Overnight Events & Ghost Hunts [Chicago & other locations]

To all my fellow Ghouls and Gangsters out there!

As we come to the end of August here in Wisconsin, I think we all start to feel the excitement for another fall and more important, Halloween! As we feel that chill start to creep back into the air, our minds start to wonder into the horrific and strange pleasures we enjoy this time of the year.
I have been researching some fun and spooky events to attend this fall other than Haunted Houses and many, many trips to Halloween Express and Spirit Store. So far I have come across this terrorific gem, a list of upcoming Overnight Events and Ghost Hunts mainly in the Chicago area, but other cities as well, provided by the American Haunting Association.

Here is the direct link to all the planned events for the months of September through July: http://www.bumpinthenight.net/

Also, The American Ghost Society's Annual Open House Event will also be a great way to kick off the Halloween Season!
Details on this event here: http://www.prairieghosts.com/festival.html

Many of these Overnight Events caught my eye, but the one I hope to attend would have to be "Night at the Eldred House." I remember reading about this place in my Chicago's Most Haunted book a few years back and it gave me chills. There have been at least four deaths in the house over the years and legend tells of a Native American who was buried on the property and haunts the grounds. If there is one thing we can all agree on, it's that you NEVER mess with Indian Burial Grounds! I hope to attend this tour and determine for myself if the Eldred House really is as haunted as they claim it is.

While you are visiting the links provided today and hopefully planning for a spooky night out to one of these creepy fright-time events, be sure to check out the site as well. There is a lot of great information worth reading and links to other spooktacular things to do in Illinois. One thing that you should definitely check out are the Weird Chicago Tours. With many different tours available you can plan for a Haunted night out, a trip into the minds of Chicago's Serial Killers, take a Blood, Guns & Valentines Crime Tour for all you Mafia lovers out there, or if your feeling naughty, take the Red Light District Sex Tour. ;)


Happy Haunts!

~Crystal