The Buddhist and the Fly

With Halloween approaching, it seems like fly season is finally abating in Los Angeles, down from its peak a couple […] Read more

Costume File/Esoteric Groups

Group costumes are a movable feast, a portable party for barreling through the Hallowed Eve, while also allowing for ganging […] Read more

Universal Horror Nights to feature the usual suspects

I still have mixed feelings about last year’s Universal Horror Nights. The theme was unique: a mad director was staging […] Read more

Cheap Haunts in an Expensive Town

The saleswoman smiled seductively at me and cooed in her thick Russian accent, “You like the Halloween? Next week. All […] Read more

Haunted Mansion – closed!?

It seems the restless souls at Disneyland have gotten into the other holiday spirit and are making the transformation once […] Read more

Vintage Halloween: 1977 Safety Film

While this blog is mostly about L.A. stuff, sometimes there’s Halloween goodness from elsewhere that we just have to share. […] Read more

Do you believe in ghosts?

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Repent, sinners! Hollywood Hellhouse is back!

This isn’t your typical haunted attraction. The Hellhouse concept is based on a popular outreach program used by Christian churches […] Read more

Knott's Scary Farm 2007 announces dates

The 35th annual of the grandaddy of amusement part haunted attractions, Knott’s Halloween Haunt lists 27 “Terrifying Nights” this year: […] Read more

Vintage Halloween: 1947 Halloween Slick Chicks

“Four contestants of the Halloween Slick Chick beauty contest in Anaheim, Calif., 1947” From the LA Times Photographic Archives at […] Read more