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March 26, 2020

Halloween Every Night, News

The biggest challenge of being stuck in quarantine is also likely the easiest one: remembering the little things. Like washing your hands, avoiding touching your face, keeping living spaces clean and sanitized, and for those who still go out now and then – ...

Haunt X Returns Feb. 22-23

February 21, 2020

The return of Haunt X in Pomona is always the first chance DIY haunters and Halloween enthusiasts will get to shop and prep for October. With its unofficial motto “If it’s haunted and Halloween, it’s here!,” the expo returns to the Pomona Fairplex Saturda...

‘HorrorWelt’: Help Crowdfund A New Film

February 10, 2020

Halloween Every Night, Movies, TV & Gaming, News

A group of indie filmmakers are in the final days of a crowdfunding drive to bring a new kind of vampire to the world. Or, actually, a very old kind. You can help resurrect them. The film is called HorrorWelt. The vampires are German. The time is nigh. ...

Poe’s ‘Raven’ Is Still A Stunning Bird At 175

January 30, 2020

Halloween Every Night, News

The Raven is now 175 years old and it's a bird that has aged remarkably well and still carries a long, long shadow. The first time Edgar Allan Poe's poem was published, it appeared as "an advanced copy" in the Jan. 29, 1845 edition of the New York Eve...

New Comic Mashes Edgar Allan Poe And Film Noir

January 18, 2020

Halloween Every Night, News

More than 200 years after his birth, Edgar Allan Poe’s stories remain as compelling as they are horrifying. And, if he were still alive to cash the residual checks, he’d know they’re also highly adaptable. His stories have been turned into plays, movies, radio...

Love The Goodies (And The Baddies) At Long Beach Comic Expo

January 15, 2020

Lovers of comics, cosplay, collectables and geek chic all had something to see, something to hear and something to buy at the 2020 Long Beach Comic Expo at the Long Beach Convention Center. 2020 Long Beach Comic Expo. / Photo by Jessica Peralta 20...

Daredevil, Vampirella and Stranger Things At Long Beach Comic Expo

January 10, 2020

The 10th annual Long Beach Comic Expo arrives at the Long Beach Convention Center Jan. 11 and 12. The year kicks off with a weekend full of panels, special guests, signings and vendors from around the country. This year’s guest of honor is David Mack, write...

High School ‘Living Dead’ Pokes Pop Culture Buttons

December 31, 2019

Halloween Every Night, News, People

Nervous teenage energy is in the air at the Maverick Theater on a cool November night. Their clothes are torn and bloody. Their eyes opaque. They wait in the darkness. A group of young actors with their lives very much ahead of them are about to jump h...

Santa Claus Hilariously, Absurdly Beats Martians Again At Maverick

December 9, 2019

Who will stop the Martians from stealing Santa Claus and Christmas from Earth kids? The Maverick Theater's annual production of the absurdist comedy Santa Claus Conquers the Martians might answer those questions ... or it might just be anarchy, whichever. ...

Friends, Fans Help Lay ‘Hollywood Superman’ To Rest