New technology lets you choose how a new horror movie plays out. Plus a contest to win the DVD… Movie companies releasing direct-to-DVD films, at least insofar as horror titles are concerned, have come up with something that, they hope, will remove the stigma the category carries with today’s release […] Read more
Pranksters on Halloween night in 1957 Los Angeles “got off to a late but strousing start” according to the Times, engaging in “streetlight target practice in the south part of Los Angeles to rockthrowing at railroad locomotives in Montebello.” Culver City goblins were flooding homes by sticking garden hoses inside […] Read more
CurbedLA wonders why so many dogs disappear in Echo Park, speculating it may be coyotes, but LAist has a more plausible theory: La Chupacabra! Read more
A founding member of X, the Los Angeles punk monoliths, John Doe veered away from the sound for his solo career, exploring rootsy rock on a string of burnished and glowing discs. His latest, A Year in the Wilderness, features performances by guests such as Aimee Mann, Kathleen Edwards, Dave […] Read more
Michael Imlay investigates the Biltmore, arguably the most haunted hotel in Los Angeles. “Yelper” Casey N. is selling her “sexy Ghostbuster costume” – I’d go for it, but I’d have to lose a few pounds before fitting in – its extra small, womens. $40! Siel (the Green L.A. Girl) gives […] Read more
Saw this car turning into the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank last Friday. Seems more like soccer mom material than a “horror queen” (license plate reads “HRRORQN” in case the image isn’t clear: Any guess who this might be? Read more
To compliment our map to Los Angeles’ real haunted places, we’ve created another map of themed Halloween attractions in the greater Los Angeles area. This map only features attractions that are currently running – not events that will be reserved for the week before Halloween. Where the Scares Are Read more
Antebellum Gallery’s creepy and stylish window as it prepares for its Dia de Los Muertos ¡Erotica! exhibit. Curator Rick Castro celebrates “one of the few Latin traditions not completely veiled in religious dogma” by opening it to all nationalities, faiths and sexual persuasions. Opening reception on November 2nd, at 7:00PM; […] Read more
Elvira made an appearance at the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery on Thursday for a preview of Hollyween, a “Hollywood vs. Halloween” art show curated by Daniel Franzese, left. At right is W.O.W. producer Thairin Smothers. After the jump, more photos, gallery details and a video of Elvira’s sneak peak… Read more
28 Weeks Later is being talked about as one of those rare horror sequels that equals and maybe surpasses the original. That’s saying a lot, considering 28 Days Later was directed by the great Danny Boyle. (Trainspotting, Shallow Grave, Sunshine, Millions) Black Sheep “There are 40 million sheep in New […] Read more
