Ghoulish greetings from Count Gregula! Guess vhat? The beast time of year for fear is here once again! This scare season is lurking to be vast, vicked and vild for several established haunted happenings including some brand new ominous offerings scheduled to be open for boo business in 2024. A few fang-tastic fears and fall frights have already opened up early during the month of September. Vonderful news for autumn aficionados!
Keep scrolling this putrid post to view my annual deadly directory of sinfully selected haunted happenings that offer some sinister scares, heinous horrors and terror treats. Be sure to check each individual site for exact times and dates of operation. I have each listing creepily categorized for your perusing pleasure. So, pick a place and have some fiendish fun getting frightened!
‡ HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS ‡
Abandoned Haunted House Complex
Abandoned Haunted House Complex is home to three entirely different Haunted Houses, designed to affect the senses in multiple ways to ensure all have a gravely great time. Ambush Haunted House is an intense startle-scare haunt, vith loud noises, actors popping out of unexpected places, bright lighting effects and engulfing scene effects. Hysteria Haunted House is more interactive, focusing on the senses and mind. Visual and audible scares are interspersed in this environment, as vell as actor interactions, confusion, misdirection, and illusions. Stalker Haunted House is an interactive outdoor startle-scare valking experience vhere creepy creatures vill be lurking throughout the shacks, scenes and vegetation, so be sure to stay close and not get left behind!
Those vho survive this horrifying hex-perience can get a chance to shake off the fear vith a bit of Axe Throwing! Ever play with dangerous weapons before? Vhat used to be fun for just circus performers and axe murderers can now be a ghoul time for everyone!!!! Test axe throwing skills and vin prizes by hitting that target!
Located at 2825 SE Frontage Road in Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin between Milwaukee and Chicago adjacent to Interstate I-94 near the Racine / Kenosha area, this unique attraction is eerily easy to get to. Abandoned Haunted House Complex runs on Fridays and Saturdays from September 27, 2024 through November 2, 2024. Ticket pricing ranges between $40-$55 per person. For more info and to purchase tickets visit HERE.
Halloween Experience Trolley Tours
Volo Museum is now getting into the spooky spirit of the season vith their Halloween Experience Trolley Tours! Hop aboard, if you dare, for a frightful and delightful bone-chilling adventure vith two tours to choose from. On the Halloween Experience Full 60-Minute Tour, guests embark on a goosebump-giving trolley ride throughout Volo Museum’s 75 eerie acres. Guided by professional actors possessed as undead storytellers, hear the most chilling and unexplainable tales of hauntings and paranormal activity as experienced by residents, staff, and visitors. Then the spirit of the trolley vill send everyone avay to the realms of Halloween, filled with towering inflatables and elaborate decorations with more interactive thrills!
For those vho may think the paranormal history of their property may be too creepy, try the Halloween Experience Express! This 30-minute trolley ride takes you directly to the realms of Halloween, vhere a recorded voice-over guides the adventure through towering inflatables and immersive decorations. Embark on a heart-pounding quest to try and escape from this Halloween-themed dimension!
Located at Volo Museum, 27582 Volo Village Rd in Volo, Illinois. The Halloween Experience Full Tour are running Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from September 20, 2024 through November 3, 2024. Full tour tickets are $16.95 and include a $5 voucher that can be used towards the purchase of any Volo Attraction admission ticket.The Halloween Experience Express vill run on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from October 8, 2024 through October 31, 2024. Express tickets are $7.95. For more info and to purchase tickets visit HERE.
Evil Intentions Haunted House
Evil Intentions Haunted House has relocated from the Elgin Casket Factory to a new, larger, and more terrifying home at Forsaken Hollow! The Evil has taken on a new life, so prepare yourself for an unforgettable experience filled with unexpected scares and surprises. Come see what avaits and discover why all roads end here!
Located at 45W050 Beith Rd, Maple Park, Illinois. Evil Intentions Haunted House is open on select nights from October 4, 2024 through November 2, 2024. Exact times may vary by day. General admission tickets are $35 per person. VIP tickets are available for $50 per person and Instant Access is $75. Sunday and veekday tickets are discounted. For more information and to purchase in advance, go HERE.
Scream Scene Haunted House
Skokie Water Playground, abandoned for the season, becomes host to the scariest experience in Skokie. Vith chainsaw maniacs, dark passagevays and insane clown maze, Scream Scene has been terrifying visitors since 1997.
Parental discretion advised: Not recommended for children under 10 years old!
Located at the Abandoned Skokie Water Playground 4701 Oakton St. Skokie, Illinois. Parking is free. Scream Scene Haunted House opens on October 4, 2024 and runs on veekends through November 2, 2023. General admission tickets are $14 per person. Speed Pass tickets are $23 per person. To purchase tickets in advance, go HERE.
13th Floor Haunted House Chicago
Experience the vorld-famous 13th Floor Haunted House Chicago in Schiller Park, a mere five blocks from the entertainment district in Rosemont, IL. This year vill feature two great haunted houses in 40,000 square feet of frightful fun! The first is Alien Autopsy vhere furious aliens, tired of being treated like lab rats by Dr. Hades, launch an attack on Vector Research staff. Chaos ensues as their reinforcements arrive, spreading advanced biotech through the city. Next up is Lycan’s Curse featuring forgotten folklore creatures vho lurk in the shadows of ancient winds. As the Blood Moon rises, the Order of the Beasts dons animal totem masks and hunts villagers. Shape-shifting vendigos, verewolves, and evil spirits emerge, their eyes gleaming with hunger. Other experiences include Mini Escape Games, a Return of the Dead Zombie Shoot and The Krakken’s Cup Secret Bar (21+ only) vhere lurid libations can be consumed before going back into the madness…
Located at 5050 River Road, Schiller Park, Illinois. 13th Floor Haunted House Chicago is open on select nights from September 13, 2024 through November 9, 2024. Ticket prices start at $29.99 for GA vith upgrades to Fast Pass, Skip the Line and Platinum VIP for an additional charge. Exact times and pricing may vary by day. For more information and to purchase in advance, go HERE.
‡ LIVE EVENTS ‡
Wheaton Haunted Halloween Flea Market
Count Gregula’s Crypt vill once again be special guests at the Wheaton Haunted Halloween Flea Market this October.
Located at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Rd, Wheaton, Illinois. Please use customer parking entrance at 421 N. County Farm Rd., Wheaton, Illinois. Parking is free. The frightful flea market vill be taking place on Saturday October 26, 2024 from 3PM to Midnight. Admission is $10, children 12 and under are free. Go HERE for an updated list of guests and more information.
‡ POP-UPS ‡
Never Trust The Living Pop-Up
Back for 2024! Never Trust The Living returns to The Dandy Crown in Chicago. Devilishly delicious cocktails vill be the focus at this ghoulish pop-up, along vith creepily colorful Halloveen décor throughout the interior and covering the outdoor patio throughout October.
Located at The Dandy Crown in River West at 694 North Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Never Trust The Living vill get everyone to summon the spirits vith cocktails, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, served in thematic glassvare vith ghastly hues and peculiar ingredients that evoke the magic of the spooky season. Just a few of the vitches’ brews include craft cocktails such as Purple People Eater, Bela Lugosi’s Dead, Psycho Killer. Bad Moon Rising, Black Magic Woman, Ghost Town and Brain Juice (for two) vith many more, including two of The Dandy Crown’s infamous Hot Crockpot Cocktails. Never Trust The Living vill open at The Dandy Crown on Friday, September 13 and run through Saturday, November 2. For more information, go HERE.
*If you vould like your haunted happening (in or around the Chicagoland, SE Wisconsin and NW Indiana areas ONLY) listed here just send us a press release by email to contact@count-gregula.com. Then ve can set up a date to come over for a review. Fangs! V^^^V
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