Duane Jones never thought he’d make movie history when he took a role in a zombie movie. It was just an acting job. And Jones was the best actor George Romero could find for his low-budget film. In 1967, it...
It’s been a weird couple of years for events, but Midsummer Scream creators are keeping holiday cheer up with an even bigger spooky-Christmas convention at this year’s Season’s Screamings. Moving out of its Los Angeles shopping mall storefront location...
Christmas is on its merry way but not everyone wants to celebrate it all jolly and nice. Some of us enjoy holidays with an edge. Case in point: Worst Ever Productions’ Christmas After Dark — a dark-comedy anthology made up...
Maverick Theater’s annual Christmas production of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians remains a holiday wonder and must-see for those tired of the usual fare. The show’s use of improv keeps things lively, fresh and hilarious on edge night after night....
Los Angeles-based escape room creator Rachel Adams wanted a way to turn her passion into a mission. So after developing the concept of an immersive, vampire dinner-theater experience, the Immersive Art Collective was born. “The idea for this collective has...
Halloween is here. And for Southern Californians, that means lots of options for things to do on Halloween night. If we’ve learned anything in the Halloween 2021 season, it’s that haunted attractions are back in full force with scare talent...
The bat has long suffered under the weight of myth, legend and paranoia. Despite decades of horror movies and TV shows, there are few creatures in nature to whom we owe so much. October is Bat Appreciation Month and to...
Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group is no stranger to intimate, immersive experiences. But as we head into the home stretch to Halloween, the Los Angeles-based group will be visiting a very special house in Castaic to give guests a one-of-a-kind...
For the first time ever, some of the producers behind Midsummer Scream have conjured together a new trick-or-treating experience known as Cemetery Lane. The event, which runs Oct. 27-31, is located at the Heritage Square Museum in Los Angeles —...
Seductive vampires, dramatic intrigue and a sexy bar. Sounds like something out of an episode of True Blood, but it’s actually a new Los Angeles-based experience determined to immerse guests into an otherworldly vampire music show. Hollywood & Vamp is...