T-Shirt Tuesday: New Threadless Zombie Offerings

On this T-Shirt Tuesday, one of my favorite t-shirt vendors, Threadless, has released a comic-inspired zombie offering called “Every Night I Have The Same Dream, Issue 2, Vol. 1.”  It’s certainly not subtle with the front splashed all the way to t… Read more

Highlights from July's SWS

Thanks to everyone who came to July’s SPIRITS with SPIRITS, and a big “Lizard King” thank you to the staff and management of West Hollywood’s MEXICO for giving us the upstairs floor of the restaurant (formerly where the offices were when it was owned … Read more

House of 1000 Corpses at Halloween Horror Nights!

The first maze announcements for Universal Studios Hollywood’s annual Halloween Horror Nights event are beginning to trickle out, and Rob Zombie fans should be pleased: There is going to be a House of 1000 Corpses maze…in 3D, no less. Looking forward… Read more

Harry Potter and the Return of Hammer Horror

+=?The LA Times featured an interview today with erstwhile Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, who discussed a few of his upcoming roles. Among them was the lead in a film adaptation of Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black, an atmospheric little ghost story… Read more

Spooky Previews: Black Swan + Guillermo del Toro's Haunted Mansion

How much am I looking forward to Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis? The first time I heard about the film, it was described as a horror movie. Now, I’m hearing the word “thriller” tossed about, but sometimes “thrill… Read more

I'm Back

“What was the sinister secret of this unhuman creature who came BACK FROM THE DEAD?”Did you miss me? Read more

REAL GHOSTS with REEL GHOSTS

THE DATE: Friday & Saturday, July 16 & 17THE TIME: Fri: 7:30; Sat: 3:15 & 7:30 (The Uninvited)Fri: 9:30; Sat: 5:15 & 9:30 (The Haunting)THE PLACE: The New Beverly Cinema (7165 W. Beverly Blvd.) mapTHE MOVIE: The Uninvited (1944) plus se… Read more

Happy July 4th!

Have a happy and safe Fourth of July weekend from your friends at GHOULA!.Every year, GHOULA pays tribute to this great country by profiling a ghost from American pop-culture that has ties to Southern California. This year, we celebrate the little 1963… Read more

Halloween Scenes: American Splendor

R.I.P. Harvey Pekar:  10/8/39 – 7/12/10
Alas Harvey Pekar, we hardly knew ye.

As a tribute to Harvey, I’m starting a new type of post called “Halloween Scenes.”  As the oh-so-clever title may suggest, these are scenes from films that embody… Read more