| 2012 Updates: |
02/28/12:
2012 Haunt & Horror Event Calendar
| HauntedIllinois.com Haunt & Horror Event Calendar has just been posted online. (read more) |
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| 2011 Updates: |
10/09/11:
Official Haunted Illinois Reviews
| Official Haunted Illinois Reviews of the Raven's Grin, Psychosis and Disturbia have been posted! (read here) |
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06/13/11:
Chicago Zombie March
| Pictures from the Chicago Zombie March were just posted!!! (read more) |
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05/30/11:
Retro Zombie Tiki Terror 3
| Pictures were just posted for the Retro Zombie Tiki Terror event! (read more) |
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05/05/11:
Chicago Zombie Pub Crawl Pictures
| Pictures from the Chicago Zombie Pub Crawl were just posted... (read more) |
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04/02/11:
2011 Transworld St. Louis
| HauntedIllinois.com's official review of the 2011 Transworld Haunt Show has been posted online. (read more) |
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03/06/11:
Very Bloody Valentines
| Pictures posted of the Very Bloody Valentines event at Neo in Chicago. (read more) |
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| 2010 Updates: |
12/29/10:
Zombies on Ice 3 - Pictures Posted
| Zombies converge on Millennium Park in Chicago. (read more) |
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10/14/10:
Yard Displays and Home Haunts
| Check out many home haunts in the Chicago South suburbs... The list was posted just a few days ago... (go to website) |
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10/13/10:
HauntedIllinois.com Reviews
| New Reviews posted for Disturbia and Asylum of Mad Dreams! (read more) |
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10/08/10:
Official Haunted Illinois Reviews
| Official Haunted Illinois Reviews have been posted for Ravens Grin Inn, Edwards Orchard, Six Flags Fright Fest, Satans Portal and Statesville Haunted Prison. (read more) |
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08/23/10:
World Zombie Day at Dream Reapers on 10/10/2010
| Dream Reapers Haunted House is hosting World Zombie Day October 10, 2010 at 1945 Cornell in Melrose Park. (read more) |
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07/26/10:
Halloween in Salem
| Just posted a HauntedIllinois.com review of Halloween in Salem (read more) |
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07/25/10:
Zombie Disco 2
| Picture gallery posted for the Zombie Disco 2, in Chicago. (read more) |
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07/12/10:
Haunt Database Reset.
| Haunters... The Halloween Event Database has been reset to ZERO events!!! Calling all commercial & charity attractions, home haunts, yard displays... Send us your 2010 event information for FREE now!!! (read more) |
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07/06/10:
Midwest Haunters Convention Review
| Haunted Illinois Midwest Haunters Convention review has just been posted online. (read more) |
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06/01/10:
Retro Zombie Tiki Terror 2
| Pictures from the Retro Zombie Tiki Terror 2 have been posted. (read more) |
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05/24/10:
Zombie Prom Chicago
| Pictures taken at the Zombie Prom have been posted. (read more) |
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04/18/10:
Dream Reapers Halfway to Halloween Monster Ball
| Pictures were just posted of the Halfway to Halloween Monster Ball! (read more) |
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02/22/10:
Nocturna Valentines Ball
| Just posted pictures that were taken at the Nocturna Valentines Ball in Chicago. (read more) |
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02/21/10:
Dream Reapers Monster Ball
| Mark your calendars for Friday, April 16th, 2010! Dream Reapers Haunted House Presents "The Halfway to Halloween Monster Ball". (read more) |
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01/20/10:
Transworld Haunt Show
| Details have been added for the IAHA Banquet and the Insane Shane Kick-off Party. (read more) |
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01/14/10:
Transworld Haunt Show
| More information has been added about the haunt tours and seminars. (read more) |
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| 2009 Updates: |
12/30/09:
2010 Transworld St Louis
| Just added a Transworld St Louis information page, providing details about show dates/times, haunt tours and other related events. (read more) |
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12/27/09:
Haunt Calendar Updated
| Just updated the Haunt Industry Calendar with the 2010 dates for 15 different Haunt / Horror conventions and events! (read more) |
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11/12/09:
Top Ten Haunted House List Posted
| Haunted Illinois' Official Top Ten Haunted Houses for 2009 have been announced. (read more) |
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10/24/09:
Haunted Illinois Update
| Haunted Attractions, Haunted House Reviews and more... (read more) |
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10/22/09:
Dream Reapers on Travel Channel
| Update: Dream Reapers will be featured on the Travel Channel on Tuesday 10/27/09 at 7:00PM CST - "America Haunts II" |
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10/21/09:
Nightmares Basement of the Dead and Haunt 31
| Just posted reviews for Nightmares Basement of the Dead (Aurora, IL) and Haunt 31 (Lake in the Hills, IL) (read more) |
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10/20/09:
Sweet Dreams and Crypts of Campana
| Just posted reviews of Sweet Dreams Haunted House (Alsip, IL) and Crypts of Campana (Batavia, IL) (read more) |
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10/18/09:
Dream Reapers
| Just posted a review for Dream Reapers Haunted House (Melrose Park, IL) (read more) |
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10/15/09:
Eleventh Hour
| Just posted our review of the Eleventh Hour Haunted House (Elk Grove Village, IL) (read more) |
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10/14/09:
Raven's Grin Inn
| Raven's Grin Inn (Mount Carroll, IL) made Fangoria's list of Top 20 Hometown Haunts!
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10/13/09:
Hades Emerges
| Just posted our review of Chronicles of the Cursed: Hades Emerges (Chicago, IL) (read more) |
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10/10/09:
Official Haunted Illinois Reviews
| There are now nine Official HauntedIllinois.com Haunt Reviews posted!
See reviews for Raven's Grin Inn Haunted House (Mount Carroll, Illinois), Evil Intentions Haunted House (Elgin, Illinois), Disturbia Torment of Fears (Addison, Illinois), Statesville Haunted Prison & City of the Dead (Crest Hill, Illinois)... (read more) |
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10/03/09:
Disturbia Torment of Fears (Addision, IL)
| Haunted Illinois' review of Disturbia Torment of Fears (Addison, IL) has just been posted. (read more) |
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09/27/09:
Evil Intentions (Elgin, IL)
| Haunted Illinois review of Evil Intentions (Elgin, IL) just posted! (read more) |
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09/23/09:
1st Official Haunted House Review
| Haunted Illinois just posted their official review of the Raven's Grin Inn (Mount Carroll, IL) (read more) |
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09/22/09:
Travel Channel at Dream Reapers - Sept 26
| Huge News!!!! The Travel Channel will be filming at Dream Reapers for one of their Halloween programs this Saturday! Come down and check out the haunted house and you might get yourself on the Travel Channel!Don't forget, admission is just $10 per person on opening weekend (Sept. 25 & 26th)! (more info) |
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09/21/09:
HauntedIllinois.com Update - 09/21/09
| Haunted Attractions, Haunted Houses open Sept 25&26, special discounts... (read more) |
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09/18/09:
Dream Reapers Opening Weekend Discount
| Celebrate Dream Reapers' 10 years in Haunting with $10 general admission on Sept 25 and 26! (read more) |
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09/01/09:
Haunted Illinois Visits Salem, MA
| A review has been posted of Haunted Illinois' visit to Salem, MA... home of the infamous Witch Trials of 1692! (read more) |
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08/25/09:
Donny Dirk's Zombie Den
| Haunted Illinois posted a write-up and pictures from a recent visit to Donny Dirk's Zombie Den,in Minneapolis, MN. (read more) |
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08/20/09:
Plague Day at the Bristol Renaissance Faire
| Haunted Illinois just posted 3 video clips and more than 75 pictures that were taken at “Plague Day”, at the Bristol Renaissance Faire. (read more) |
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08/17/09:
East Coast Haunt Club
| Haunted Illinois has just posted a review of the East Coast Haunt Club's "New England Haunter's Gathering", including more than 100 pictures! (read more) |
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08/15/09:
Submit your 2009 Halloween Event
| October is less than two months away!!! Submit your 2009 Halloween Event information today! (read more) |
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07/25/09:
Trick-or-Treating Hours Database Reset
| The Trick-or-Treating database has been reset for the 2009 season. Submit your community's Trick-or-Treating hours... (read more) |
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07/10/09:
Submit Your 2009 Illinois Halloween Events !!!
| The Haunted Illinois Halloween Event Directory has just been reset to zero listings! Submit your 2009 Halloween event today!!! (submit your event) |
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07/02/09:
Midwest Haunters Convention
| HauntedIllinois.com's Official Review of the Midwest Haunters Convention has been posted! (read more) |
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06/20/09:
Chicago Zombie March Pictures Posted
| See some of the great pictures that were taken at Chicago's Second Annual Zombie March! (read more) |
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05/04/09:
Terror on the Fox
| Pictures were just posted of the Terror on the Fox Tour during Hauntcon... (read more) |
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| 05/01/09:
Chicago Zombie Pub Crawl Pictures Posted !
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| 05/01/09:
Zombie Army Prom Pictures Posted !
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04/10/09:
Transworld Haunt Show
| Haunted Illinois' Official Transworld Overview has just been posted online! (read more) |
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03/08/09:
2009 Fangoria Horror Convention in Chicago - Pictures Posted
| Haunted Illinois recently attended the "Weekend of Horrors", Fangoria's Annual Horror Convention, held in Chicago.
Follow the link, to see more than 50 pictures that we took at the show on Saturday, March 7th, 2009. (read more) |
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02/14/09:
Thursday Night Transworld Haunter's Dinner
| Details announced about this great networking opportunity... (read more) |
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02/01/09:
Transworld IAHA Banquet / Creative Visions
| Details have been added about the IAHA Banquet, as well as the Creative Visions party (read more) |
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01/26/09:
Tickets for Transworld's Columbia Haunt Tour
| Tickets are now available online for the Columbia Haunt Tour. (read more) |
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01/02/09:
Transworld Information Added
| Just added information about the Columbia Haunt Tour, as well as the Seminar Line-up. (read more) |
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| 2008 Updates: |
12/20/08:
Zombies on Ice in Chicago - Pictures Posted
| On December 14th, approximately 200 people dressed up as zombies, to participate in the first annual "Zombies on Ice" event at Millennium park in Chicago. (read more) |
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12/18/08:
Transworld Haunt Show Information
| See our updates regarding the Transworld Haunt Show in 2009! (read more) |
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12/10/08:
Zombies on Ice in Chicago - 12/14/08
| Get dressed in your best zombie ensemble for the first “Zombies on Ice” event at Millennium Park in downtown Chicago - Sunday, December 14, 2008. (read more) |
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11/06/08:
Top Ten Haunted House List Posted
| The final reviews have been uploaded and the Top Ten Illinois Haunted House List has been posted (read more) |
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09/30/08:
Raven's Grin Inn (Mount Carroll, Illinois)
| Haunted Illinois' official review of the Raven's Grin Inn has just been posted online. (read more) |
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09/28/08:
Haunted Illinois Reviews
| The first Official Haunted Illinois Review for the 2008 season has just been posted: The Texas Chainsaw Musical in Chicago, Illinois (read more) |
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08/23/08:
Midnight Syndicate Press Release
| Are you planning to use Midnight Syndicate music at your event this season? Please read the Midnight Syndicate's most recent Press Release. (read more) |
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08/01/08:
Haunted Attraction Directory
| This season Haunted Illinois introduces Enhanced Haunt Listings, which will allow haunt owners to add their event's logo, pictures, and video to their listings. (read more) |
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07/19/08:
Spider Hill Haunter Seminars - 07/26/08
| Don’t miss out on the 5th Annual Spider Hill Haunter Seminars! Hosted by Spider Hill, Central Illinois' largest Haunted House attraction, this event has grown significantly since its first year. In 2007 more than twenty different attractions attended. This event will be a day of fun, including seminars & demonstrations, as well as lights-on and lights-off tours of the Haunted House. (read more) |
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07/18/08:
(Inter)national Clown Week at Showmen's Rest Cemetery
| This year we remember the 90th anniversary of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus train accident. Come join us at Showman’s Rest (Western End Section of Woodlawn Cemetery), as we pay tribute to those 86 people who died in one of the worst circus train wrecks in U.S. history. This event includes speakers, laying of flowers, circus arts performances, lots of fun stuff for kids including activities and entertainment, PRIZES, snacks and refreshments, and many many clowns. (read more) |
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| 07/01/08:
Transworld to Split in 2009
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06/30/08:
Midwest Haunters Convention Review
| HauntedIllinois.com’s Official MHC Review, which has about 300 pictures that were taken at the event, has just been posted online.
(read more) |
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06/24/08:
2008 Zombie March Chicago
| On Saturday, June 21st, Chicago was invaded by a massive hoard of bloodthirsty zombies! (read more) |
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05/26/08:
Creatures Crypt Haunt Auction
| Haunted Illinois has created an information page about the auction which has auction details, a link to the official 8 page auction flyer and more than 50 pictures of props & scenes that will be up for bid!!! (read more) |
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05/20/08:
First Annual Indiana-Ohio Haunter Gathering
| On Saturday May 17 the IN-OH Haunters Build Group hosted their First Annual Indiana-Ohio Haunter's Gathering in New Paris, Ohio. (read more) |
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05/04/08:
First Annual IN/OH Haunters Gathering
| The May meeting for the IN/OH Haunters Build Group is now planned as a ‘First Annual IN/OH Haunters Gathering’! Its tentatively located in Richmond, IN [near the border of IN & OH] and scheduled for Sat, 5/17. Anyone from surrounding states in Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan, West Virginia and Pennsylvania are invited to attend and bring family & friends as well! (find out more) |
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04/28/08:
Chicago Zombie Pub Crawl Pictures
| This Saturday, pH Productions hosted their 1st Annual Chicago Zombie Pub Crawl. I have just posted a review of the event, which contains more than 100 pictures. (read more) |
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04/18/08:
"Haunt U" - Hauntertainer University
| May 3 & 4, 2008 (Sat/Sun) in Fremont, Ohio - You are all cordially invited to partake in 2 upcoming educational opportunities unlike any other.... the FIRST is an intense 2-day course designed to teach the "tricks of our trade"... when it comes to entertaining... or what we like to call... "Haunter-taining" the innocent patrons who visit our locations each season... The SECOND is a full day class that will be presented at MIDWEST HAUNTERS CONVENTION in Columbus. (read more) |
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04/16/08:
Chicago Zombie Pub Crawl
| The event takes place Saturday April 26th from 5PM-8PM in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood. There will be amazing beer specials, and tons of fun, as we hope an army of zombies takes over the area and eats everyone's brains!
For more details, visit their website: http://chicagozombiepubcrawl.com/ |
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04/16/08:
Zombie March Chicago
| What if a thousand zombies raided downtown Chicago? Yeah, that's what we had in mind... Dress-up and make-up as your favorite undead and come to Chicago's first-ever zombie walk! These things have happened all over the U.S. and Canada, but never in our lovely city. We look to change that... This event will be held on Saturday, June 21, 2008 from 2:00pm - 6:00pm in downtown Chicago, IL.
For more information, visit the official website: http://www.chicagozombie.com/ |
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04/15/08:
Creatures Crypt Haunt Auction
| As many of you know, 2007 was Creatures Crypt's last season. For those of you who aren't familiar with the attraction, it was a top rated haunted house in Bloomington, IL.
You can find out more about Creatures Crypt by visiting their official website. You can also read Haunted Illinois' Haunt Review of this top-notch attraction.
The official auction date has been set: Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 at 10:30am. As more details become available, they will be posted here. |
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04/14/08:
Spider Hill Seminars
| Spider Hill is hosting their 5th Annual Haunter Seminars on July 12th, in Chillicothe, IL. (read more) |
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04/13/08:
Transworld Halloween Show Overview
| Haunted Illinois' Transworld Overview has been posted online! In this show wrap-up there are more than 300 pictures that were taken on the show floor, at the haunt tour, haunt auction (including the new Unit 70 props) and at the IAHA Awards Banquet. (read more) |
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01/12/08:
2008 Transworld Halloween Show Update
| Be sure to check out our Transworld Information Page, with updates on scheduled events, celebrity appearances, the "Viva Haunt Vegas" haunted house tour and more! (read more) |
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| 2007 Updates: |
11/22/07:
Haunt Review Archives Added
| A new "Review Archives" section has been added to the Haunted Illinois menu, giving you access to more than 75 official Haunted Illinois Haunted House Reviews and more than 1,100 visitor submitted reviews, that have been posted over the past few years. |
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11/21/07:
Please pardon the dust...
| Over the next few weeks, Haunted Illinois will be under construction. One of the first changes will be adding a more user-friendly & organized menu system, which will make navigating Haunted Illinois much easier. You may find some dead links and other anomalies, so please bear with us as the dust settles. |
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