Fox Valley gets into the Halloween spirit
BY ERIKA WURST ewurst@stmedianetwork.com October 10, 2012 3:14PM
Over 150 actors wait to spring on unsuspecting guests at the Statesville Haunted House in Crest Hill on Thursday, October 14, 2010. | Brian Powers~Staff Photographer
Updated: November 12, 2012 11:00AM
The Fox Valley is full of haunts this Halloween. From 3D attractions to family-friendly affairs, there is no shortage of spooktacular events. The only problem you’ll have is trying to figure out which one to attend.
Haunted houses
Massacre Haunted House, 3440 Odyssey Court, Naperville; www.Fearthemassacre.com
Hours: Thursdays and Sundays, 7 to 11 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 7 p.m. to midnight.
Tickets: $20 for The Massacre; $23 for The Massacre and Fear Factory 3D; $35 VIP pass to both haunts
Basement of the Dead and Shattered 3D, 42 W. New York St., Aurora; www.42fear.com
Hours: Thursdays and Sundays, 7 to 10 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 7 to 11 p.m.
Tickets: $25 for both attractions; $35 VIP front of line access; coupons available online; Cash only tickets at the door, advance tickets available online
Haunted Mansion and Asylum 13, 730 N. Bolingbrook Drive, Bolingbrook; www.Hma13.com
Hours: Thursdays and Sundays, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 6:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20 for both attractions; $30 VIP line jump access; coupons available online
Kane County Scaregrounds, 525 S. Randall Road, St. Charles; www.kanecofair.com
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Tickets: $15 tickets to 3D haunted house; $10 tickets to “monster-free” day from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28
Haunted Quarry, Harold Hall Quarry Beach, 400 S. Water St., Batavia; www.Bataviaparks.org
Hours: Fridays and Saturdays, doors open at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $8
Death Comes to the Tanner House, 305 Cedar St., Aurora; www.aurorahistory.net/death12.html
Hours: Oct. 25-30, tour times vary
Tickets: $15; $12 for Aurora Historical Society members
Family-friendly events
All Hallows Eve, 523 S. Weber St., Naperville; www.napersettlement.com
Hours: Oct. 19 and 20, 6:30 to 10 p.m.
Tickets: $10 tickets in advance; $15 tickets at the door
SciTech Haunted Museum, 18 W. Benton St., Aurora; www.scitechmuseum.org
Hours: Oct. 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 6 to 10 p.m.
Tickets: $10 tickets give admission to 200 interactive exhibits
Abbey Farms Pumpkin Daze, 850 Butterfield Road, Aurora; www.abbeyfarms.org
Hours: Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 6 p.m.
Tickets: $9 tickets get admission to corn maze and activities
Kuipers Family Farm, 1N318 Watson Road, Maple Park; www.kuipersfamilyfarm.com
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sundays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tickets: $8.75 tickets weekdays, rides included; $11.75 tickets weekends, rides extra
