Name: Evil Intentions Haunted House
Address: 900 Grace St, Elgin, Illinois, 60120, United States

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Located in Elgin’s industrial section stands the abandoned home of Elgin Casket Company. This once proud building has been witness to murder, grisly discoveries, cult activities, and unexplained occurrences, and a dark legacy has emerged from its sordid history. Visitors still regularly report encounters with some of the former residents that now roam the decayed hallways and abandoned factory floors.

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Evil Intentions Haunted House

4.4

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Joe Panek

06:19 11 Jun 24

There are a lot of haunts I enjoy. Evil Intentions is one that I ADMIRE. Their location is inarguably one of the most fitting for a haunted attraction. Between its history as an actual casket company and its genuine dilapidated nature, it oozes an atmosphere that's effectively taken advantage of.E.I. accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do. It doesn't try too hard to be the "most this" or "best that". The creators play to their strengths, one of which is originality. Of course, you may encounter themes or effects that could be found in other haunts, but E.I. goes out of the way to put their unique touch on it. The experience was great and transitions between scenes were seamless. There was never a moment you weren't being convinced that you stepped into a whole different, hellish world. Best of all, you will see things here that you won't see at another haunt.Nearly every single actor owned their role and employed actual characterization or appropriate dialogue. It's refreshing to have this instead of the tired barrage of "GO! GET OUT!", "HELP ME!", or straight up screaming. The doctor deserves recognition for his convincingly creepy and bizarre exchange with passersby.Evil Intentions never seems to rest on its laurels. The intro scene ALWAYS changes year to year as does a significant amount of the haunt. There is certainly enough upgraded or added to warrant annual return visits. Scenes that may be kept around season to season echo the "if it's not broke, don't fix it" mentality. It's evident that E.I. puts a lot of consideration into lighting, an integral but often overlooked component of a haunt. Many of the characters would not have been as effective without the appropriate lighting.Overall, this is one of the best bangs for your buck in the greater Chicagoland haunt world. The predominate reason this haunt gets any negative reviewing is due to long wait times. Unless this is your first time visiting a haunted attraction, a wait should not come as a surprise. It is a challenge all attractions deal with. Perhaps E.I. could make adjustments but I'm convinced they are committed to providing the best experience and ultimately ensuring that it is WORTH THE WAIT.

Kiki Mc

21:40 03 Jun 24

Best place ever♥️ ever since acting here I have found my home.

Kristina Sromek

02:12 19 Nov 23

I love this haunted house! So sad they are moving, but so glad they are still going to be around. Make up and the attention to detail by far superior to any other haunted house in my opinion.

Faith

12:27 12 Nov 23

Awesome acting and props! The actually building itself is an old casket factory which adds to the spookiness. There were two food trucks outside as well. Lots of jump scare moments, which I enjoyed. We went at 11 on a Saturday night and only had to wait like 5 minutes to get in. The only downfall was that all the groups were back to back so the scare factor went down some. It would have been 5 stars if the wait between groups was a bit longer (like a minute and a half instead of 20 seconds). All in all, I highly recommend!

Tabasco Blank

09:31 11 Nov 23

I've heard this was the original building for the Elgin Casket Company and that President Kennedy was put in the most expensive Elgin Casket from a funeral home in Dallas that was then flown from Dallas to DC.

Erin F.

00:21 08 Nov 23

This haunted house was GREAT!!! I went to 3 different ones this year and this one BY FAR had really awesome sets (for instance in one part you're on a "train" w/all the sound effects and you feel like you're moving and then your traincar derails). They use some smoke effects (not overwhelming though). I really hope they come back again next year!

Crystal Mercado

01:37 04 Nov 23

Jonathon Thomas

03:36 01 Nov 23

Great experience! Very scary and equally believable! Loved the actors and they stayed in character and made the overall experience memorable! I would cut the chain saw…although scary, the smell made it difficult to breathe!

Jeff Bunag

03:33 30 Oct 23

Great actors! Rooms and props top notch! Great haunt!!

David Hue

15:46 29 Oct 23

Great experience! Every corner was decorated and thematic, lots of intricate details that tell a story and aren’t simply creepy. Actors were perfectly in your face but not over the top.

Catalina Castañeda

12:15 29 Oct 23

The line was very long, we waited 2 hours and we did the tour of the house in 30 minutes. For me it was fun but for the other people I was with, the 2 hour wait was not completely compensated by the experience of the house.

s a

03:12 29 Oct 23

We waited for over an hour and half, but the scenes were good and the actors were scary. However is was SO busy that we ran into the people ahead of us and the people behind us caught up. It was a train of people walking through, it would have been way scarier if it wasn’t for that.

Patrick Hastings

04:45 29 Oct 22

Worst experience at a haunted house. Was an assembly line that felt cramped and ruined the atmosphere. No line control, had people in front and back of us breathing down our necks. 0/10 experience. Had more fun in line than the attraction

Dan H

03:18 16 Oct 21

Edit: Back again in 2021 🎃. First Haunt in 2020. Went twice in 2018. They completely changed the Entire Haunt. Every worker & scare actor was beyond friendly & creepy ;) Evil Intentions is one of the best Haunts near NWI. Worth the 60+ min drive. Cant wait to visit again in 2021. They are very safe in regards to masks and social distancing. The online tickets time frame system works Great. Parking lot right across the street. Workers explained all the new safety guidelines. It didnt hurt the Haunt experience at all. Im an ex 9 yr scare actor. And Evil Intentions is always fun & very impressive. From costumes to set designs to props. Discount code Evil5. $30 30 min Haunt. Awesome 🎃🎃🎃‼️

POTATOLIFE 1

23:16 10 Oct 21

Me and my friends had an amazing experience! It was very scary! The actors make up was very realistic and scary! Some actors also came out trued to scare us in line and interact with us, it was amazing! The staff and actors were very good at what they were doing. This is definitely a very good haunted house for those who love a good scare (not for kids and some teens). There are lots of loud noises and flashing lights so be careful. Also, when me and my friends got a little lost they stayed in charterer and pointed us the right way. Also for those going in groups. They only allow groups of 1-6 people to go together. 10/10 would recommend to those looking for a good scare.

beccaslade

15:55 05 Oct 21

I haven’t been to a haunted house since childhood, so this was a lot of fun. The place itself was huge it took my bf and I a full 30 mins to walk the whole house. Coming out of Covid it was nice to see so many actors it seems like hundreds crammed all in there! It was very creative there was so many different rooms to see and explore it felt like it was never ending. I was definitely scared, I screamed a lot and my heart was pounding pretty hard when it was over! I would recommend this one to anyone.

Thomas Piechur

05:30 19 Oct 20

Best House I've visited in Illinois in 2020Pros:* The indoor waiting was awesome with the red lighting and actors climbing around and banging on the set / doing their best interacting with guests during covid restrictions.* The length of the haunt is great.* Fell for the "coffin loop" a 2nd year in a row and had to go in a circle 2 years in a row.* The set design is great with amazing amounts of detail to where I would want to stop and look at everything.* Some parts loop back to where you see where you came from / are going and is a cool design in a haunted house.* The actors were into their roles and performed them well.* A lot of cool stuff to buy at the end of the haunt.* No animatronics, gets boring seeing similar stuff in different haunts.Hit or Miss:* Costumes were great to "they must of shown up late for face painting"* The group in front should of been thrown out but were not, in line they were crowding the group in front of them, having their kids touch the actors. Caught up to them in the haunt and they kept trying to go backwards getting scared. At some point the father had his cell phone out recording inside the house. The group behind then caught up to so it was three groups exiting at the same time due to this one group...* Depends how busy you might have to wait a bit outside before entry into the indoor waiting.Cons:* Few actors didn't get good timing with their scares. Went through and they have a drop painting and drops late.* Some of the tactics to scare the guests (that should of been kicked out) are funny and for others scary. No need to block the path for a stare down because I laughed at how they were scared.Nitpick:* Needs more Caskets, saw more caskets in a different haunt...The place is worth visiting year after year!

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