Even as Nick Mendoza III looks ahead to attending events like the Academy Awards, he spends a lot of his time hosting his own community activities at his Anaheim-based Funko pop culture shop, Bands For Arms. Mendoza’s career paths span...
On the hour, a large, stuffed deer head fixed on the bar wall moves and laughs manically with eyes lit up bright red. Bar staff also suddenly joins in with creepy laughter before, just as quickly, resuming tasks. At Slashers...
Video and photo highlights from the annual mega pop culture and comic book convention, San Diego Comic-Con at San Diego Convention Center. Photos by Jessica Peralta For more convention coverage, check out our Wonder-Con 2024 article. 1...
Start prepping your costumes and getting in the Halloween spirit, the Midsummer Scream horror and Halloween convention is back again July 26-28 in Long Beach to kick off the spooky season. Visitors can gather at the Long Beach Convention Center...
Enrique Munoz said that at age 7, he was having trouble reading and writing. Then he came across a “Spider-Man” comic book and something about the imagery with words helped. By the end of second grade, he was reading at...
Kevin and Megan Valantine were looking for a way to keep the Halloween season going for just a bit longer. November showed great promise. “What if we did like a spinoff of our regular event?” Megan recalled thinking out loud...
Jon Braver’s immersive theater experience Delusion returns to LA this fall, inviting guests to uncover the identity of ‘The Author.’ In its ninth season, Delusion: Nocturnes and Nightmares goes a little meta, bringing back beloved characters from previous years while fans work...
Every five years, Pageant of the Masters replaces the summer paintbrushes with fall monster makeup for the Halloween season. The family-friendly Pageant of the Monsters runs Oct. 27, 28, 29 and 31 at the Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach...
The Los Angeles Haunted Hayride has returned with a vengeance as it turns 15. The redesigned event has both added some new things and tweaked others. “A lot of hard work and attention has gone into expanding and improving...
When John Castro began working as a Knott’s Scary Farm monster in 1988, he had just turned 21 and he’d only attended the theme park haunted attraction once before. He ended up working as a monster — aka scare actor...