May 9, 2020
Friday the 13th opens across the U.S. in 1980. The second in the era of slasher film franchises following Halloween. Despite mixed reviews, it becomes a highly influential and successful independent film, spawn...
May 8, 2020
The Evil of Frankenstein opens across the U.S. in 1964. The third in Hammer’s Frankenstein film series is notable for featuring a creature that resembles the square-headed design of Jack Pierce from the origina...
May 5, 2020
Interview With A Vampire is published in 1976. The first novel by Anne Rice receives mixed reviews but slowly grows a devoted following. The novel’s eventual success spawns a movie version in 1994 and several c...
April 25, 2020
Invisible Ghost opens across the U.S. in 1941. The thriller features one of Bela Lugosi’s best performances and began a string of nine films he would make with producer Sam Katzman at B-movie studio Monogram Pi...
Love And Business Amid The ‘Creeps’
Creep L.A.’s Justin and J.T. are a great team. The agent provocateurs of L.A.’s immersive theater scene, they are smart, creative and even photogenic. And newlyweds. They’ve got it all. And all of it almost did...
Spirit Lounge Makes Its Spooky Debut
Horror attraction producer Jeff Schiefelbein, owner of Sinister Pointe Productions, has brought to fruition a project that has been years in the making. Gathering together an assortment of horror and Halloween ...
‘The Clovehitch Killer’ Makes Something New Out of Something True
Serial killers are a tricky subject. Authors and artists who use them in their work must walk a fine line between making a larger point about the killers’ horrific acts, and potentially glorifying the...
Zombies Meet Ballet in ‘Sweet Sorrow’
The end of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is where Sweet Sorrow: A Zombie Ballet begins. In its second annual production, creator and choreographer Leigh Purtill and her company bring the zombie-loving hordes ...
The Backwoods Maze 2018 Video and Photos
The Backwoods Maze 2018 in Burbank CA / Photo by Jessica Peralta The Backwoods Maze 2018 in Burbank CA / Photo by Jessica Peralta The Backwoods Maze 2018 in Burbank CA / Photo by Jessica Peralta Th...
The Opechee Haunt 2018 Video and Photos
The Opechee Haunt 2018 in Glendale CA / Photo by Jessica Peralta The Opechee Haunt 2018 in Glendale CA / Photo by Jessica Peralta The Opechee Haunt 2018 in Glendale CA / Photo by Jessica Peralta Th...