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…
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…
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…
Da Count and I love all the Halloween events and attractions going on in the months of September and October, but it seems that most of them are in the far suburbs. If you live in Chicago itself options are few but never fear, Jack's Pumpkin Pop-Up is here! Located near the Salt Shed in the Elston Corridor / West Town neighborhood…
It's nearly Fall y'all, so you know that means drinking season German style is here! Da Count and I headed over to Fulton Market to check out Oktoberfest Nation Chicago to celebrate! Running for six weekends from September 17 through October 26, 2026, this popup transformed the heart of the West Loop into a high-energy Bavarian celebration. To be honest, getting there…
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 has been a hot summer so far, and things are only gonna get hotter! FAN EXPO Chicago will be returning to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois on August 14 – 16, 2026. Team Gregula is hex-cited (after a year off) to once again attend the region’s longest-running comic and pop culture convention for our 18th time as official press! FAN EXPO Chicago…