Featured event: A ghoulish gala opening for a “Tarot themed” art show at the Hive Gallery downtown on Saturday night that also features “Zombies Without Borders” who’ll perform to “The Hollaback Thriller.” (catch a preview here). Tickets are $8, 8pm – 12:30am, 729 S. Spring Street, LA – let them know you’re there to see the dancing zombies!
Before heading to the Hive Gallery, the Museum of Death’s Chaos Gallery is having its own opening night reception for the occult themed “Morbid Curiosity,” starting at 6pm.
Sunday night, stock up on your Halloween and horror themed oils at Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab’s monthly showroom open house.
And film buffs have no shortage of options, starting with Shriekfest which kicks off its film program tonight and runs all weekend at Raleigh Studios. Silent Movie Theatre’s monthlong Halloween series begins tonight with a screening of “Trick ‘R Treat,” and over the next weeks includes such films as “The Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “Sleepaway Camp,” and their annual fave, “Jerry Beck’s Animated Spooktacular!” The New Beverly’s lineup includes a Saturday midnight screening of “Shocker,” a double bill of “Trick ‘R Treat” and “Creepshow” on Sunday and Monday, and the documentary “Watch Horror Films, Keep America Strong” with “Nightmare In Blood” on Tuesday.
Friday, October 02 07:30 PM
Fright Night double feature: William Castle’s “13 Ghosts” (1960) & “Night of the Living Dead” (1968)
Two movie, plus a live perfomance by Radioactive Chickenheads & Miss Bonnie Delight, and a raffle to win a dead body. First 300 people will receive “The Ghost Viewr” to see “13 Ghosts” in “Illusion-O.”Admission: $13
Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. 6th St., San Pedro, CA
Friday, October 02 08:00 PM
“Trick R’ Treat” and writer/director q & a
“A killer of a directorial debut from X2/Superman Returns screenwriter Michael Dougherty, Trick ‘r Treat is the best Halloween movie you’ve never seen. This film has been played only once before in Los Angeles and seen only by a few thousand nationwide. A vivid intersection of Halloween folk traditions, throwbacks to classic Hollywood scare fests, smart storytelling, and morbid humor, Trick ‘r Treat is a reminder of why we fell in love with Halloween in the first place. With four interwoven narratives that create the perfect poetic rhythm between horror and comedy, this film is like a gore buffet, unified by the appearance of the most adorable, devious, and memorable Halloween mascot yet. It has the perfect amount of creativity injected into a genre that has gotten way too comfortable with campy and kitschy remakes and sequels. Director Mike Dougherty will be in person to present the film, show some rare early work, and do a Q & A! ” -Silent Movie Theatre
Tickets: $13
Silent Movie Theatre, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Saturday, October 03 06:00 PM
Gallery opening: “Morbid Curiosity” at the Museum of Death
Gallery open October 3rd – 7th.
“The sensational gallery adaptation of the popular cult magazine, Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues: True Stories of the Unsavory, Unwise, Unorthodox and Unusual will feature excerpts from the internationally celebrated occult magazine and extensive artist appearances.”
Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Sunday 12-8pm
Chaos Gallery at the Museum of Death, 6033 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028
Saturday, October 03 08:00 PM
Technicolor Terror double feature: “The Mystery Of The Wax Museum” (1933) & “Phantom Of The Opera” (1943)
Admission: $12
Silent Movie Theatre, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Saturday, October 03 11:59 PM
Midnight screening: Wes Craven’s “Shocker” (1989)
20th Anniversary Screening! Admission: $7
New Beverly Cinema, 7165 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Sunday, October 04 07:00 PM
Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs Full Moon Open House
Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs keeps busy enough selling their macabre inspired oils through mail order and the occasional special event, but they still open up their showroom every full moon to give locals a chance to sniff and buy their concoctions.
Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs, 12120 Sherman Way, North Hollywood, 91605
Tuesday, October 06 07:30 PM
The Grindhouse Film Festival presents: “Watch Horror Films, Keep America Strong” (2008) & “Nightmare in Blood” (1978)
Admission: $7
New Beverly Cinema, 7165 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
