2012 Official Haunted House Chicago Top 13
As the clock strikes twelve, we find ourselves at the apex of yet another haunting season. But, before we bid farewell, it is finally time to present the 2012 Official Haunted House Chicago Top 13.After traversing 2,346 miles this season, here is our list of the best around:
1. Statesville Haunted Prison & City of the Dead in Crest Hill, IL
2. Realm of Terror Horror Experience in Round Lake Beach, IL
3. Amhurst Asylum in Valparaiso, IN
4. Basement of the Dead in Aurora, IL
5. Wisconsin Feargrounds in Waukesha, WI
6. Asylum Xperiment in Villa Park, IL
7. Fear City & Hades in Morton Grove, IL
8. Fear Itself at Legend Park in Mishawaka, IN
9. Abyss Haunted House in Channahon, IL
10. Dream Reapers Haunted House in Melrose Park, IL
11. Reapers Realm in Hammond, IN
12. Spook Hollow & MC Manor in Marquette Heights, IL
13. The Haunted Infirmary at Bartonville Insane Asylum in Bartonville, IL (tied)
Niles Haunted House Scream Park in Niles, MI (tied)
Abandoned Haunted House Complex in Mount Pleasant, WI (tied)
(A special note that this year, we had a three-way tie for 13th place, based on the total number of points earned according to the scale used by the Haunted House Chicago Review Team.)
Congratulations to all haunted attractions for an outstanding season of haunting!
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2012 Jim Warfield Acting Award Winner
Congratulations to Stevie Calabrese as "Auntie Mom" from Realm of Terror Horror Experience in Round Lake Beach, IL! She has been chosen as Haunted House Chicago's 2012 Jim Warfield Acting Award winner!(Because of you, we check under our beds twice.)
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2012 New Haunted Attraction of the Year
Congratulations to Abandoned Haunted House Complex in Mount Pleasant, WI, for being chosen as Haunted House Chicago's 2012 New Haunted Attraction of the Year! More InformationHappy Devil's Night and stay tuned for more news and awards over the next 24 hours! Leave a Comment Go to Post...
Sweeney Todd: An Insanely Murderous Musical Thriller
Wheaton’s Art Spot presents an insane asylum Sweeney Todd like you’ve never seen it before! What better way to kick off the festive Halloween Season than taking a trip down Fleet Street?
Set in the world of forgotten inmates at a desolate insane asylum, this very scary version of Sweeney Todd will be at The Art Spot in Wheaton for ONE weekend only:
Friday, October 26th, 7PM
Saturday, October 27th, 7PM
and Sunday, October 28th, 7PM
The rare instance of a musical thriller, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s chilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous barber-ism and culinary crime tells the infamous tale of the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London with revenge in his heart. Get ready to feast your eyes on the bloody insanity that is the brainchild of director Nicole Boylan, choreographer Billy Surges, musical director Phil Riegle, and costumer Katie Godbey! You won’t just be watching the asylum–you will be IN it!
**TICKET PRICES:
ONLINE ONLY – $11.00 ( at http://www.theartspotwheaton.tk/ )
AT THE DOOR: Regular Adult – $15.00, Student / Child – $12.00
**LOCATION: THE ART SPOT, 1203 Butterfield Road, Wheaton, IL 60189 Specifically located on the second floor of the shopping center, next to Fox Bowl. Parking is free and easy. Handicapped accessible — Elevator access to second floor if needed.
Go to www.theartspotwheaton.tk for more information and to purchase tickets now!
*NOTE: This production of Sweeney Todd will feature scenarios that may be frightening/disturbing to younger audience members. Parental discretion is advised. There will also be strobe light effects for those sensitive to light.*
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NIGHT TIDE in 35mm at the Portage Theater – $5!
“In the past two years Mora’s had two boyfriends and they’re both dead now.”
Presented by the Northwest Chicago Film Society in a stunning 35mm restoration from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Dennis Hopper stars as a depressed sailor who falls in love with self-professed mermaid Mora (Linda Lawson) who lives in an aquatic hippodrome in the most squalid corner of the Santa Monica Pier. As if normal adolescent sexual anxiety weren’t enough, just imagine irrepressible nightmares with your girlfriend as a killer octopus!
PLUS: an episode of classic Chicago TV series “Diver Dan” (1961) on 16mm!
See the trailer here – Full details on Facebook
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