House of the Exquisite Corpse V: Blood & Puppets runs October 9-November 1 at Steppenwolf Theatre’s Merle Reskin Space. Six teams of Chicago artists will bring life to six unique puppet terror experiences, tapping a new vein of horror – Blood – for its unifying theme in 2025. Directors this year are Chicago puppet artists Felix Mayes and Corey Smith, veterans of House of the Exquisite Corpse and the haunt’s first-ever guest directors. Tickets are Pay What You Can Pay What You Can lets you choose how much to pay for a ticket. Nothing should stand between between you and great puppet art, least of all a brutal social construct like money. Suggested prices can be found by selecting different ticketing options on this page. For more info on how we make Pay What You Can work, click here Be prepared to move during this show! Audiences enter, if you dare, in small groups via timed entries. Once inside, you must brave its dark halls for approximately 50 minutes, stopping at each room to spy through keyholes, cracks, and hidden doors to see the horrors happening within. You will be mostly on your feet for the ~1 hour production. Chairs are available for those with difficulty standing for long stretches.
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Once inside, you must brave its dark halls for approximately 50 minutes, stopping at each room to spy through keyholes, cracks, and hidden doors to see the horrors happening within.
Ages: 13 +
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Rough House connects individuals and communities through art that celebrates the weird things that make us unique, and the weirder things that bring us together. We create puppet art that captures the heart through the eye. Our work use puppetry, music, and human performance to tell stories that are intimate, strange, and sincere.