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!

Now, who's counting down the days until 2013?

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.)

Stay tuned for the 2012 Haunted House Chicago Official Top 13 at midnight!

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 Information

Happy Devil's Night and stay tuned for more news and awards over the next 24 hours!

Travel Channel Filming "Halloween Craziest" at Statesville Haunted Prison on Thursday, 10/18/12

Come to Statesville® on Thursday Night for Your Chance to be on TV!

Travel Channel will be at Statesville Haunted Prison® on Thursday, October 18 to film Chicagoland's own favorite haunt! The crew is filming for the Halloween special "Halloween Craziest," the 3rd in the series that began last year with "Halloween Crazy" and continues this year with "Halloween Crazier"; "Halloween Craziest" will air on the Travel Channel in October 2013!

Attention haunt enthusiasts! If you want to appear on this Travel Channel Halloween special, get yourself to Statesville® on Thursday night and be ready to scream! The crew will be filming the most enthusiastic, most easily-frightened and most scream-prone guests who come to Statesville® and if they pick you, you may end up on TV!

Do you have big news about your haunted house? Send it to darkchicago@gmail.com!

Bride of the Stripping Dead at the Admiral Theater

The Stripping Dead return for Bride of the Stripping Dead at the Admiral Theater on October 18th & 19th. Full details and tickets at http://strippingdead.com/; Facebook event page at http://www.facebook.com/events/281017955340449/.

Use coupon code "MAYA" to receive $10 OFF each ticket!