Vampires Archive
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Ellen Degeneres writer screams through Halloween Horror Nights
Posted on November 1, 2010 | 3 CommentsEllen Degeneres sent one her writers to Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights to tour the Vampyre: Castle of the Undead maze. To put it mildly, Amy didn’t take it... -
“Let Me In” Eschews Sparkles for Rubik’s Cube
Posted on September 27, 2010 | 1 CommentCreepyLA reviews the American remake of “Let the Right One In” Adolescence can be a trying time in a young person’s life. Your body’s changing. You feel awkward. Your parents... -
Rest in Peace: Corey Haim
Posted on March 10, 2010 | No CommentsBoy the 80s have really lost a number of its icons. In the past year we've had Patrick Swayze, John Hughes, Captain Lou Albano, Michael Jackson, Ken Ober (Remote Control), Farrah Fawcett taken from us... and now Corey Haim My childhood is dying o... -
UPDATED: Oscar Night: Academy Awards Tribute to Horror Movies
Posted on March 8, 2010 | No CommentsIf you watched the Academy Awards last night you may have noticed a number of nods to the horror genre, some subtle, some overt. But for a genre that is so often snubbed by Oscar it was refreshing to see nods at all. First there was an honorar... -
A Taste for the Organ: Nosferatu at Disney Hall
Posted on November 1, 2009 | No CommentsA baleful band of costumed guests congregated for the viewing of a classic. The 6th annual silent film on the organ series at Disney Hall enchanted the chamber Halloween night... -
I Survived Knott’s Halloween Haunt’s Opening Weekend
Posted on September 29, 2009 | No CommentsA review of Knott’s Scary Farm from a veteran thrillseeker. I’ve gone to Haunt since the ‘80s, and I’ve seen a lot of changes over the years – from the... -
Halloween Night: Nosferatu plagues Disney Hall
Posted on September 8, 2009 | No CommentsLive organ to accompany the controversial silent vampire classic. Nothing sets the mood for Halloween (or everyday life in my opinion) like the haunting drone of a fully stopped pipe... -
Vampire-Con bites into L.A. August 14th-16th
Posted on July 21, 2009 | 3 CommentsStock up on your garlic, wooden stakes, crucifixes, and holy water filled squirt guns before mid-August, when Vampire-Con will decend upon the New Beverly Cinema and the Music Box Theatre... -
Creepy Questions for Jonathan Sharp
Posted on October 15, 2008 | 1 CommentJonathan Sharp walked into a friend’s house recently weighed down with bags of food and started unpacking them. “This is a Moroccan stew that I made last night. And I... -
“FRIGHT NIGHT” Cast and Crew Reunion Screening!
Posted on September 11, 2008 | No CommentsI’ve always thought Tom Holland’s Fright Night was one of the more underrated ’80′s horror movies. It’s funny, scary, gory, a novel twist on the fairly stale Dracula storyline, and... -
Watch “The Hunger” in historically creepy L.A. cemetery!
Posted on May 19, 2008 | 3 CommentsCinespia.org’s Cemetery Screenings resume again this Saturday with “Ace In the Hole,” a rarely seen Kirk Douglas film directed by Billy Wilder. But these outdoor screenings, held on empty plots... -
RIP Vampira, aka Maila Nurmi
Posted on January 13, 2008 | 1 CommentMaila Nurmi, a. k. a. Vampira, has died. She was 86. From Wikipedia: The idea for the Vampira character was born in 1953 when Nurmi attended choreographer Lester Horton’s annual...












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