Updated List of Haunted Houses

Hopper’s Haunted House, 11576 Illinois Route 2, Rockford; open every day through Oct. 31 from 7 p.m. to midnight on weekends, and 7 to 10 p.m. weekdays. Cost is $10. 779-200-1783.

Fearfest 2011 includes three haunts in one location: Screama­torium, South Beloit Haunted Barn and The Blood Creek Haunted Hayride; all at 6512 Manchester Road, South Beloit.

Fear Asylum is at the Belvidere Park District’s William Grady Pool, 916 W. Lincoln Ave., Belvidere.

Times are 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 7 to 10 p.m. select weekdays and Sundays. Dates are today, Saturday and Sunday, as well as 26-31. Each haunt costs $10. Parental guidance is recommended for ages 13 and younger for Screamatorium and Fear Asylum. trailofscreams.com. 815-965-6772.

Scare A Palooza Boo Fest Haunted House, 6935 11th St., New Milford. From 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursdays and 7 p.m. to 10 pm every Friday and Saturday and 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays in October. Tickets are $10 at the door. 779-772-2788.

Karnival of Karnage, Boone County Fairgrounds, 8791 Illinois 76, Belvidere; 7 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays, 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 29, with a kids matinee from 6 to 7 p.m.on Sundays. Admission is $10, an RIP speed pass is $15. A $1 off coupon can be found at karni­valofkarnage.com. 815-332-2010; karnivalofkarnage.com.

Raven’s Grin Inn, 411 N. Carroll St., Mount Carroll; open seven days a week from 7 p.m. to mid­night. Saturday and Sunday have afternoon hours of 2 to 5 p.m. Cost is $13. 815-244-4746; hauntedra­vensgrin.com.

Haunted Tinker Tour, Tinker Swiss Cottage, 411 Kent St., Rockford, 7 to 8 p.m. today and Oct. 28. Cost is $15. Registration is required. For 10 and older. 815-964-2424.

C&J’s Haunted Yard, 101 N. West­field Road, Winnebago; 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 28-30; $3; free trick-or­treating for school-aged children.

All Hallows Eve, Midway Village Museum, 6799 Guilford Road, Rockford; 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday; Bring your family to trick-or-treat.Cost is $5 per person, free for members. 815-397-9112; midway­village.com.

The HauntedTheatre For the Hallowed Days of Ween will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 28, 29 and 30 at Starlight Theatre, 3301 N. Mulford Road, Rockford. The fund­raiser for the theater is for all ages and won’t be gory. Cost is $8, $25 for a family up to six people.

Costume parade and trick-or-treating

Midway Village Museum will host All Hallows Eve from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday. The museum, 6799 Guilford Road, Rockford, will offer safe and fun trick-or-treating, a children’s costume parade at 3 p.m. and children’s Hal­loween crafts. Guided tours of the Haunted Woods will be at 4:30 and 8 p.m., and Rockford’s own “Fatally Unique,” as seen on “America’s Got Tal­ent,” will be there from 2 to 4:30 p.m.

Cost is $5 per person, museum mem­bers are free. 815-397-9112; midwayvillage.com/.

Summerfield to host Boo at the Zoo this weekend

Summerfield Zoo will host the second annual Boo at the Zoo from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
The zoo, 3088 Flora Road, Bel­videre, will have kids’ costume contests, trick-or-treating, a headless horseman, El Gato theHalloween Dancing Horse and more. $5 per person. Call 815-547-4852 or visit summerfield farmandzoo.com.

Area Haunted Houses

Hopper’s Haunted House, 11576 Illinois Route 2, Rockford; 7 p.m. to midnight today, Saturday and Sunday, and then open every day from Oct. 21-31 the same hours on weekends, as well as 7 to 10 p.m. weekdays. Cost is $10. 779-200-1783.
Fearfest 2011 includes three separate haunts in one location: Screamatorium, South Beloit Haunted Barn and The Blood Creek Haunted Hayride; all at 6512 Manchester Road, South Beloit.
Fear Asylum is at the Belvidere Park District’s William Grady Pool, 916 W. Lincoln Ave., Belvidere. Times are 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 7 to 10 p.m. select weekdays and Sundays. Dates are today, Saturday and Sunday, as well as Oct. 21-23 and 26-31. Each haunt costs $10. Parental guid­ance is recommended for ages 13 and younger for Screamatorium and Fear Asylum. trailofscreams.com. 815-965-6772.

Scare A Palooza Boo Fest Haunted House, 6935 11th St., New Milford. From 7 p.m. to mid­night every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October. Tickets are $10 at the door. 779-772-2788.
Karnival of Karnage, Boone County Fairgrounds, 8791 Illinois 76, Belvidere; 7 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays, 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 29, with a kids matinee from 6 to 7 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is $10, an RIP speed pass is $15. A $1 off coupon can be found at karnivalofkarnage.com. Children under 13 must be with by an adult. 815-332-2010; karnivalofkarnage.com.
Raven’s Grin Inn, 411 N. Car­roll St., Mount Carroll; open seven days a week from 7 p.m. to midnight. Saturday and Sunday have afternoon hours of 2 to 5 p.m. Cost is $13. 815-244-4746; hauntedravensgrin.com.
Haunted Tinker Tour, Tinker Swiss Cottage, 411 Kent St., Rockford, 7 to 8 p.m. today, as well as Oct. 21 and 28. Cost is $15. Registration is required. For ages 10 and older. 815-964-2424.
C&J’s Haunted Yard, 101 N. Westfield Road, Winnebago; 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 28-30; $3; free trick­or- treating for all school-aged children.
All Hallows Eve, Midway Village Museum, 6799 Guilford Road, Rockford; 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22; Bring your family to trick-or-treat. 4$5 per person, free for members. 815-397-9112; midwayvillage.com.

Local Haunted Houses

Fearfest 2011 includes three separate haunts in one location: Screamatorium, South Beloit Haunted Barn and The Blood Creek Haunted Hayride, all at 6512 Manchester Road, South Beloit.

Fear Asylum is at the Belvidere Park District’s William Grady Pool, 916 W. Lincoln Ave., Belvidere.

Times are 7 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 7 to 10 p.m. select weekdays and Sundays. Dates are today, Saturday and Sunday, as well as Oct. 14-16, 21-23, 26-31.

Each haunt costs $10. Parental guidance is recommended for ages 13 and younger for Scream­atorium and Fear Asylum.

Tickets may be purchased at the event or at trailofscreams.com.

815-965-6772.

Scare A Palooza Boo Fest Haunted House, 3913 Sandy Hollow Road, Rockford. The house features horror movie re-enactments. There will also be bands, food and vendors from 7 p.m. to midnight every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October.

Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door. 779-772-2788.

Karnival of Karnage, Boone County Fairgrounds, 8791 Illinois 76, Belvidere; 7 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays, 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 29, with a kids matinee from 6 to 7 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is $10, an RIP speed pass is $15. A $1 off coupon can be found at karnivalofkarnage.com. Children under 13 must be with by an adult. 815-332-2010; karnivalofkarnage.com.

Raven’s Grin Inn, 411 N. Car­roll St., Mount Carroll; open seven days a week from 7 p.m. to midnight. Saturday and Sunday have afternoon hours of 2 to 5 p.m. Cost is $13. 815-244-4746;hauntedravensgrin.com.

Haunted Tinker Tour, Tinker Swiss Cottage, 411 Kent St., Rock­ford, 7 to 8 p.m. today, as well as Oct. 14, 21 and 28. Cost is $15.

Registration is required. Recom­mended for children 10 and older. 

815-964-2424. 

C&J’s Haunted Yard, 101 N.

Westfield Road, Winnebago; 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 28-30; $3; free trick­or- treating for all school-aged children.

All Hallows Eve, Midway Village Museum, 6799 Guilford Road, Rockford; 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22; Bring your family to trick-or-treat. 4$5 per person, free for members. 815-397-9112;midwayvillage.com.

The Haunted Theatre For the Hallowed Days of Ween will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 28, 29 and 30 at Starlight Theatre, 3301 N.

Mulford Road, Rockford.

The fundraiser for the theater is for all ages and won’t be gory.

Cost is $8, $25 for a family up to six people.

A different kind of haunted house

The Haunted Theatre For the Hallowed Days of Ween will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 28, 29 and 30 at Starlight Theatre, 3301 N.

Mulford Road, Rockford.

The family-friendly fundraiser for the theater is an event for all ages and won’t be gory. There’ll be storytellers and more. Cost is $8, $25 for a family up to six people.

Boo Fest

Scare A Palooza Boo Fest Haunted House opens today at 3913 Sandy Hollow Road, Rockford.

Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door. The house features horror movie re-enactments.

There will also be bands, food and vendors from 7 p.m. to midnight every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October. For more information, call 779-772-2788. 

One Day Left on the GROUPON Special!

Evil Intentions Haunted House – Elgin

Haunted-House Admission Two or Six Click the link for the deal: http://goo.gl/OhXxt

Ghosts roam the earth to complete unfinished tasks, such as making peace with a loved one or picking up the dry cleaning. Witness the errands of the undead with today's Groupon to Evil Intentions Haunted House in Elgin. The haunted house is open Thursday–Sunday from September 30 until October 31. Choose between the following options:

• For $15, you get haunted-house admission for two (a $30 value)
• For $42, you get haunted-house admission for six (a $90 value)

Situated in an abandoned coffin factory built in the 19th century, Evil Intentions Haunted House encompasses 20,000 square feet of thrills and terrors inspired by the nearby cemetery and mental institution. The multi-storied madhouse sends shivers down spines with a cast of creepy characters, adrenaline-pumping surprises, and ghostly apparitions playing pinochle. Once built for the likes of presidents, the factory's remaining caskets now conceal frights that send guests skittering through the house's winding paths. Thrill seekers can leave their vehicles in the free parking lot and collect themselves in the house's indoor waiting area before beginning an adventure as twisted and chilling as the abominable snowman's DNA.

SCREAM TEAM Auditions

The Screamatorium and Fear Asylum haunted houses will be holding auditions for its Scream Team this month.

Actors must be at least 16 years old. Those who are chosen to form the Scream Team will get to dress up as ghoulish creatures and scare people for one month. The haunted houses are slated to open their doors on Friday, Sept. 30.

Those who are chosen will learn to develop characters that cause fright, how to scream loud without losing their voices or damaging the vocal cords and how to create gruesome, gory effects with makeup.

Auditions will run for approximately 30 to 45 minutes on various days and locations. They will be held from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, and from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Belvidere Park District (Baltic Mill), 916 W. Lincoln Ave. Auditions will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, at the Screamatorium Haunted House, 6512 Manchester Road. And they will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, at Auburn High School, 5110 Auburn St., Rockford, in Room 739 (Studio B), through entrance “Q.”

For more information, go to www.trailofscreams.com or call the Frightline at 815-965-6772.

Frightmare Haunted House

FRIGHTMARE HAUNTED HOUSE RETURNS FOR ITS 19TH YEAR OF SCARING AND ENTERTAINING CHICAGOLAND!
Frightmare Haunted House returns for it’s 19th year of Halloween “thrills and chills” to scare and entertain all those who dare enter the “Mansion on the Savage Swamp!” Your imagination, fears and YOU will run wild as you wander through our dark maze of tortured souls and bloodthirsty creatures that dwell in the haunted swamp. Frightmare represents one of Chicagoland’s favorite haunted houses situated in a year-round Halloween themed amusement park.
CONVENIENTLY LOCATED AT HAUNTED TRAILS AMUSEMENT PARK IN BURBANK, ILLINOIS!

Lombard Jaycees Haunted House

Basement of the Dead

In the late 1920’s, Walker Laundry opened at 42 West New York St. and became Aurora’s largest laundry Company.
Around 1945 Imus Kilya was working there as maintenance engineer. His son Al came to work as his assistant in 1960.

Heat for the building and steam for the presses was supplied by a coal fired boiler installed when the building was built. Al and Imus continually complained that it needed to be replaced, but management wouldn’t spend the money.
In 1964 the boiler exploded maiming and scalding Al and Imus. They never returned to work and rumor was they had vowed to get even.

Under the streets and building were sewer lines and tunnels well known to Al and Imus. A year or so after the explosion people from the laundry started to disappear and body parts were found in the river near the drainage pipes. Al and Imus were suspected but never found. The laundry eventually closed and the basement was never used again. Businesses have come and gone but nobody stays. We know that Al and Imus still lurk beneath the streets of Aurora.

Xtream Hauntings

X-treme Hauntings, one of Lake County's top haunted attractions, is back in Fox Lake and more terrifying than ever. Ranked as one of the top 10 haunted houses in Illinois last year, the 8,000-square-foot warehouse at the corner of Sayton and Honing Roads has been fully renovated to add more fright around every corner than ever before. Upon entering the attraction, people will immediately notice the incredible two-story structure looming in front of them. Their blood will turn cold when the front door opens, where an elevator ride takes them to the basement. Following a slip through a crack of the home's foundation, people will become disoriented and dismayed as they wander where demons and devils from hell itself have taken roost. While favorites like the cage maze, dark maze, Hellevator, and claustrophobia have returned with unique twists, new ultra terrifying rooms have been added to scare the most heartiest of souls. See what happens when a little girl is suddenly possessed from a demon and is looking for new victims to play; then, talk a walk through the mind of a serial killer ready to eat another victim; and, before you leave, make sure you take a nice leisurely stroll through Jed's wonderland. All this an more at X-treme Hauntings in 2009.

Realm of Terror

YOU WILL NOT GET WET FROM THE RAIN! THIS EVENT IS INDOORS

The Realm of Terror Haunted House is one of Chicago Land’s
Best Haunted Houses. Located only 40 minutes North of Chicago,
The Realm of Terror provides Haunted House goers an experience they aren’t soon to forget!
The Realm of Terror Haunted House prides itself in being recognized as one of Illinois Top 3 attractions by Haunted Illinois.com as well as being recognized as being recognized as a Top 10 attraction by Haunted House Chicago.com

The Realm of Terror is more than a Haunted House. It is a full-on experience: a collaboration of
the most horrifying things in existence, all in one, affordable haunted house.

So this October, skip the Horror Movie, and check out one of Chicago Land’s BEST Haunted Houses - The Realm of Terror Horror Experience.

An Experience that is sure to scare you to DEATH!

Eleventh Hour Haunted House

Asylum of Mad Dreams

Dream Reapers

Nightmares Inc. decided to fabricate a haunted house using a new genre of haunt. One of old technology, dark, misdirecting and actor based scares carefully merged with that of new technology. High tech. animatronics, high detail and touching 4 of your 5 senses. The end result was Dream Reapers.


Dream Reapers haunted house is over 14000 SqFt. of sheer terror. With over 22 rooms, 40+ animatronics, over 40 actors and actresses and something rarely duplicated in the industry, scents based upon the theme of the room. And has wheelchair accessibility.

Dream Reapers was rated the #1 haunted house in Illinois for three years in a row*. And we intend to keep that title this year. Dream Reapers can host your small to corporate sized group with reasonable group rates.

So…

Mazon Dungeon of Terror

Mazon is a very small, sleepy town with only about 1000 people in population. Some people may even use the term to describe Mazon as a farming community. So naturally, one would think that not much of any interest has ever happened in such a small town. "The Dungeon of Terror" has been operating for several years now with an increase in our visitors every year. Some of the visitors will verify what I am about to tell you as they have witnessed some of these events. It is up to you if you choose to believe what I am about to tell you. There have been many strange happenings in the building "The Dungeon of Terror" is located in. As a matter of fact, we have had several volunteers who will not come back after witnessing unexplainable events. In the beginning, we would just hear noises and no matter how hard we searched, we could never explain those noises. Then we started hearing real faint talking, you almost had to strain in order to hear it. Again, no matter where we searched, we could not find the source. Sometimes we would hear arguing, sometimes we would hear crying and moaning but again it would be so faint we would have to stain in order to hear it. The longer "The Dungeon of Terror" has been operating, the more strange things keep happening. But I should start at the beginning. In the early 1900's this building was an opera theatre where it has been rumored that a beautiful woman with long blonde hair caught her husband with another woman and went into a fit of rage. She slit the other woman's throat and then turned on her husband with the knife. She proceeded to stab him over and over until they both were lying in a pile of blood. She then stood over her husband and the other woman with blood everywhere and started crying uncontrollably when realizing what she had done. Now filled with remorse, she climbed to the roof of the building, tied a noose around her neck and then proceeded to jump off the roof and hang herself. Visions of these three poor souls have been rumored to be seen and heard from that night on. But it doesn't end there. When the opera theatre house closed, everyone thought that would be the end of it but it wasn't. In the 1940's this building became a skating rink and the strange noises and events started happening again. Some will tell you they have seen the beautiful blonde standing at the side of the rink covered in blood crying. Others will tell you they hear crying and sobbing, yet others will tell you they hear faint arguing. Also someone said they seen a man with a mustache and a pretty brunette and both had blood all over them. Then the skating rink closed and the strange unexplained events stopped or did they only stop because no one was here to see and hear them. In the 1950's this building became a chain saw shop and small engine repair shop. The visions, crying and arguing started again. Chain saws would start in the back of the shop when no one would be back there. In the bath mirror the beautiful blonde covered in blood stared back. The man with the mustache and pretty brunette were seen running down the hall as if trying to escape from someone or something. Now it is the present time where these three poor souls have been seen and heard here many, many times. And I am sure we will continue to see and hear these three poor souls many more times. We have had several visitors ask us where we had gotten several props only to find out that what they had seen was not a prop. Come and visit us at "The Dungeon of Terror" if you dare.

Trail Of Screams

For 7 years the Trail of Screams has terrified visitors to death with unique attractions, 3D special effects, horrifying monsters, chainsaws, darkness and celebrity appearances such as Gunnar “Original Leatherface” Hansen from Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Kane “Jason Voorhees” Hodder from Friday the 13th!


The Trail of Screams is the largest and most unique indoor and outdoor haunted attraction in Northern Illinois offering quality special effects, amazing actors, unique themes and extremely detailed sets. In the last seven years, the Trail of Screams has taken patrons on a “wild ride” with Vinnie the Van Driver, descended patrons down the “Black Hole,” took patrons on the ride of their life in the “dropping” elevator, made you walk through a 60’ trench…underground and made you jump right out of your skin with electrifying 3D artwork by world famous artist Stuart Smith of Stuartizm Designs, LLC.

Dungeon of Doom Haunted House

There is no limit to what your experience will be once you enter the turn of the century Warwick Building in Zion IL just east of Sheridan Rd and minutes from anywhere in Lake County IL (also located only 500 yards from the Chicago - Kenosha (Zion) North Suburb Metra Union Pacific Train Station).


The Dungeon of Doom Haunted House staffs over 60 of the best and scariest actors. From the moment you get out of your car you will feel the energy from our outdoor performers to the mere surroundings offered by this unbelievable scary building and location.

We have kept our General Admission price to $15.00 ticket which is economical for over 15,000 square feet includes two floors of the best fear driven madness (22-28 minutes).

For Buried Dead or Alive Fans, limited tickets�"General Admission Plus Buried Alive" will be sold per night including this best one of a kind Attraction at $18.00 (30-35 minutes).

Then for the HAUNT FANATIC we have limited quantity tickets sold per night... the "Ultimate Ticket" and you get over 27,000 square feet�featuring all our special attractions�including two floors and�Buried Dead or Alive best bang for the buck at $25.00 (42-45 minutes)!

See you in the DARK...

Raven's Grin Inn

Raven's Grin Inn
411 N. Carroll St.

Mount Carroll, Illinois 61053

815-244-4746

Jaycees Haunted House

This year our haunted house returns to Selmi's farm in Rock Falls!

Selmi's is known throughout Northwestern Illinois for great sweet corn and their pumpkin patch.

We are excited to add our haunted attraction to their wonderful business.

Selmi's farm is located at
1206 Dixon Avenue
Rock Falls, IL 61071

We welcome groups of all sizes and offer discounts for groups over 10. Regular admission is $$10.00 and $5.00 for children under 10.

Donate a canned good for $1.00 off the price of admission

Kid's day will be on October 24th from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Cost is $5 and includes: food, drinks, pumpkin for carving
and trick-or-treating in the haunted house.
There will be a Halloween safety program given as well.

Please contact us at haunt@srfjayceeshauntedhouse.com
or call 815-994-6966 for more details and arrangements.

ONE NIGHT ONLY - October 23, 2009 - What really happens in the museum at night?

Do you dare to explore the Haunted Museum? Prepare to be scared! There’s a surprise in every darkened corner!

Go through the fright filled museum and into the alarmingly scary haunted house on your terror tour!

Not recommended for children under 10.

AGES 10 AND UP $6.00 PER PERSON 737 North Main Street, Rockford, IL 61103

OCTOBER 23RD~7:00-10:00PM

Local Pumpkin Patches

Boberosa Barnworks, 11245 Illinois 173, Capron, 815-569-9985, boberosa.com. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Squash, gourds, broom corn, corn stalk bundles, Indian corn, straw and you-pick pumpkins.

Fiorello’s Pumpkin Patch, 3178 Illinois 173, Caledonia, 815-765-2587, thegreatpumpkinpatch.com. Open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily this month. Corn maze, pick your own pumpkins, pony and wagon rides, haunted house, witches, scarecrows, Halloween costumes, food items. Free admission to the grounds, petting zoo and barn Mondays-Fridays; $2 a person Saturdays and Sundays. Younger than 2 and older than 65 free. Activities extra.

Susie’s Garden Patch, 10258 U.S. 20, Garden Prairie, 815-597-3011, fax 815-597-3414, susiesgardenpatch.com. Open 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Follows organic practices, pick in the field pumpkins, corn path and maze for kids, picnic area. The seventh annual Pumpkin Fill Up sale is 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. Pony rides Saturday and Sunday.

Lockwood Park, 5201 Safford Road, Rockford, hosts its Pumpkin Patch Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12. Great Pumpkin Hunt, games, magic shows, hayrides, pony ring, jumps and inflatables, corn maze, face painting, and more. Free admission; some fees for activities. rockfordparkdistrict.org/spooktacular, 815-987-8809

Frightmare Haunted House at Haunted TrailsAmusement Park

Burbank, Illinois

Location: Haunted Trails Amusement Park - 7759 S. Harlem Ave

Contact Phone: 708-598-8580

Website: www.frightmarehauntedhouse.com

Details: Frightmare Haunted House returns for it's 19th year of Halloween "thrills & chills" to scare and entertain all those who dare enter the "Mansion on the Savage Swamp!" Your imagination, fears and YOU will run wild as you wanderthrough our dark maze of tortured souls and bloodthirsty creatures that dwell in the haunted swamp. Frightmare represents one of Chicagoland's favorite haunted houses situated in a year-round Halloween themed amusement park. See website for details.