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Halloween is well underway this year for many in the haunted attractions community. Haunt production directors are busy casting new monster talent. Construction has set in on the larger scale from stages to mazes, while monster sliders are preparing to showcas...

Dark Tales Conjures Classics Into Graphic Novels

July 5, 2018

Halloween Every Night, News, People

Don Quixote, Frankenstein and Robin Hood were discovered by a lot of baby boomers in comic book form first. Even in turning those brightly colored pages, a bridge was built between kids and classic literature, and a simple idea became a 30-year success. Can...

Walking Dead’s Morales Says ‘It Was Pretty Awesome’

February 23, 2018

Halloween Every Night, Movies, TV & Gaming, News, People, Uncategorized

The Walking Dead’s current eighth season of “All Out War” will return from its holiday breather on Sunday, but one of the most notable moments of the first half so far included a surprise cameo from first season character Morales, played by Juan Gabriel Pareja...

Halloween Hit ‘Monster Mash’ Turns 55

October 13, 2017

Halloween Every Night, News, People

If you were born in the 1950s or 1960s, “Monster Mash” was probably the first Halloween-themed song you ever heard. The song was so popular and ahead of its time, it was probably the only Halloween song most people even knew until the late 1970s or 1980s. A...

Featured Screenings from Beyond Fest, Screamfest and Shriekfest

September 30, 2017

For its fifth year in a row, Beyond Fest is opening its doors once again to bring the movie-going people of Los Angeles a cornucopia of cutting-edge films. Starting Sept. 29 and running through to Oct. 10, the nonprofit genre film festival will be playing movi...

The Shifting Maze of Escape Rooms, Who Will Be the Top 10 in USA Today?

September 20, 2017

Over the last few years, an ever-increasing need to escape captivity has captivated the nation. Escape rooms have quickly become a widely recognized form of entertainment, the industry growing in the US, Canada, the UK and even China. Now, for the second year ...

Dark Harbor Returns, and Brings With It a Sinister Circus

July 21, 2017

Once again, the waters off of Long Beach turn sinister with a Queen Mary Dark Harbor event. But you won't have to wait 'til October for these aqueous thrills. Fans of the ship and its infamous haunted history are invited to attend the first-ever Sinister Ci...

ScareLA Is a Must-Go Summer Event for Every Halloween Junkie

July 10, 2017

Fear not, horror fans: ScareLA has returned for its fifth show. And there's some big changes in store for fans this year. Due to the overwhelming attendance of last year’s event, this year’s ScareLA will be hosted in the 200,000-square-feet of the Los Angel...

The Dead to Walk Long Beach at the Zombie Fest

October 12, 2016

Predator In Chief / Ghost Writer

The Long Beach Zombie Walk has morphed into something bigger than we ever imagined. The Zombie Walk exploded into the Zombie Fest – a Halloween carnival that includes zombie walks all three days (free makeup for all those who need it), a maze, zombie laser ...

Grave Harvest Paves the Way for Halloween Conventions in Orange County

September 27, 2016