Horror tourers 2014 haunts by rating

Below is a list of haunts sorted by the Horror Tourers chainsaw rating. Use it as an easy way of separating the wheat from the chaff, the good from the bad. The rating system ranks haunts on a series of criteria, from 5 (best) down to 1 (or even zero). For a detailed explanation of the rating system, click here. Click on a haunt name to see more detailed information on our visits, including photos, slideshows, videos, and, of course, our unique reviews.
NOTE: Review averages that fall between two whole numbers
are rounded up or down as appropriate  

chainsaw rankings

P = Pay haunt    h = home haunt    y = yard display

2014 HALL OF FAME

PAY HAUNTS
Cicero Hall of Horrors - Cicero
Evil Intentions - Elgin, IL
Haunted Hills Hospital - Portage, IN
Lake Hills Haunted House - St. John, IN
Massacre, The - Montgomery, IL
Nightmare on Leamington - Chicago, IL
Realm of Terror - Round Lake Beach
Village of Screamfield - Plainfield, IL
HOME HAUNTS
Haunt 31 - Lake in the Hills, IL
Haunted Garage - Burbank, IL
Resurrection Graveyard - Evergreen Park
Wicked Walkthru - Joliet, IL
YARD DISPLAYS
Canyon Trail Cemetery - Carol Stream
Haunted Hollows - Elgin, IL
Scary's Forrest Frights - Arlington Hts
Thanatophobialand - Lockport, IL
Amhurst Asylum (P) - Valapariso, IN
Abandoned (P) - Mt. Pleasant, WI
Basement of the Dead (P) - Aurora, IL
Christmas Nightmare (P) - Montgomery, IL
Fear on Fiona (Y) - Mokena, IL
Harvest Moon Frightfest (P) - Gibson City
Haunted Attic (P) - Chicago, IL
Haunted Halls (P) - Cedar Lake, IN
House of Hammer Horror (Y) - St. John, IN
KC Scaregrounds (P) - St. Charles, IL
Nephilim, The (Y) - Burbank, IL
Niles Scream Park (P) - Niles, MI
Old Town Terror (H) - Park Forest, IL
Resurrection Cemetery (Y) - Plainfield, IL
Scream Scene (P) - Skokie, IL
Spirits on Sproat (Y) - Oak Lawn, IL
Winding Creek Woods (H) - Plainfield
Dark Shadows (H) - Orland Hills, IL
Dead End Cemetery (Y) - Roselle, IL
Creepside Hauntings (Y) - Plainfield, IL
Frightmare before Xmas (Y) - Lombard
Halloween Town (Y) - Algonquin, IL
Haunted Cemetery (Y) - Naperville, IL
Hills of Unrest (Y) - New Lenox, IL
Holiday Habits (Y) - Huntley, IL
Nightmare at Terrace (P) - Worth (4.75)
Nightmare from North St (P) - Dundee, IL
Resurrection on Rosehill (Y) - Mount Prospect, IL
Scares on Sequoia (Y) - Orland Park, IL
13th Floor Chicago (P) - Melrose Park
Abyss, The (P) - Montgomery, IL
Circus Carnevil - Mount Prospect, IL (3.5)
Corner of the Cursed (Y) - Oak Lawn, IL
Criminally Insane HH (P) - Crown Point, IN
Dark Dreams (Y) - Somonauk, IL (3.5)
Dark Summit (P) - Summit, IL
D.E.A.D. Rising (P) - Alsip, IL
Fallen Angel Cemetery (Y) - Lake Zurich, IL
Frightmare on Forestview (H) - Crestwood, IL
Ghoulson Family Reunion (Y) - Aurora, IL
Haunted Yard Display (Y)  - Darien, IL
House at 316, The (Y) - Maple Park, IL
Kill on Old Mill (Y) - Lake Zurich, IL (3.5)
Lombard Haunted House (P) - Lombard, (3.5)
Macabre Haunt (P) - Antioch, IL
Mack Manor (Y) - Fox River Grove, IL (3.5)
Midnight Terror (P) - Oak Lawn, IL
Monsters on Morris (Y) - Homewood, IL (3.5)
Psychosis (P) - Elgin, IL (3.5)
Scream Acres (P) - Trevor, WI
Spirit Parlour de Balcony (Y) - Alsip, IL (3.5)
Suburban Horror Story (P) - Downers Grove, IL (3.5)
Curse of C'Ville (Y) - Carpentersville, IL
Curse of the Mummy (Y) - Chicago (2.5)
Frightmare (P) - Burbank, IL (2.5)
Drury Lane (Y) - Arlington Hts (2.5)
Haunt on Massasoit (Y) - Chicago, IL
Nightmares (P) - Hickory Hills, IL (2.5)
Valentine X (P) - Melrose Park