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.

I loved it !! It was super scary…read more I've never been to a scary house so this being my first was good

First of all Tony a really great guy help us. We had a great time thanks to the Dod that made our…read morenight. I came from Florida to try this and this was definitely worth the 17 hour drive. If your into scary fun attractions this is the place to go.

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!

Honestly, this was just a mid-level haunted house compared to other large haunts I've been to…read more Their sister haunt, Disturbia, is way better. It feels like this one doesn't have as much money/resources put into it. I'm not saying it was terrible, but I left thinking "meh!". The 3D clown area is cool, but I've seen it done in multiple other haunted houses. When trying to figure out which haunt to visit, check out Hellsgate and Disturbia over this one.

We still love ya Disturbia! Nice updates since our last visit. Love the Doll room. Also your ER…read moreaccepted our PPO. Keep up the great work!

Awesome!! Best of the best! So much going on that every corner you jump! Definitely coming back!…read moreThe staff working outside is also amazing! You DEFINITELY need to check it out!!!!

Great staff, great fun for all ages, great food and Nick is the best host ever. Everyday the…read moreestablishment gets better. Can't wait for the rodeo.

This place was a perfect day trip for adults and kids. There is a variety of food options and we…read moregot the walking talking with steak which was good. Also got some warm apple cider donuts. This place was free but you just had to pay for food and rides tickets. Overall loved the goats and animals here. The pumpkin patch was really nice where you could buy some small or big pumpkin. It such a great place for family and a lot of seating area. They have a little shop where you can buy animal feeds, homemade pickled jars or even sweets. We bought their fresh made apple cider drink in the fridge.

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!

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.