Vell, here it is! Our annual Year in Review. This vas a vay better and more satisfying year for Team Gregula. Ve made nearly a full comeback vith reviewing events again since losing our previous ChicagoNow entertainment blog of 10 years back in August 2022. Team Gregula officially added a new author that is also our regular photographer at most major events…
Tis the season to get your jollies! But if that means getting the fa-la-la-la-las scared out of you, there is no better place to celebrate the Horror-Days than at 13th Floor Haunted House Chicago in Schiller Park, IL. Just a hop, a skip and a jump down River Road south of the Donald E. Stephens Center in Rosemont (the entertainment capital of…
Krampus has returned for 2023! This December 13th Floor Haunted House Chicago vill once again be transformed into a Christmas vonderland, although it von’t be all glitter and snowflakes. Keep your eyes peeled and find all of your favorite holiday traditions, but this time full of jolly jeer. You better vatch out. You better not cry. Horrifying Christmas characters vill haunt all…
Days of the Dead this year took place from November 17 to 19, 2023, three days of scary goodness! Days of the Dead was the first geeky convention to operate in the midst of the pandemic, albeit in a more cautious, reduced format. Days of the Dead this year was packed with fans–conventioneers came in droves to the show this time since…
Hell-O, all! Team Gregula is thrilled to announce that we will be covering the very first World Oddities Expo in Chicago. Da Count, Deadly Dex and I (the one and only La Contessa aka Lily Gregula) are looking forward to do some Horror-Day shopping this weekend!!! World Oddities Expo: Chicago 2023 will be taking place this Saturday (December 2nd) at the Donald…
Soon Thanksgiving will be just a memory with full bellies and happy hearts. So... what's there to do after a long tryptophan nap? Well, if you're a Doctor Who fan, the annual Chicago TARDIS convention will be taking place this weekend (November 24-26) in Lombard, Illinois with lots of fangtastic events and celebrities galore! Team Gregula is hex-cited to be covering our…
Most people look at the calendar and say it's almost time for Thanksgiving and Xmas. But for the Gregula fang-mily it’s 2nd Halloween, because we all know that one is never enough! A great way to keep the spooky spirit alive is to attend horror events, and lucky for you Days Of The Dead: Chicago will be returning next weekend (November 17…
It's November you guys, and that means the HOWL-iday season will soon be at our throats. But never fear, because Team Gregula has found a way to shake those post-Halloween blues with a trip to the Chicago Toy and Game Fair! It's been awhile since Da Count and I last enjoyed a weekend of play at the Chicago Toy and Game Fair…
Our favorite time of year is in full swing, so Team Gregula just had visit one of their fiendishly favorite spooky places - Scream Scene Haunted House! Located inside the Abandoned Skokie Water Playground that is part of the Skokie Park District, Scream Scene is a perfect spot to take a date or scare your kids, haha. The haunt location is very easy to find because…
The calendar says that today is Friday the 13th, but for hardcore haunt fans and Halloween addicts it is the best day of the year: National Haunted House Day!!! Team Gregula’s favorite sport is attending as many of our favorite haunted attractions in the Chicagoland area as we possibly can, so we are experts. But for the novice, the experience can actually…