Site Updates

We've just added some new photos and reviews to the web site. You can check out our 2011 photos from Monsters on Morris, plus some brand new reviews of Laura Lane Cemetery and Fear on Fiona. Check 'em out!

Countdown to Haunt Season 2013 - Sunny Acres

As part of our continuing countdown to the beginning of haunt season for 2013, we're sharing one of our archive haunt reviews per day, right until the new haunts begin!

Today's selection is Sunny Acres, a yard display on Mokena, IL that we first visited in 2012. Not only was the display itself great. but one certain nights there were live actors who really added to the atmosphere.

To complement the review, we've just added two new videos - an on the spot commentary and a walkthrough. What did we think? Find out by checking our full review on Sunny Acres here.

Haunt Types

Here at Horror Tourers, we divide our haunts into three types: Pay Haunts, Home Haunts, and Yard Displays. Each type is different than the other, and in addition, there are many variations within each category. Fortunately, we at the Horror Tourers have set up some definitions for the three types that help to sort it out for you.

Updated Site - New Pages and Videos!

Halloween season is less than two months away! We're gearing up for some all-new haunt reviews! We've updated our site with some new videos to explain who we are and what we do. Want to know who we are and how we got started? Our About Us page will shed some light on that.

Curious about the different types of haunts we visit? Check out our Haunt Types page. Want to know what criteria we use to rate haunts? Our Chainsaw Ratings page explains it all.

For all this info and more, check out the Horror Tourers website!

Canyon Trail Cemetery

One of the new haunts we finally made our may to in 2012 was Canyon Trail Cemetery in Carol Stream. Canyon Trail Cemetery is an elaborate yard display featuring numerous animated and static props, including ghosts, skeletons carrying a coffin, and giant Jack-O-Lanterns.

The operators offered some nice twists to some standard props, including modifying the skeletons carrying the coffin prop to include a skeleton corpse that popped out of the coffin.

All of the props are hand-designed, and the pneumatics are homemade as well, making Canyon Trail Cemetery one of the most unique yard displays that one can visit. It's well worth a look!

Check out our full review by click here.

The Blood Shed

Our first review is one for The Blood Shed, a newer (2011) pay haunt located in Frankfort, IL. We visited this opening year and again in 2012. We liked it in 2011, not so much the following year. Check out our reasons why here.

Halloween Season is soon Upon Us

Hello All!

Halloween season will soon be upon us, and to celebrate, we're going to be revisiting some of our many haunt reviews from previous years, as well as printing new reviews in the weeks leading up to the first haunting weekend of 2013. Check back often to see what haunt we'll cover next!

For more haunt reviews and other great stuff, feel free to check out our web site.