Let’s face it: watching old horror movies in a cemetery is soooo last summer. So try this: watching old horror movies surrounded by spooky Victorian mansions! Next Wednesday, October 13th, Hidden Los Angeles is screening the original “House on Haunted Hill” inside Heritage Square, where eight vacant, historic homes serve […] Read more
Tonight is the book launch party for “Weird Hollywood,” and you (yes, YOU) are invited to this free event at the legendary, haunted Boarders bar in Hollywood tonight from 8pm til 10pm. Angelyne, Dennis Woodruff, Melrose Larry Green, Christopher Dennis, and other local legends all under one roof. The evening will […] Read more
Our favorite part of this year’s Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood is their inclusion of the La Llorona, a legend that may be familiar to anyone who grew up in Southern California. Spanish legend tells that La Llorona, “The Weeping Woman,” was a beautiful woman who drowned her […] Read more
Called “the maddest story ever told,” the freakish and black-humored 1968 film SPIDER BABY is a cult classic that launched Sid Haig into B-movie stardom and was one of the movies Lon Chaney, Jr. ever made. Rife with cannibalism, incest, morbidity, craziness and quirky humor, it’s also been made into […] Read more
(Full disclosure: This correspondent didn’t get to Shriekfest 2010, held at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, until the closing evening — Sunday, October 3. So this is only a quick snapshot about the festival, and you should probably take it with a little grain of salt.) Film festivals are pretty close […] Read more
By now, you’ve already gone to Knott’s Halloween Haunt (aka Knott’s Scary Farm) for 2010. Right? Right?! Well, if you haven’t, get creeping now for the world’s biggest Halloween party. You won’t want to miss what the ghosts and goblins have cooked up at Knott’s this year. Your friendly correspondent […] Read more
Think you’ve been to the Queen Mary Halloween event in Long Beach? Think again! pening night was sparsely populated for the 2010 Queen Mary Dark Harbor event, but the people who were in attendance were treated to a top-notch, five-star haunt. They’ve let go of their old Shipwreck theme and […] Read more
The newest in the “Weird” series of books is officially out today, this one focusing on the weirdest city of all… “Weird Hollywood.” This Friday night from 8pm to 10pm, writer Joe Oesterle, a number of the book’s subjects, and other special guests will be at the legendary Boardners bar […] Read more
I was hoping GroupOn would have some Halloween deals, so I was pretty excited to see this as today’s offering: “$12 for $25 Worth of Halloween Costumes, Accessories, and More at Halloween Club and Aahs! Cards and Gifts” If you’re not already a GroupOn subscriber, they offer what is usually […] Read more
Spike TV’s Scream Awards tape at the Greek Theatre on October 16th, and CreepyLA has the inside track on something a little cooler than tickets for nosebleed seats: an opportunity to be a “seatfiller” at the show. Read more
