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    Kinza D.

    Loved this haunted house! We went last Friday with a few friends and had purchased tickets ahead of time - the lines weren't too bad probably waited about 20 minutes to get in. The haunted house itself took about 30-40 minutes to walk through which is longer than some of the others we had gone too. Each section was done so well and they did great with the jump scares. They have some photo ops at the end + a food truck outside. Would def recommend!

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    Jenny b.

    This continues to be my favorite haunted house every year. First, everyone who works there is great and seems really excited to talk about the place and its history. I love that it is an actual historic building and casket company. Because of the unique building and being a permanent location they've been able to build things over the years that become a permanent part of the house. Yet each year they find a new way to add more or put a twist on it so even if you've seen it before it still gets you. Their uniquely shaped maze section is the best part of the haunt for me, and this year they changed up the lighting in the most effective way that even tho I had experienced it I was completely freaked out! I have always gone on a weeknight and it's very easy to get in and you're not rushed through. This year we went on a Saturday and that was a totally different story. Packed. We waited 2 hours past our ticket time and didn't get in and just left. I emailed them to ask if I could switch my tickets to the next Thursday and they immediately replied and made it right. Truly great people. The only way I could love this haunt more is if they let us do a lights on tour in the off season!! They also sell some merch, and I would love more Elgin casket company merch. Because of this haunt we have visited other businesses in the area. We love it.

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    Travis H.

    Great locally owned and operated professional haunted house. The attractions are really good and the tour is about 45 minutes. They have a good truck out front and music playing. Staff is interactive and always will to stand for a picture in line. Great value and lots of fun.

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    Merrill D.

    I think I've hit every major and many minor haunted houses in the past 25 years. It truly has never been about size or even budget, but creativity, bang-for-buck, and actor enthusiasm. As the season of spook nears, the lines grow. This place is no exception. I think everyone knows that fast passes and vip passes are a shorter or no wait. Lets talk about general admission today. Evil Intentions opens at 7:30pm. The complimentary parking was already filled by 745. We made it into the line around 8pm. The line is known to form around the ol casket company. We entered the actual haunted house around 10. Outside, a cool wind was prevalent. Rob Zombie blasted throughout. Inside, red lights flickered and creepy, dramatic music was on max volume. What sometimes makes a decent haunt are the gouls that entertain you while you wait. This place has it's decent share of spark-emitting, baseball bat thrashing actors, both outdoors and indoors. The line inside is quite long but, in my opinion, for the best reason when it comes to haunted houses (I'll explain later). All in all, we waited almost 2 hours. Here is the reason I didnt mind the wait. I've been through many haunted houses that give you that "move along" vibe where everyone is basically in a line. I tend to stop and enjoy the acting and the ambiance. Cheaper line style haunts ruin the fun because one can see someone getting surprised by an actor ahead ...then you watch the same actor reset his position to scare you...and then there is no surprise. By making you wait allowing you to enter in your preferred group, you experience the place without either stalling behind slow groups or being told to keep moving by the fearful herd behind you. I'll give props for the actual building and many of the actors. Memorable rooms were the church, school, foggy roar metal, talkative sisters, and the disgusting dinner table room. The scare factor was medium. Scariest parts were not the entertaining rooms, but the glimpses of psychotic silhouettes at the end of hallways between the strobe flashes that charge toward you, those are my fav. Higher stars for the acting effort. Also a good ticket price to lengh of experience ratio (less costly than other larger haunts yet long enough to get your money's worth = good value). I have seen better props, scenes, and more creative scare tactics. Also, the ending is abrupt and confusing. You will realize that it is over when you go down the stairs and see them selling dat merch. 4 stars because I may have grown a little desensitized through the years, but overall a good evening out to get in the Halloween mood.

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    Sarah M.

    Went back after a few years and wow! They've changed so much since the last time I was there. The beginning experience really gets you into the mood for a haunted house. I rarely am one to jump, and they got me to jump 2 times, so I was super happy about that. Well staffed, multiple levels of the haunt. Very short wait, but it was opening night! All in all great experience and they even had photo op areas at the end of the haunt along with Evil intentions merchandise and some other spooky fun stuff!

    huge lines!  I smell weed
    Nancy L.

    Never ended up entering the haunted house because the VIP Fast pass purchased from Groupon did nothing to expedite the obnoxiously two long lines and 2 hr wait. We left after waiting a long boring hour. Received no assistance from workers, well at least the one kid managing the line. Couldn't find anyone else or even a ticket counter. We were told we had to wait when I mentioned our VIP tix. That's just bs. Only saw 2 characters outside. No one acting in front of lines to entertain you. Total drag... Very poorly organized and managed. In fact the group of 4 in front of us ended up leaving also after we heard another hour wait. 2 long lines wrapped around the building. No VIP entrance...I don't care how good/scary this place is...Vip is not waiting 2 hours! Requested refund from Groupon. Boo to this place!!!

    MoMo K.

    It is worth the $11 per person for a group of 6 groupon deal! I think you should NOT buy the VIP pass so you can actually wait in line. They keep you entertained while you wait by having scary people sneak up on you. It also gives you the chance to socialize with your friends! and they a mini fireball show. As for the haunted house itself, it will not be as scary if you are in the back of the group. My friend and I were super scared and we pushed the others in front and followed them the entire time. again, if you want to get scared, you have to be the first two people in the group. if you're in the back of the group, it's somewhat scary but you won't have a heart attack. my favorite part actually was waiting in line and socializing with friends and watching my friends freak out when the chain saw guys scared them! NOTE: I do not think it's worth it for their normal $25 for one price, because the haunted house won't make you pee your pants. I would defiantly go for the groupon. Also, the parking lot was full when we went and had to park by a nearby side street. But it was no biggie, because it was only a minute walk. The area is very "shady" and your GPS will take you in a funky route because of the one ways and various road blocks.

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    Great haunted house! Actors are great, and worth the money and time. Super scary!!!!!!!

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    Something new every year which makes it more exciting. Love the atmosphere. The lines can be long but it'll be worth the while

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    Basement of the Dead Haunted House Chicago

    Basement of the Dead Haunted House Chicago

    4.0(133 reviews)
    14.7 mi

    Wow! This place is the definition of horror. My fiance and I are huge, huge fans of the horror…read moregenre. He is very judgemental when it comes to haunted houses and I was surprised to hear no criticism out of him. This was my second year attending. We went on a Sunday and only waited 20 minutes to get in. It was raining but they kept tents above everyone waiting in line. The rain didn't stop the party from happening. Actors still ran around frightening guest. The DJ was pumping jams the entire time. They sell food, drinks and merchandise too but be prepared to spend quite a bit. The haunted house was full of detail and each room had something special to scare you to the fullest. We were in there for a while. Sorry, I couldn't keep track. I was terrified lol. Definitely got our 45 dollars worth. Then after almost loosing my voice and feeling relieved that it was over, we were guided to the second haunted house. Yes I said it, A SECOND HAUNTED HOUSE! and it's already included in your admission. The second one is a 3D haunt with glasses. Very trippy. Full of balloons and confusion and CLOWNS! MWAHAHA! Try to avoid Saturdays in October. One of the attendings working the line said there was a 4 hour wait. I remember that too because I went on a Saturday last year. And avoid coming here drunk on your ass. They won't tolerate drunk or high people who are causing scenes. I saw them kick out lots of people in line who were making a ruckus. I gave this place 5 stars because it deserves it. Their haunt is one of the best. Try to avoid Saturdays unless you don't mind the long wait. Although waiting in line is definitely half of the experience. Dress warm and wear comfy shoes. Bring extra spending money for food, drinks, and souvenirs. Avoid bringing kids under 12 unless they love scary things. Don't pay for parking at the casino, there's free parking a block away. Definitely the best haunted house in Illinois!

    The rooms and props are all amazing, but some of the actors really needed work. I am writing this…read morereview from the first day it opened so I will give them some grace, but one of the actors said to me, "your perm is pissing me off" I don't have a perm. I told him my hair is naturally curly and he said "you're a natural liar". To me that was not entertaining, it just felt hostile and hurtful, not funny. It turned me off from this experience big time. Almost every actor inside the haunted house was screaming and it got very repetitive. I was hoping to see some more interesting or clever acts, not just screaming in my face over and over.

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    5.0(2 reviews)
    21.3 mi

    I'm the last person who should be reviewing a haunted anything as I can't handle even the most…read moreinnocuous ghost stories enjoyed by tots (e.g. was totally freaked out by Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit). So, the physicality of enclosures designed to terrify adults is just not something that interests me. However, I couldn't be more enthused about this bit of local flavor: Every October, a family in the sleepy town of Roselle sets up three big tents in their front yard and crafts within them a truly excellent Halloween experience for the community. We'd been noticing the tents for a while, but only started investigating them last year. I figured it was going to be the usual cutesy Halloween stuff, but no. The level of creepiness and goriness was such that I couldn't handle actually entering the tents, so I mostly looked on as my partner Wolf R. had a good time checking everything out. But even he got a little surprise at the end: While looking into the coffin in the last tent, he was spooked by a large vampire swinging down from above, and a second later, he was further startled by a person dressed in all black, including a black face mask, creeping up behind him. I'd have laughed if I wasn't so busy making sure nothing was creeping up behind me. This year I felt a bit more bold and decided to follow a whole group of little kids into the leftmost tent, themed like a haunted carnival with evil clowns. This ain't so bad, I thought, enjoying the creative clowns and even snapping a pic. And then, I don't even understand what it was, but the odd noises and spinning lights they'd set up conspired to get under my skin and I felt like I was going to totally lose it if I didn't retreat *immediately*. My god. The middle tent was the gory cannibalistic one, with zombies and body parts and -- well, I won't spoil it for you. It was so gross that I couldn't actually look at it long enough to take a picture. And this year, the last tent was themed like a haunted hotel with black lights. Nothing jumped out at my partner this time but he still loved it. As it turns out, the haunted house also promotes a good cause: They collect non-perishable food for the Bloomingdale Food Pantry. The family also accepts donations if you'd like to chip in to their haunted house efforts. I'm just hoping they'll do a set of friendly winter wondertents one of these Decembers :) Hours: According to the listing on this page (http://www.wlsam.com/calendar/default.asp?DATE=10/11/2012), they're open 6-10PM Thursdays through Sundays in October, with extended hours in the last week of October.

    This homemade haunted house (front of a yard) was very impressive! My kids and I had a blast…read more Definitely worth the visit.

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    Criminally Insane

    5.0(2 reviews)
    68.0 mi

    What an incredibly fun and well thought out haunted house! We went on a Saturday night and got…read morethere right when it opened. We waited about a half an hour to get in which was not bad at all in my opinion. The longer wait promotes really good spacing and a well paced out experience inside so it's worth it! And the scare actors outside help immerse you in the experience early. For 15 dollars per person, this is so well worth it compared to other larger scale haunted houses in the area. The setting itself is so cool and you can tell they put a lot of work into it. We went in in groups of 8 which was a nice amount in my opinion. I don't scare easily so nothing really got me but that is not at all for lack of trying! There are multiple actors around every corner, cool lighting and interactive effects, and very awesome props for the actors. Caution there are a lot of strobe and flashing light elements if that's an issue for anyone. A lot of others in our group were scared throughout so I would say put yourself in the middle if you want the best experience! We will definitely come back next year and I am so happy that we have something like this in crown point for the season!

    I took my softball team to this while we were in the area. We had girls who have never been to a…read morehaunted house. They made the experience one we will never forget. The best part is that it's in an old jail. Something old and new combined.

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