A Halloween dodgeball event sounded like a stretch to me too, until I remembered ‘ol Ichabod Crane’s fate. If only he’d spent some of those school house hours playing dodgeball with the kids, he may have been able to dodge the flaming pumpkin the Headless Horseman killed him with (at […] Read more
The World of Wonder Storefront Gallery welcomes zombies tonight for the closing party for their Hollyween exhibit which is on view through Halloween. They’re having the closing party tonight because it’s their gallery and they can do whatever they want. See you there… Tonight, 8:00 PM; The World of Wonder […] Read more
Since the LA Times everyone is bitching and moaning about how much they miss the times past when Halloween was primarily a kids’ holiday (you know, the McCarthy commie-hunting era,) take note: Larchmont’s 31st Annual Family Fair this Sunday will be getting into the Halloween swing of things with a […] Read more
Gridskipper posted three maps today of the supernatural in three cities: New York, San Francisco, and, with a little help from CreepyLA, Los Angeles. Read more
Crimebo, Nathan Marsak, and Kim Cooper – the Crime Bus people – photo from Pasadena Weekly If you look back at Halloweens in Los Angeles’ past, you’ll find a holiday wrought with tragedy of all kinds. I could list a few in detail, but that would put a damper on […] Read more
A Mt. Washington family’s eerie Polaroids will finally be exhibited. The owners of a modest home in Mt. Washington that had endured years of inexpicable sounds, fleeting images and broken crockery, and subsequently believing their house may be haunted, began taking Polaroid photographs of cold spots and places in the […] Read more
Cassandra Peterson, Elvira’s alter-ego, will be on KROQ’s Lovelines tonight at 10:00 PM. Then tomorrow she morphs back into the Mistress of the Dark for a string of appearances through Halloween: Friday at 7:00 PM; live appearance at Universal City Walk’s Hot Topic Saturday at 8:00 PM; live appearance at […] Read more
With so many crafts professionals and actors in Los Angeles, the pressure can be high on Halloween for coming up with a great costume that shines at parties as well as on the street. Need some fresh inspiration? The Original Duct Tape Halloween Book might be your solution. Jim and […] Read more
This weekend CreepyLA unofficially co-hosted a Halloween pumpkin carving party at a haunted former resident hotel known by locals as Chateau El Scarito. Nearly forty jack-o-lanterns were in competition and voted on by all in attendance. At right are the winners (click for a closeup): At left is third place […] Read more
