Scream Scene

I hit this place up for Halloween 2015. One of the best haunted houses I’ve ever been to. The line was long, but the price was right ($ 10) and worth the wait. The actors really seemed to get into it, and the scary scenes were imaginative with lots of jump-​scares. They really bring you into the action. Would definitely go again.

This place was really cool! The haunt was perfect, the actors were on point, the scene’s in each room were great. My favorite part was the clown maze. Unlike most haunted houses there’s always a clown or two. But Scream Scene had several of them! We waited in line for about 20 mins, and best part they send you in groups of 6. This place beats those other haunts that are $ 30 and up. Because it’s $ 10 and scary!

Stop #2 on my haunted house expedition was this quiet little spot in Skokie, at the corner of Route 41 & Oakton St. Look for the large ‘SCREAM SCENE’ spelled out in neon red tubing.
For $ 10, I received some decent scares and more-​than-​decent startles. The haunt only lasted about 8−½ minutes, but for a parks-&-recreations-department-sponsored event (which I’ve no doubt it was), they did a commendable job.
Among other areas, there was a creepy hospital room, a very disorienting red-​and-​white-​striped clown hallway, and of course, the obligatory claustrophobic bags. Perhaps my favorite scene (and one that I’ll remember for a long time) involved a corridor full of glowing orange masks. Due to the darkness, they were the only thing visible… and several stealthy actors hid among them, wearing the exact same mask! An excellent opportunity to surprise guests, and they delivered!
In one zone, a clown-​type actor showed us where to go… only to realize the narrow hallway was a dead-​end, and (s)he had done it intentionally. Alright, joke’s on us, but now what? One girl at the back of the group (now at the front) was not a fan, and with the clown now tormenting us all, she was literally too scared to move; the rest of us just stood there, waiting for either A) the clown to point out the exit door or B) said cowering girl to move. Neither budged, until the clown temporarily broke character and said «c’mon c’mon, it’s this way.» An interesting scare tactic, but in this case it backfired.
There’s a chainsaw-​wielding maniac at the end, who I felt did an exemplary job of chasing patrons out of the house. Yeah, you could just walk out and exit normally, but it’s much more fun to RUN out, feeling like you’re being pursued by the roar of the chainsaw. Hehehe.
Despite the short length, I’m glad I stopped by here on a tour of multiple haunts, and would recommend that those in the area do so as well. Kudos to the Scream Scene crew for teaching me not to judge a book by its cover/​haunt by its façade!

I’m giving it 5 stars because it was well worth it. It’s a little small about 20 rooms and if you have been to the Skokie park district you wonder how they did all of it. You enter the men’s locker rooms and exit the woman’s locker rooms. When you enter you really have no idea where the heck your at within the building. They have designed it so well and they are very creative. Great scares, Audio, visual, sense of touch and a little disorienting. There was a part where I did not know which way to go because an actor threw a body part towards me at the ground. They saw my confusion and kindly and eirley directed me. Great show!

In October there is no shortage of haunted house options in the Chicagoland area. Fact. But Scream Scene is a MUST experience before November! I just went last night and from start to finish it was consistently scary. The scares ranged from gory, to mind bending, to completely unexpected. The special effects, make up/​costumes, acting, and overall quality is way above what you would expect from a park district. Small spoiler alert: good luck NOT getting turned around in the clown maze. I know that clown will haunt my dreams for a while!
What else can I say? A 20+ room haunted house for only $ 8 it is well worth taking a drive over there!

Very cool haunted house-​and only $ 8! Totally worth the price of admission-​especially if you’ve been to some of these ridiculously priced ones that have relatively few scares and charge $ 20+. Definitely worth checking out!