If Medusa wore hair accessories, there’s no doubt she’d be accessorizing with Kustom Voodoo’s line of bows, barrettes, and veils that feature hand cast skulls with and a colorful Dia De Los Muertos style. Jessica Monares handmakes her collection in East Los Angeles, “for ladies who enjoy looking good whilst […] Read more
Art collectors on a budget, especially those with taste for the sweet and macabre, would be remiss in overlooking the illustrations of Karlin Collette. The Los Angeles based artist creates pieces “lovingly executed in pencil and paint” at a cost of around $30-50 for each one of a kind work of […] Read more
In early July, Universal Studios Hollywood put out the call for short films as part of their annual Halloween Horror Nights competition. After poring over numerous entries, director Eli Roth (“Hostel”), Daily Variety’s Marc Graser, and Horror Nights creative director John Murdy whittled the best of the crop down to […] Read more
“The Cabinet Of Curiosities Podcast” curates a collection of extraordinary and mysterious stories.” Not recommended for listening to alone, especially with the lights out late at night. Sarah Troop, a long time member of the Boyle Heights Paranormal Project, hosts these free podcasts of eerie stories and news catering to […] Read more
Matthew Buchholz takes vintage photos, panoramic maps, and other printed ephemera, and adds in monsters, zombies, and a little altered text and, voila – alternate history suitable for framing! When we saw his “1932 Zombie Killing Games in Los Angeles” map, we immediately ordered a copy. Under the name “Alternate […] Read more
The next maze that hasn’t even been announced yet for Universal Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights is “La Llorona: Villa De Almas Pedidas” (translation: “The Weeping Woman: Village of the Lost Souls”). Update: Actor Diego Luna will be serving as a creative consultant on the maze. The Mexico City born actor’s […] Read more
Details are scant at best, without even an estimated date for info on maze titles or other attraction details, however, we do have some confirmed dates. October 7-9, 14-16, 21-23, 28-31 While Fright Fest itself is included in the cost of admission to Six Flags Magic Mountain (general admission is […] Read more
Scream queens, sexy witches, vampy vampires, and horror hostesses, enter to become the Bride of Creepy! Read more
When Michael Dougherty’s “Trick ‘r Treat” started appearing at film festivals to rave reviews in 2007, it seemed as if Halloween as a holiday had finally received its big screen tribute. Two years later, the film’s distributor Warner Brothers inexplicably dumped it to DVD, relegating it to cult film status. […] Read more
“It’s got everyone’s daily requirement of creepiness and grossness,” Katy Towell says of her illustrated novel, Skary Childrin and the Carousel of Sorrow, available Tuesday, August 23rd at unsuspecting book stores everywhere. While classified for young-adults, she insists the book, a horror novel “about a group of crime-solving outcasts,” isn’t […] Read more
