It's Chuckles Sweet 16 and you're all invited!!!! Da Count and I were in the mood for Sunday scares after a full weekend of haunted housing, but needed to be in the city as it was a work night at his mortal job. So we decided to check out The Park After Dark at Chase Park, a haunted house and charity event…
There is something special about returning to a haunted house and discovering that the experience has changed since your last visit. Even when you know what to expect from a particular attraction, new surprises can make the experience feel fresh all over again. That was certainly the case with this year's visit to the House of Creeps! Located at Wintrust Field, home…
When our baby vampire Junior asked if we could go to a water playground, Da Count and I said "SURE" but it will be an abandoned water playground, bwahaha! So the Gregula fang-mily piled into the G-Koach and headed on over to the Abandoned Skokie Water Playground in Skokie, IL (obviously) to visit the one and only Scream Scene Haunted House, Conveniently…
Greetings mortals and morsels, spooky season is in full swing and Da Count and I couldn't be more hex-cited! So to kick things off for 2026, we were invited to check out the Chicago stop of Serial Killer: The Exhibition World Tour at Cinespace Studios located in the city's West Side. This massive international exhibit dives into criminology, forensic science, and the…
Count Gregula's Crypt visited Massacre Haunted House for a taste of terror on National Haunted House Day. It had been a few years since we last came so we were hex-cited to see what was in store. Parking is plentiful (when not busy) but it was hard to find the correct lot as the sign on the building said Mind Trap Escape…
Get ready to plunge headfirst into a descent of live music, immersive horror, and post-apocalyptic chaos at Nightmare on Chicago Street 2026 in downtown Elgin. Team Gregula is hex-cited to be a part of all the frightful fun as the macabre media! For the first time ever this event will be taking place on TWO nights for double the scares!!! Nightmare on…
Greetings Mortals and Morsels! Halloween time is upon us and there is a TON of fun things to see and do. However, it can get kinda 'spensive with all the spooky stuffs to choose from! ARRRRRRGH!!! But don't worry, Da Countess (me) is here to give you advice on how to navigate Halloween with BIG fun and little money. For haunted house…
Riot Fest started in Chicago as an indoor concert series over the course of two November nights in 2005 at the Congress Theater. In 2012, marketed as Riot Fest & Carnival moved outside to Humboldt Park in Chicago. Since 2015, the most current incarnation of Riot Fest is now known as the annual 3-day outdoor music festival at Douglass Park in Chicago…
This year’s FanExpo Chicago took place from August 14 to 16, 2026 in the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, and was a fun time had by all! It can be said that this convention is Chicago's summer answer to San Diego Comic Con, filled with celebrities, panels, and vendors galore. This year’s celebrity guest list boasted some big names and…
It's that time again! Get set for some super sizzling summer shopping sales including special guests at the Wheaton All Night Flea Market this August 2026. Fleas included! SPECIAL GUESTS: Count Gregula's Crypt (Horror Entertainment) Kato Kaelin (America’s Favorite Houseguest) Charles Shaughnessy (The Nanny) Nicholle Tom (The Nanny) Barry Corbin (Northern Exposure) John Borowski (Independent Filmmaker & Author) And MORE! Located inside the…