ROCKFORD’S MOST AWARDED HAUNT

Awards & Press

Thirteen seasons of recognition from Illinois’ haunt reviewers, the fans who vote every fall, and the press.

6×Official Top Ten in Illinois
11×Visitors’ Favorite Top 10
#10HHC Top 13, 2024 & 2025
3Jim Warfield Acting Awards

HauntedIllinois.com

Two separate honors: the official Top Ten picked by the review team, and the Visitors’ Favorite poll voted by fans.

Picked by the review team

Official Top Ten Haunted House in Illinois

HauntedIllinois.com’s official review team visits haunts across the state and names a Top Ten every year.

  • 2016
  • 2019
  • 2021
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Voted by fans

Visitors’ Favorite Haunted House, Top 10

Separate from the official list, HauntedIllinois.com visitors vote for their favorite haunt every season.

  • 2013#7
  • 2014#2
  • 2015#6
  • 2017#3
  • 2018#4
  • 2019#6
  • 2021#8
  • 2022#8
  • 2023#7
  • 2024#8
  • 2025#4

No season was held in 2020. Source: HauntedIllinois.com review archive.

HauntedIllinois.com 2016 Official Top Ten Haunted House award
2016 Official Top Ten
HauntedIllinois.com 2017 Visitors’ Favorite #3 Haunted House award
2017 Visitors’ Favorite #3
HauntedIllinois.com 2018 Visitors’ Choice Top Ten award
2018 Visitors’ Favorite #4
HauntedIllinois.com 2019 Official Top Ten Haunted House award
2019 Official Top Ten
HauntedIllinois.com 2021 Official Top Ten Haunted House award
2021 Official Top Ten
HauntedIllinois.com 2022 Visitors’ Favorite Top Ten award
2022 Visitors’ Favorite #8
HauntedIllinois.com 2023 Official Top Ten Haunted House award
2023 Official Top Ten
HauntedIllinois.com 2024 Official Top Ten Haunted House award
2024 Official Top Ten

More Recognition

Haunted House Chicago

  • #10 on the 2025 Top 13
  • #10 on the 2024 Top 13
  • “One of the most interactive haunted attractions we have ever experienced” (2019 review)

The Scare Factor

  • Most Interactive Attraction, 2025
  • Best Interactions, 2023
  • #7 must-see Illinois haunt (2024) and #9 (2025)
  • Review scores: 9.03 (2023), 8.69 (2024), 8.91 (2025), 8.83 (2026)

Award-winning cast

  • Jim Warfield Acting Award: Amanda Powers as Tilly (2019), Brianne Jankowski as Molly the Dolly (2022), Zach Webb as Tavis Duson (2025)
  • Scare Factor Shout Outs: Amanda Powers as Mama (2023), Zach Webb as Tavis Duson (2024)

Secret Chicago

  • Named one of the 5 scariest haunted houses near Chicago, 2026

In the Press