Evil Intentions Haunted House

this is definitely one of the better haunts I have been to the do a great job of using the space they are in I like the fact that they use the courtyard in the center of the building as part of your walk thru the actors are well trained and really get into character all around great job guys I will be back year after year

Having been at a few different haunted houses years prior, I was not expecting much. Usually, these big haunted houses have long lines that you wait for hours in and then basically catch up to the people in front of you in the house. That was not the case here!!! I was pleasantly surprised and my boyfriend actually said this was by far the most enjoyable haunted house he’s been in for a long time.
So here are the basics… we got a groupon so it was $ 25 total for us to get in. We drove by on a Saturday night and went back home since the line was out the door and around the building… it was ice cold out so we were like «Okay, another night we will go». We went instead on a Thursday night and guess what… no lines at all! There were a few other people, but we literally waited maybe 10 minutes to get in since they were spacing us and the other couple out.
This is a long haunted house with very good actors. Lights go out in certain rooms, monsters are always popping up and getting in your face. Great props!
Moral of the story? If you don’t want to wait forever to get into a haunted house, go on an Off night, like Thursday or make sure you show up right at open on a weekend night. Also, if you go late at night on a weekend… think of how exhausted the actors are by the end of the night after scaring for hours? I have seen actors half-​a$$ in haunted houses before after I waited for 3 hours. If you want good quality actors, see them when they are fresh and have energy!
Great haunted house, took about 25 – 30 minutes to get through it (and I mean inside the actual haunt, not including the line). Very fun time. I was scared a few times and it was enjoyable :)

Be prepared for long lines!!! NOT VERY SCARY!!! Waited a long time to get in the haunted house. It was like the actors where tired! I basically walked thru and they yelled and banged on thing to make noise.

As embarrassing as it is to say publicly, the first person you meet in the house that goes over the rules completely humiliated me in front of a group of complete strangers by calling me fat multiple times and when I told him how bogus that was, instead of seeing that he crossed a line, proceeded to tell me to cry him a river, no, cry two rivers. He kept telling me I was fat in front of a full room and never offered an apology or eased up. He was so focused on degrading me that he didn’t even go over the rules.
I contacted the Facebook page about their fat shaming employee and you would think I’d get an immediate response… nope.
Still haven’t heard back from them. I dished out $ 70 (me and my wife) just to be completed humiliated. My sister and her husband also went with the vip. That’s $ 140 from all four of us only to have our time completely ruined before we even got in.
To top it off, the haunted house isn’t scary. They space people out, or so it seems, causing the line to be ridiculously long, but you meet up with the groups ahead of you in less than 5 minutes.
The actors touch you, repeatedly. They block your path by hanging upside down forcing you to walk through a strangers hair. They hold knives to kids faces, prop or not that’s not cool or funny. It actually gets to a point where you see more mannequins than real people. It’s effective if you have one room with them and don’t know which is real, but when there are multiple rooms and nobody is actually under a sheet, it’s not at all scary.
It’s just not a good haunted house.
I would strongly advise people to avoid this place solely based on their employment of a man that shames people for being overweight. That’s not part of what makes a haunted house. It’s cruel, demeaning and downright mean. There’s no thoughtfulness to it. Nothing crafty. Honestly, I still have it on my mind and we went on Saturday night. I haven’t been insulted like that to my face since high school.
I don’t expect a lot of people to understand. I even expect some people to lash out in the same fashion at me in defense of something they have no ownership of just because they think making fun of people is funny. But please know that this kind of behavior is unacceptable. It shouldn’t be rewarded in any way.
If I could give less than a star, I would.
I’ll just add more more thing in saying that the kid that did this posted a review for that same haunted house saying how great of a job he does. That same haunted house likes his comment even after this issue was brought up to them twice and they said they were no longer looking into it. Additionally, if you look at all the most recent reviews that have no actual comment, just a star rating, you’ll find that if you check out each reviewers Facebook page, they work there. All the workers are backing up this behavior and supporting it and the Facebook manager is approving it as well by liking all of the comments.
They instantly like these comments but when I contacted them they never responded. They only responded to my sister after she contacted them several times.

Average haunted house at best. It amazed me at how incredibly rude the employees were. A member of my party was constantly being insulted despite our request for the employee to stop. You could easily find another haunted house that gets you into the Halloween spirit without adding on their personal sh-​tty comments. Don’t waste your money on this house. Look elsewhere.

Best haunted house this year… So far. The eerie location and history of the building add to the creepiness. Good props, acrobatic actors. Not your typical jump scares. We went an hour before closing, so the spacing between groups was good. Could be a little intense for your rookie crowd. Not for kids under 12. Our group included 14yr old haunted house fans. Would also recommend Dungeon of Doom and Massacre.

NOT WORTH the wait, do not go here!
Very deceiving line, ended up just leaving

Can’t wait to go to evil intentions again!!! Went last year and it was by far the best haunted house I’ve been to. I have been to basement of the dead, statesville haunted prison, 13^th floor and evil intentions was the scariest by far! Even made my dad jump lol. The reviewer below said it was scary for there kids between 10 – 14 why would
You take a kid that young to a haunted house? You will def get your money’s worth!
P.s they start scaring you as soon as you get out of your car! & the wait in long was kind of long but they scare you in line so it makes it go by a lot quicker. There is also a groupon!

Excellent haunted house!!! The actors were outstanding, and the sets and scenes really well thought out, cohesive and well done. The place itself is creepy as hell. One of the scarier houses you will find in the Chicago area. If you’re a fan of Halloween and a good haunt, do NOT miss this one. I’ve been to hundreds of them in my life and this makes my top 5 all time. It’s worth the drive. Go!

All I need to say is GREAT haunted house! The characters were incredible! I purchased a Groupon for 6 and actually would pay $ 25 if they weren’t on Groupon. Highly recommend.

We went on Saturday using a Groupon with VIP expecting a long line as they have had them in years past. There was no lines at all, though, either for regular or VIP. But since they weren’t crowded, they let us go by ourselves so we had the haunt to ourselves.
We had a great time, they were very good (but I think that Basement of the Dead in Aurora was better). Characters were very active and well hidden and I liked the surprise elements.

I’m a pretty tough cookie when it comes to haunted houses, so the fact that I got scared at any point is impressive. The actors do a great job of playing their role, they keep you engaged in the theme while waiting, the makeup and costumes are well done, and the scare points hit a variety of classic fears people have. I recommend it to adults, not kids.

I screamed before we even entered the haunted house…
Overall, most haunted houses really aren’t that great. They don’t scare me enough (and I freak out when people jump at me) or the line is so long that I just don’t even want to do it anymore. This line wasn’t horrendous and the house was pretty dece overall. I would recommend it to anyone looking to get ‘pee in your pants scared’…

It is worth the $ 11 per person for a group of 6 groupon deal! I think you should NOT buy the VIP pass so you can actually wait in line. They keep you entertained while you wait by having scary people sneak up on you. It also gives you the chance to socialize with your friends! and they a mini fireball show.
As for the haunted house itself, it will not be as scary if you are in the back of the group. My friend and I were super scared and we pushed the others in front and followed them the entire time. again, if you want to get scared, you have to be the first two people in the group. if you’re in the back of the group, it’s somewhat scary but you won’t have a heart attack. my favorite part actually was waiting in line and socializing with friends and watching my friends freak out when the chain saw guys scared them!
NOTE: I do not think it’s worth it for their normal $ 25 for one price, because the haunted house won’t make you pee your pants. I would defiantly go for the groupon. Also, the parking lot was full when we went and had to park by a nearby side street. But it was no biggie, because it was only a minute walk. The area is very «shady» and your GPS will take you in a funky route because of the one ways and various road blocks.

The Groupon for $ 35 is worth it because it’s a VIP pass for two people. Great, scary, scream your head off, pee your pants haunted house that is in an old coffin factory. Worth the drive from the city.

Great value for a haunted house. I only wish I didn’t get separated from my group so I could hear them scream.
Great characters, costumes and makeup. Genuinely creepy and fun!
Worth the drive and the VIP passes are worth the extra couple of dollars considering how cold it was outside.
This is my favorite part of Halloween!

One of the best haunted houses out there! It was long and scary. The performers were awesome and totally into scaring people. I would not recommended this gor people under 16 years of age. Go to this before Halloween well worth the money. They let small groups go in.

Pretty decent length. Not too terrible of a wait, even when they’re busy you’re probably looking at about an hour, or a half hour if you’re there early or on a «dead» night (Har. Har.). The line is inside, which is a plus on a chilly October night! I would say it is worth the $ 25 to get in, but much better if you get a groupon for sure (BOGO woooot)!
This was my second year going here and, although some of the characters and attractions are the same, they were nonetheless quite entertaining. I really have to hand it to them, the characters are very well played and I can’t honestly say I’ve seen any of them break character. I particularly enjoy the characters who interact with the crowd during the wait.
I love how you’re interacting with characters and thrills from the time you approach the eerily-​lit hearse in front, to the very end where you might be chased to your car by an axe murderer (or other murderer of some sort… it IS Elgin…) And all throughout, the characters are varied and well-​played.
I appreciate the fact that there is very little «down» time, the scares are well timed, giving just enough anticipation where you never feel like you’re just walking around an abandoned building.
On a scale from one to ten:
Characters — 10 (11 for the creepy fat clown who gave me a lollipop)
Scenery/​Décor — 8.5
Wait Time — 9 (Bumped for engaging character interaction)
Scare/​Shock Factor — 8.5
Scare Timing — 10
Location — 6 (It’s Elgin… bleh!)
Price — 5 (I’m a cheap-​o, $ 25 is a lot to spend for an evening of entertainment, and a haunted house is not even an entire evening, but Groupon makes it all better)

Went last night, a few minutes before close (booked it from another haunted house… Prison), and there wasn’t a line… a PLUS, no others in our group of 3 girls :) Last yr we went here and the wait was about 2hrs, but we paid the extra few bucks to jump the line and it was SO worth it! Didn’t know what to expect from an ABANDONED CASKET COMPANY, but it did not disappoint… This yr it’s $ 25, and once again, worth the price. Felt just as creepy as last yr… The actors do the usual things, plus a few more agile movements, or just hangin’ around dropping in at the last second of your passing through. Just when you don’t think it could be creepier, there’s the walk into the BASEMENT… yeah, good place to go… Not going to spoil the haunt; we make this attraction a tradition now, a must for our «girls haunted house night out»… Looking fwd to seeing what else they’ll come up with!

We had received a Groupon to give this place a try — it was well worth it! There is a fair amount of entertainment while waiting in line, the wait area is cleverly thought out so a scare or two does occur while waiting to enter. You are waiting the whole time in a sheltered area so there is no exposure to the outside elements of rain, wind or cold.
The walk through takes a fair amount of time and justifies the wait beforehand. Costumes and characters are well thought out and will give you a good scare when you’re not expecting it! The best part, just when you think it’s over… You’re actually only halfway through.
Some words of caution– carefully walk through. Some areas can be dark and you should feel around before walking into a wall. Watch your head for areas of low clearance.
All in all, it’s a wonderful experience! Come with the right attitude and you’ll have a great time!