Discover your dread at one of Central Illinois' haunted houses 🧟 (2024)

As the seasons change and the nights grow long, so do the shadows.

October brings hauntings back to Central Illinois, and these terrifying trails, haunted houses and maddening mazes are ready for your screams.

Whether lights-out, heart-racing frights are up your alley or you prefer more tame, family-friendly scares, Central Illinois has you covered.

Take a twist and turn through one of these haunts this month and get into the spine-chilling season.

Champaign County

Necrosis Haunted House, 1315 Enterprise Drive, Rantoul

  • 7:30-11:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
  • 7:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 13, 20, 27 & 31
  • 7:30-10:30 p.m. Nov. 1-2; Lights Out Night, Nov. 2

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Tickets: $20-30 online or an additional $5 at the door.

Christian County

Haunted Woods of Creek Hill, 3078 County Road 1550 East, Mount Auburn

  • 7-11 p.m. Oct. 5, 12, 18-19, 25-26

Tickets: $10 GA, $15 fast pass

Coles County

Ashmore Estates, 22645 E. County Road 1050 North, Ashmore

  • Oct. 26, select times throughout the day

Historical tour of the suspected haunted site, not a traditional haunted house.

Tickets: $15, online only

Haunted Hike: Beetlejuice, Douglas-Hart Nature Center, 2204 Dewitt Ave. East, Mattoon

  • 5-8 p.m. Oct. 18-19

Tickets: $10 for members, $12 for non-members

DeWitt County

Farmer City Haunted Forest, South Park, 12853 Royal Road, Farmer City

  • 6-10 p.m. Oct. 11 & 18
  • 3-10 p.m. Oct. 12 & 19

Saturday matinee includes face painting, costume contest, games and vendor fair starting at 1 p.m.

Hosted by Farmer City Chamber of Commerce; fb.com/FarmerCityHauntedForest

Terror On Washington Street, 513 E. Washington St., Clinton

  • 7-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
  • 5-6 p.m. Oct. 12 & 19: Friendly Ghost Tour

Tickets: $20 GA, $40 RIP (rush in pass), $15 Frankie’s Escape Room, $5 Friendly Ghost Tour

Hosted by Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce; clintonhauntedhouse.com

LaSalle County

Haunted Camp, at Camp Tuckabatchee, 1973 N. 35th Road, Ottawa

  • 4-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, starting Oct. 11
  • 4-6:30 p.m. Not Scary; 7-10 p.m. Scary

Tickets: $15 Scary, $10 Not Scary

Insanity Haunted House, Peru Mall, 3940 Route 251, Peru

  • 7-10 p.m. Oct. 5, 11-12
  • 7-11 p.m. Oct. 18-19, 25-26
  • 7-9 p.m. Sundays & Oct. 31
  • 3-5 p.m. Oct. 13, 20 & 27 Kids Matinee
  • 7-10 p.m. Nov. 1-2 Blackout

Tickets: $20 GA, $30 VIP, $40 Insanity pass (skips the line)

Macon County

Black Bart’s Pumpkin Patch, 9381 W. Wise Road, Warrensburg

  • 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday to Saturday
  • 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays

Haunted house, corn maze ($1), play areas, barrel ride ($2)

Mason County

Blood Moon Manor, 310 S. Broadway St., Forest City

  • 7-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 2

Tickets: $20 GA, $35 Speed Pass, $50 Dead Pass, $5 Reapers Ride (included in Dead Pass)

Hosted by the Forest City Park Development Committee; bloodmoonmanorhaunt.com

Hallows Hall Haunted Corn Maze, Parr Farms Greenhouse, 11695 State Route 29, Mason City

  • 7-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays

Tickets: $20

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McLean County

Downs Haunted House, 107 E. Franklin St., Downs

  • 7-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
  • 1-3 p.m. Oct. 27: UnHaunted Lights-On Kids Day

Tickets: $12 online

Hosted by Village of Downs; downshauntedhouse.org

Haunted Trail, Normal City Hall Annex, 100 E. Phoenix Ave.

  • Scary: 6:30-9 p.m. Oct. 25-26
  • Not So Scary: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 17-19

Tickets: $5, cash only GA; $12 VIP tickets in advance at the Parks office or online.

Hosted by Normal Parks and Recreation; normalil.gov/349/Haunted-Trail

Mindtrap Haunted Attraction, Urban Warfare Paintball, 10424 E. 1400 North Road, Bloomington

  • 6-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays

$20 Mindtrap Haunt; $20 Zombie Hunt; $5 Rapid Pace Escape Room

Menard County

Terror on the Square, 119 S. Seventh St., Petersburg

  • 7 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays
  • 7-11 p.m. Oct. 31

Tickets: $23 GA, $35 VIP, $13 Spirits from Beyond illusion show

Peoria County

Aura Haunted House, at the Old Peoria State Hospital, 4500 Enterprise Drive, Bartonville

  • 7-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
  • 7-10 p.m. Oct. 31-Nov. 2 Blackout

Tickets: $35 GA, $50 Speed Pass; $65 Now Pass (skips the line; sold on-site only)

Old State Mine Haunted Trail: The Rise, on Old Peoria State Hospital grounds, 4400 Industry Road, Bartonville

  • 8 p.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays

Tickets: $15

Spider Hill Haunted Attractions, Three Sisters Park, 17189 State Route 29, Chillicothe

  • 7-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, & Nov. 2

Tickets: $23 Massacre Mansion or Trail of Terror, $35 Fast Pass; $45 Paranormal Investigations

Wildlife Scary Park, Wildlife Prairie Park, 3826 N. Taylor Road, Hanna City

  • 4-10 p.m. Fridays, starting Oct. 11
  • 2-10 p.m. Saturdays, starting Oct. 12
  • 2-8 p.m. Sundays, starting Oct. 13

Tickets: $12 for members, $14 for non-members; $10 to add laser tag

Scary Train starts at 6 p.m. Earlier rides are Not So Scary.

Piatt County

Nightmare at Fox Hill: Hospital, 1406 N. Market St., Monticello

  • 7-10:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, starting Oct. 11, & Oct. 31
  • Nov. 1 Blackout

Tickets: $15

Presented by the Monticello Theater; fb.com/nightmareatfoxhill

Sangamon County

Boo Crew Haunted House and Trail of Lost Souls, 11083 Buckhart Road, Mechanicsburg

  • 7-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
  • 7-10 p.m. Nov. 1-2
  • 3-5 p.m. Oct. 19 Haunted Matinee
  • 3-5 p.m. Oct. 26 Children’s Matinee

Tickets: $30-35 GA, $55 VIP, $15 Haunted Matinee, $7 Children’s Matinee

Presented by Rochester Lions Club; boocrew.com

Springfield Hauntings Tour, starts at Vachel Lindsay House, 603 S. Fifth St., Springfield

  • 7-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays

Historical walking tour, not a traditional haunted house

Tickets: $22 adults, $15 children ages 8-12

Presented by American Hauntings; springfieldhauntings.com

Tazewell County

Spook Hollow, 613 Lasalle Blvd, Marquette Heights

  • 6:30-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, starting Oct. 11

Tickets: $30 GA, $45 RIP Speed Pass

Presented by Marquette Heights Men’s Club of Central Illinois; spook-hollow.com

Contact Kelsey Watznauer at (309) 820-3254. Follow her on Twitter: @kwatznauer.

Did we miss one?

Email Kelsey Watznauer at kelsey.watznauer@lee.net to have a haunted attraction added to the growing list online.

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