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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

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Chicago’s haunted houses: If you’ve got it, haunt it

If you and your friends are looking for something especially scary this Halloween, consider taking a trip to one or more of the many hauntings found in Chicago. The possibilities are endless, so we’ve compiled a list of the closest and the best places that we suggest you visit. Make sure to check the websites of all of the haunted houses for up-to-date schedules, as they change day-byday. Most of the haunted houses offer group discounts and these are a few places that are available to students without a car who can utilize public transportation:

Saint Pascal’s Haunted House is located in the catacombs of Saint Pascal Church. According to their website, it’s been a place “that has harbored the undead and jailed the damned – a place that was never intended being unearthed by mortal men.” If you want to take public transportation, you can take the Red Line to Sheridan, and then take the 80 bus west on Irving Park. It’s located at 6143 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL. They’re offering a $5 admission night on Thursday, Oct. 24.

Disturbia: Torment of Fears will terrorize you with everything you’re afraid of. Not only do they have a haunted house, but the newest addition is the Cabin in the Woods, where you experience “the horror of your very own chainsaw massacre.” You can take the Green or Pink line to Morgan/ Lake to get there. Located at 880 W. Lake St.

http://www.disturbiafears.com

The Cicero Hall of Horrors has 32 rooms of “pure terror” located in the old town hall and police station. New for this year, it also has a Psych Ward Basement. The Town of Cicero hosts this haunted house. Admission is $15 for everyone 14 years and older. Located at 4937 W 25th St in Cicero, IL. You can take the Pink Line to Cicero-Cermak and walk a few blocks south to get there.

https://www.facebook.com/CicerosTownHallOfHorrors

13 Terrors: Haunted House at Theater on the Lake is right on Lake Michigan, in what used to be a sanitarium. The house features a spinning vortex, a mirror maze, creepy clowns and more. There’s free parking on Cannon just north of Fullerton. Located at 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive. “My experience at 13 Terrors was definitely enjoyable. They use a variety of scare tactics to appeal to different people’s fears, such as clowns, gore and the supernatural,” Maddy Bourque, a sophomore, said. “Overall, it wasn’t the scariest haunted house I’ve been to, but it was still worth the visit.”

http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/events/13-Terrors-at-Theater-on-the-Lake/#.Ul34-mTF2hM

Chicago Supernatural Tour: Halloween Special Edition is a spooky bus tour that takes you to haunted areas from Chicago’s rich history. This Halloween boasts special guest Michael Esposito, a world-renowned EVP researcher. Other tours around Chicago’s haunted areas are available, but the Halloween edition is Saturday, Oct. 24 from 6-11p.m. The tour is $55 per person and includes full transportation, Halloween afterparty entry, food at Chet’s and scares for days. The ride is also BYOB.

http://www.chicagohauntings.com/

The Fear Haunted House at Navy Pier offers fun, kid-friendly, low-scare events during the day, and then turns into an “aggressive adult-themed haunted house at night.” The theme of this haunted house is The Captain and his creepy captured beasts. “The ‘beasts’ are locked up in cages and they’re terrifying – zombies, evil clowns, and more. They’re trying to get out and you’re trying to survive. It’s great,” Alexander Haddad, a sophomore, said. It’s $20 for a general admission pass or $25 for a past-pass.

http://www.thefearhauntedhouse.com

Statesville Haunted Prison and City of the Dead (Crest Hill, IL) is probably one of the most famous haunted houses around the Chicago area. It is set in a prison that’s still being used, but don’t worry – real prisoners won’t be chasing you around. Within the Haunted Prison section, the prisoners are out of control and out to get you, and you have to find your way through 23 maximum security cells. The City of the Dead comes after you make it out of Statesville Prison, and is a climb down into the caves and mine shafts of past inmates. If you want another treat after, you can pay an extra $5 for 12 paint balls and one shot gun to use against charging zombies. Entrance to both the City of the Dead and the Haunted Prison is $30, but individual tickets are available.

http://statesvillehauntedprison.com/ 

Realm of Terror (Round Lake Beach, IL) calls itself one of the world’s most “over-the-top” haunted houses to exist. Grace Jackson, a sophomore, said that she expected the Realm of Terror to be the “same old Haunted House, but instead it left me realistically terrified.” Jackson said that they grabbed her ankles, she walked through a dead hospital, and was stuck in a pitch-black strobe light maze for half an hour. “It was scary as nuts,” she said. Regular admission is $25 and the website offers a $5 coupon.

http://www.realmofterror.com

Fear City (Morton Grove, IL) is a 40,000 square-foot “Haunted City” featuring Carnivale – the interactive sideshow featuring horrific carnival characters from the early 1900s. Fear City dares us all to test our luck and see if we are brave enough to make it through the city. General Admission, which is $25, only includes access to Fear City and not the Carnivale section. Carnivale alone is $15. A combo of the two is $35.

http://fearcitychicago.reachlocal.net 

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