Midsummer Scream became just another victim of the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in early May. The announcement, made May 1, of the July-scheduled convention left a spring and summer devoid of big, fan-stoking live events following the cancelations...
Dracula remains with us, no matter how many times we’ve killed him. He has lived — and consequently died — in Bram Stoker’s original 1897 novel, and in every stage, film and TV version since then. But we can’t get...
The biggest challenge of being stuck in a virtual quarantine is also what you’re most likely to overlook: the little things. Like washing your hands, avoiding touching your face, keeping living spaces clean and sanitized, and for those who still...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
