Haunted Places
The Fear This haunted house is adults-only on Thursdays and Sundays; a kid-friendly version (the lights are kept on) is Saturdays and Sundays. Through 10/31: Thu 6-10 PM, Fri-Sat 6-11 PM, Sun 6-10 PM, Wed 10/27, 6-10 PM, Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand, 312-595-7437, navypier.com, $20-$25.
Seadog Haunted Cruises Costumed tour guides tell stories about Chicago massacres, hauntings, and the like, all with an eye toward local architecture. Through 10/31: Fri-Sun 7:15 PM, Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand, 866-391-8439, seadogcruises.com, $26.95, $14.95 for kids 4-12, kids under 4 free. Social Disturbance A visual arts-oriented haunted house. Fri-Sun 10/29-10/31, 6-9 PM, Chicago Urban Art Society, 2229 S. Halsted, 773-318-9407, chicagourbanartsociety.org, $2, kids $1.
Bloodsuckers Ball The cast of the weekly sketch show Bye Bye Liver hosts a Halloween party with “bobbing for beers” a vampire kissing booth, and other activities, and a costume contest with categories such as “least original” and “most unsexy nurse.” Sat 10/30, show at 8 PM, party at 9 PM, Pub Theater, 3220 N. Lincoln, 773-904-8777, thepubtheater.com, $10, $40 with drinks, $50 with show.
Festival of Flesh! Arkham Noise Productions presents a Halloween-themed burlesque, fetish, and variety show. Thu 10/28, 9 PM, Lucky Number Grill, 1931 N. Milwaukee, 773-235-7761, facebook.com/arkhamnoiseproductions, $7.
Late Night Freak Show A comedy show hosted by a “mad scientist” and his sidekick, a talking plant monster. Features different special guests each week. Open run: Thu 10:30 PM, Chemically Imbalanced Theater, 1420 W. Irving Park, 773-865-7731, cicomedy.com, $10.
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pH Halloween Comedy Weekend pH hosts “spooky” versions of their usual comedy shows: pHrenz-O-Ween (Fri 10/29, 8 PM), in which improv comedians, dressed in inconvenient costumes, vie for audience applause; pHear! The Musical! (Sat 10/30, 8 PM), an improvised, dark musical comedy based off audience suggestions; and pHucked up pHrenz-O-Ween (Fri-Sat 10/29-10/30, 11:59 PM). Fri-Sat 10/29-10/30, 8 and 11:59 PM, Studio BE, 3110 N. Sheffield, 773-732-5450, $10.
