Tobe Hooper’s classic horror film returns to theatres for one night engagement My favorite scary movie moment ever comes from 1982’s Poltergeist. Its the scene, all done in one shot, which opens with the Mom (JoBeth Williams) rearranging some chairs around the kitchen table. The camera pans with her as […] Read more
Hex, the uber performance-Goth-fetish-dark-arts club night, would like to tap into a side of you, Los Angeles, that you may feel is best left dormant. But what’s the Boschian fun in that? Victoria Lane, an actress who grew up on Hollywood glamour, lavish musical movies and theater productions, is the […] Read more
Hollywood Gothtique is an expansive horror and Halloween themed website that reviews films, posts events, and includes listings of both professional and amateur haunts. In 2005, they also put together a series of videos touring Los Angeles area “yard haunts”, which, as they point out, tend to be better than […] Read more
You’ve got to love a guy who’s thoughtful enough to share his recipe for making fake blood. Tom Nardone is the guy, equipped with jigsaw, router, power drill, kerosene-soaked roll of toilet paper and, of course, pumpkins. Extreme Pumpkins, which he started as a web site, is now a new […] Read more
The seventh incarnation of Shriekfest, a festival devoted to independent horror films, will be held October 7th to the 10th at the supposedly haunted Raleigh Studios. Over two dozen short films will be screened as well as nine features in a festival that prides itself on making an effort to […] Read more
UPDATED – See changes in italics. Black Betty, the reigning “Miss Horrorfest” wrote me the news that an open casting call will be held Friday, Sept, 28th Monday, October 1st in Valley Village for anyone who thinks they have the lungs to replace her. She’ll also be present at the […] Read more
With having a kid somewhere near the bottom of my to-do list, I sometimes wonder how the parental mind functions. For instance, how does one motivate their young offspring to aspire to noble professions? Is the logic of opposites the dynamic? If I want to inspire my child to strive […] Read more
Halloween merch junkies rejoice! The 99 Cents Store in Silver Lake at Sunset Junction FINALLY put out the goods yesterday. It’s early so things were a little subdued in terms of what was on the shelves and what was moving (hardly anything.) Another guy grabbed a couple horror movie DVDs, […] Read more
From the Los Angeles Daily News: “Children in Halloween costumes in Anaheim, Calif., 1948” source: Los Angeles Times photographic archive, UCLA Library, used under Creative Commons. Read more
With Halloween approaching, it seems like fly season is finally abating in Los Angeles, down from its peak a couple weeks ago during the heat wave. It was at its worst one day when I was in my home office working and a fly started buzzing around. I don’t know […] Read more
