Psychedelic alt. country rockers I See Hawks in LA ponder the dark side of the 110 and how Dick Cheney threw a curve at their career… Your first album came out on September 11, 2001. How spooky is that? Not spooky at all for us. We got a memo from […] Read more
Alan Ball’s True Blood, based on the”Southern Vampire” novel series by Charlaine Harris, is coming to HBO. No official air date has been announced. None of this is news to devoted followers of Ball or Harris, as it’s all over the web. The story centers around vampires in a small […] Read more
Need help counting down the days til Halloween? From the depths of Echo Park comes Gothtober, an online Halloween “Advent calendar”… This year’s Gothtober, in addition to the usual recipes, adventures, films and crafts behind it’s doors will offer a coloring contest, a craft-oriented bike ride print-out, and assorted sundries […] Read more
L.A.’s own Charles Phoenix was a guest on Wednesday’s episode of The Martha Stewart Show, presenting a few vintage Halloween slides from his collection. You can watch the segment by clicking here, and then choosing “Halloweens of the Past” from the video selection menu. On a side note, Martha Stewart’s […] Read more
Just a reminder that this weekend is Shriekfest at Raleigh Studios. My doppleganger at Metroblogging Los Angeles is giving away tickets to the first 20 people who let him know which film they’d most like to see… so click on over and snag yourself some free candy! Read more
Today’s find from the 99 Cents Store… Skulls are the leitmotif of the 99 Cents Stores. Plastic, styrofoam and ceramic ones fill the shelves this season and get scooped up for Day of the Dead celebrations as well as for Halloween. But anytime of year they are haunting reminders of […] Read more
It ain’t cheap, but this Sunday the folks from Machine Project are having a DIY workshop in downtown Los Angeles where you’ll be able to build your own “animatronic ghost”. Combining a slow motor, a simple system of pulleys, and a deathly amount of fun (and almost as much electricity), […] Read more
After a lot of unpleasant tricks lately from the ghost of the LA Times, a treat was served up today: a cover story in the Weekend section about Halloween in Los Angeles. One GLARING omission will not be pointed out, nor will a spell be cast on their dwindling ranks […] Read more
The Love Talker, an eerie, supernatural play by Deborah Pryor, tells the tale of two sisters, isolated in the woods of Clinch Mountain, Virginia on the longest day of the year. They do battle over the seductions of a sensual, all-powerful demon and his wild-child succubus, both determined to tempt […] Read more
From realms of horror beyond L.A. The Halloween Addict has put together a string of You Tube clips to make his very own Halloween special. The Monsterlist of Halloween Projects is just that… a DIY cornucopia for making your own haunted house. If you’re crafty and have patience and a […] Read more
