Actor David Arquette’s directorial debut, the comedy/slasher “The Tripper,” came out on video last week (add it to your Netflix queue, or win a copy of the DVD), starring Jason Mewes (the talky one of the Jay and Silent Bob duo), Lukas Haas, Jaime King, Thomas Jane, and Paul Reubens. […] Read more
If you’re in the mood for “buxotica” a bit different from what will be on view at the West Hollywood Carnaval, this is for you. Lucha VaVoom is having its first ever Halloween party. No faux slut wanna-be’s here, plus Luchadores are GO! Four big matches! Costumes encouraged; sex, violence, […] Read more
Dia de los Muertos loomed large at Festival de La Gente this past weekend in Boyle Heights. Read more
Cool, lounge-y vibe at the World of Wonder Gallery closing party for Hollyween on Friday night– bar, DJ, undead, etc. Horror dolls by Norma Jean Almodovar, who has been described as “Norman Rockwell meets Norman Bates.” Zombie glitterati after the jump… Read more
Gabriel Baltierra was the guy behind the annual Blessing of the Cars for the thirteen years that it bestowed providence upon our four-wheeled companions. This year, he launched the Dia de los Muertos Car Show, which debuted this past weekend at the eighth annual Festival de La Gente in Boyle […] Read more
Still stuck for a Halloween costume? Download and print a face mask of Britney Spears, Barack Obama, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pictured), or one of three others from NewsGroper. While Los Angeles supplements its Halloween fix with Dia de los Muertos, some folks in the Mid-West had trick or treaters this weekend […] Read more
What started out as a richly varied display of altars at Hollywood Forever’s gargantuan Dia de los Muertos event last night gradually morphed into a dress rehearsal for Halloween. As 11:00 PM approached, about two thirds of the crowd was fully decked out in costume. Much more after the jump. Read more
by Steve Biodrowski, special to Creepy LA Arguably the greatest fan of haunted attractions in the Los Angeles area is Steve Biodrowski. He makes an effort every not to just visit the professional haunts, from Knott’s Scary Farm to Scary House, but also as many homegrown, “amateur” yard haunts as […] Read more
Just a last minute reminder about Dia de los Muertos at Hollywood Forever Cemetery today from 4:00 to 11:00 PM. Check the parking advice on their site or ride your bike there (like me.) Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd. at Gower, Hollywood. Free admission; donations welcomed. Photograph by […] Read more
Los Angeles’s own spaghetti-western band, Spindrift, isn’t what you think, given that seemingly sorry label I’ve slapped on them because I think it makes for a compelling opener. But it’s the truth in a good way. Equal parts desperado rockers and Morricone savants, theirs is a rich, hypnotic sound that […] Read more
