of enclosures designed to terrify adults is just not something that interests me. However, I couldn't be more enthused about this bit of local flavor: Every October, a family in the sleepy town of Roselle sets up three big tents in their front yard and crafts within them a truly excellent Halloween experience for the community. We'd been noticing the tents for a while, but only started investigating them last year. I figured it was going to be the usual cutesy Halloween stuff, but no. The level of creepiness and goriness was such that I couldn't handle actually entering the tents, so I mostly looked on as my partner Wolf R. had a good time checking everything out. But even he got a little surprise at the end: While looking into the coffin in the last tent, he was spooked by a large vampire swinging down from above, and a second later, he was further startled by a person dressed in all black, including a black face mask, creeping up behind him. I'd have laughed if I wasn't so busy making sure nothing was creeping up behind me. This year I felt a bit more bold and decided to follow a whole group of little kids into the leftmost tent, themed like a haunted carnival with evil clowns. This ain't so bad, I thought, enjoying the creative clowns and even snapping a pic. And then, I don't even understand what it was, but the odd noises and spinning lights they'd set up conspired to get under my skin and I felt like I was going to totally lose it if I didn't retreat *immediately*. My god. The middle tent was the gory cannibalistic one, with zombies and body parts and -- well, I won't spoil it for you. It was so gross that I couldn't actually look at it long enough to take a picture. And this year, the last tent was themed like a haunted hotel with black lights. Nothing jumped out at my partner this time but he still loved it. As it turns out, the haunted house also promotes a good cause: They collect non-perishable food for the Bloomingdale Food Pantry. The family also accepts donations if you'd like to chip in to their haunted house efforts. I'm just hoping they'll do a set of friendly winter wondertents one of these Decembers :) Hours: According to the listing on this page (http://www.wlsam.com/calendar/default.asp?DATE=10/11/2012), they're open 6-10PM Thursdays through Sundays in October, with extended hours in the last week of October.

This homemade haunted house (front of a yard) was very impressive! My kids and I had a blast…read more Definitely worth the visit.

well I can remember going to Happs vegetable stand on HWY 83 in Trevor when I was little. it was…read morehuge and they had lots of vegetables and the people was so nice always smiling and ready to serve or answer people. when they closed for the last time they were missed by a lot of people. then the son opens Happs again down the street and for Halloween we brought our kids for years and we all loved going there every year.

It was a good haunt. Good effects. Great actors. Different than some of the other haunted…read moreattractions.

a great haunted house with lots of dedicated scarers! Plenty of parking in the lot, and for us the…read morewait time was under 10 minutes in line. they has good lighting and decorations inside! would love to go back next year

I'm not sure how I'd never heard of Scream Scene until this year! 2022 was the 15th year for this…read morehaunted house at the former Skokie water park, and from the design to the actors, it was professional quality. From mazes to electronic features, and engaging cast and gore, it was both fun and creepy from beginning to end. I definitely screamed a few times, and after I exited, I watched as other "survivors" came racing out to escape the final element of fear. I've been to several haunted houses, although not for several years, and this one stands out as one of the best I've been to in the area. While this is a park district production, it's definitely not for small children, but great for probably teenagers and up. For the general public, admission is $13, or $20 for a fast pass. I was told it takes about 15 minutes to go through it, though I didn't time our visit to confirm that. By the time we left around 7:30, the line had grown pretty long, and it was only the second day it was open for the season. I'd recommend a visit to Scream Scene to get you in the Halloween spirit!

This was my second time visiting Realm of Terror after not going for at least nine years, and this…read morevisit was by far my favorite. They have definitely upgraded the space, and the thrills, haunts, and creativity were simply amazing. We arrived around 6:45 p.m. to catch all the characters coming out for their haunted parade, which really set the tone for the night. We got in within about 30 minutes using the regular line without having to pay for express or VIP. I went with just my husband, and it was definitely creepy navigating those dark, tight spaces with plenty of jump scares and eerie visuals. When you think you're done, you quickly realize you're only halfway through. The group ahead of us even bowed out through an emergency exit, but we were troopers and made it to the end. Even after finishing the long maze, we found ourselves wanting more because the adrenaline was still pumping. Huge kudos to the team for creating such an unforgettable experience. We will definitely be back.

Bought tickets and had to wait an hour, half of it in the rain…read more Haunted house was not scary. Waste of $30. Had a friend get in a car accident on the way and they wouldn't provide refund to them. Lame.

Celebrating its recent Grand Opening, Miles, along with his family, and friends brings 5 Points…read moreHaunt to West Chicago. The work put into the Haunt is impressive. It's great to see something that started in a residential home has become an actual commercial business. Tickets are available at the haunts website! Just the right amount of pulse pounding scares.

I ended up going here twice. Both times it was a very solid haunted house. It was way better than…read moreexpected as it was their first year. I'll go check it out again next year.

Had an absolute blast here tonight for their Valentine's Day event: Wonderland. We ordered tix…read moreonline in advance and was pleased to see they only allow the purchase of a set amount of tix per time slot. When we arrived, we were greeted at the door and in we went. The fun started right away with a spinning tunnel and tons of characters even before we hit the line! Once we got in line we enjoyed a DJ blasting tunes and taking photos with our new and haunted friends. Then we got a profesh pic taken with some of the cast, and off we went into the haunted house. I enjoy a haunted house that preys on all of your senses, and Basement of the Dead is just that. There's smells, there's sights, there's weird sensations under your feet, blasting music or silence, depending where you are in the house. Thankfully, no taste involved, but I wouldn't be surprised if they find a way to do it, eventually. My one caveat is, I don't want to be put into annoying precarious positions. I promise I won't be anymore scared if you make me crawl or squeeze through a haunted house - but I will for sure never come back. Basement of the Dead doesn't have any of that BS - and they manage to scare you without it. Since it was Valentine's Day weekend, we got a single light up rose to guide us through the dark hallways inside, and though it was totally shtick-y - it was actually useful at times too! The house is long, not boring long but worth-your-money long, and there's a bazillion themes along the way. They actually had one or two concepts I've never experienced before, which is tough for someone who goes to as many haunted houses as we do! I see they're open year round for their escape room business, and I'd love to go back and check one out. We'll also def be back at Halloween!

So fun! New scenes. Quick line. Everyone interacts with you in line and in the house. Easy to…read morebuy tickets online. Love coming here. It is so much fun!

It was so fun! The darkness and the scary people just made it!!!! The set up was great. We got…read morethere right before it opened and waited around 30 minutes and was inside for about 30/45 minutes. Do fun I lost my voice for a day from screaming and laughing so hard.

I love it its like neon walls and I go every year and it gets better and better and very good…read moreemployees highly recommend.

We had a 10/10 experience at Mind Trap Escape Room. The check-in process was a breeze, and the…read morestaff was incredibly friendly and welcoming from the moment we arrived. We were able to store our belongings in a locker before being shown to our escape room. We chose the Jurassic World room and were given clear instructions along with a walkie-talkie to request clues if needed--which we definitely took advantage of. This was my first escape room experience, so it took a little time to understand what was being asked of us, but once it clicked, things started moving much more smoothly. Even though we didn't solve the entire room, we had a great time and are already looking forward to coming back to try another one.

This was the most fun I have had in a long time! I highly recommend going if you want a fun…read moreactivity to use your brain. I will say if you are autistic, the lights and sound effects could be triggering. But if you are solid and not off your meds, you're going to have great fun!!

It's pretty scare especially the cage and clown room. I loved it and the workers are incredible…read more would go back 10/10

Took the kiddos here for the family fun Halloween event. Paid $10 at the door and that included a…read morepetting zoo, a bounce house, various "carnival kid games", face painting, a balloon artist and the no scare haunted house with trick or treating. All this took place in the church gymnasium and the haunted house was in the church's basement. The latter was a bit of an oxymoron for me but to each his own. The kiddie games were okay, but seemed like it was catered for younger kids 6 and under. The face painting and the balloon artists were pretty dope. We got there close to when the event opened, so the lines were really short and we were able to take advantage of all the activities. The petting zoo was impressive also. They had a couple goats, some potbellied pigs, a GIANT rabbit (trust me that thing was HUGE!) and some normal rabbits, and a couple chickens. It was enough to entertain this animal lover. The animals were all very cute and friendly. For $1 your kids can also decorate a cupcake. And if you are lucky, you can catch Elmo and take a pic with him. The haunted house was definitely worth the $10. Loved how it was very kid friendly. They really put lots of effort into decorating that thing and i can see how it would freak most adults out during the normal scare hours. For the kids, you just walked through the whole thing and at every station, there was someone in costume with candy for the trick or treaters. No one would jump out cuz that would cause a lot of crying kids. It was pretty long too, so definitely worth it!

Evil Intentions has now moved to a new location called Forsaken Hollow…read more The haunt has moved from the old Elgin casket company into this new farmland location in Maple Park. I for sure miss the original location in the casket company, there was just something about the building that felt more "evil", and it made you feel additionally uneasy going in (the old location is supposed to be actually haunted). Evil Intentions in its new home is still an excellent haunt. I believe we were in the haunt for about 30-40 minutes when it was our turn. The haunt begins outside in a corn maze, which was actually really cool and creepy- you feel like someone is watching you in every part of it. After you find your way out of the corn maze, you enter the indoor part of the haunted house. Great effects/performers and design inside. I would recommend a visit to Evil Intentions and keeping an eye on their multi-year project in the location "Forsaken Hollow", it sounds really fun - a Halloween themed bar, coffee shop, a diagon alley type town square (for those of you that have been to Universal Studios) and more.

My family went to the previous location and really enjoyed it; this year I joined in. I have no…read moreprevious experience at the other location. We bought VIP tickets (typical price for VIP at most locations) to skip the line. The line went quick too. I really liked how they broke up the line with the maze. However, the maze was lacking--it seemed like they were either missing scare actors or they simply did not have enough. The haunted house itself was really well put together aesthetically and the makeup/costumes of the actors were great. Once again though, it seemed like there were more mannequins than actors. This haunted house is more creepy vs scary. A lot of the girl actors stayed in my face for far too long , to the point I had to stop walking and my husband stayed behind with me as my group moved along. There is only so many seconds being in someone's face and in their way is acceptable. It became more annoyance than scary. Overall, if I hadn't been in the area I wouldn't make the trip this year, but I think this place has huge potential for following seasons.