Want to be confronted by chainsaw wielding pigmen as quickly as possible? There’s an app for that. Universal Studios Hollywood just released a free app to help you better manage your time at Halloween Horror Nights: Designed to enhance the “Halloween Horror Nights” experience by creating an interactive snapshot of […] Read more
Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights lives up to its hype… but perhaps to its detriment. Considering my face has appeared all over the the place* in seeming endorsement of Halloween Horror Nights as part of their publicity campaign, not to mention my own early hype, I’m pretty relieved to […] Read more
Ghetto Gloss, the gallery that pulled up its roots in Silver Lake last month and moved to Melrose and Seward, is continuing its busy schedule of bizarro-glam events and happenings. Next up is Bloody Prom Party, which will mash up Halloween and Christmas (the second scariest holiday in my book.) […] Read more
Outdoor Chills and Thrills for the Steel Spinned Adventurer in Haunted Hikes: Spine-Tingling Tales and Trails from North America’s National Parks Haunted Hikes is a fun little book detailing the adventures of the books author, Andrea Lankford, a former park ranger. In this fun little book the author briefly describes […] Read more
Lookout, Keyboard Cat! John Murder, the creative director behind Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights will be online tomorrow, Thursday, to answer your questions and commentary. The chat starts at 5:30pm PST – to join in click here (tip: create a Stickam account ahead of time to troubleshoot glitches). John […] Read more
On Wednesday October 21 or 28, donate your blood at one of many particpating Red Cross locations and receive a coupon worth $6 off admission to see “Saw VI,” opening Friday, October 23rd. The Saw blood drives have become an annual tradition for Lionsgate Pictures, along with a new, jawdropping […] Read more
More items pulled largely from participants in the Countdown to Halloween… Moongem Comics has his blog possessed by 666 themed movie trailers. Download the creepiest cover of the “Rosemarys Baby” lullaby you’ll ever hear, by Twink, at The Monster Movie Music Blog. Mark Harvey’s blog looks at what makes a […] Read more
At first I thought it was just me thinking that the pumpkins I saw at Trader Joe’s are smaller this year. But when I saw this report on CBS2’s local newscast last night, I realized I had my finger on the pulse of the pumpkin zeitgeist. According to the report, […] Read more
Once a year, when the skeletal clouds grasp at the darkened sky and the full moon rides the night, the grand Queen Mary cruise ship is transformed into a wreck, overrun by haunted souls and restless ghouls. The mazes this year include the returning Vampire Village and House of Horrors, […] Read more
I don’t remember such a wide selection of skulls in years past at the 99 Cents Only Stores– and particularly gruesome ones, practically nothing cute here. Chalk it up to the new morbidity over the current state of decline, maybe? Shop ’til you drop… Read more
