Charnel House Chicago Archives

Best of Chicago

Best Musical

by Chicago Reader June 20, 2012August 19, 2021

Musical of the Living Dead

The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story

Arts & Culture

The New Boo Review

by Keith Griffith, Justin Hayford, Zac Thompson, Jack Helbig, Marissa Oberlander and Tony Adler October 14, 2010August 19, 2021

We sample 2010’s harvest of Halloween theater.

Blogs

Morning Art: Stan Konowitz

by Julia Thiel May 18, 2010August 19, 2021

Part of “Deus Ex Machina,” on display at Charnel House Chicago

Latest Stories

‘All I feel is loss’

After nearly two years on electronic monitoring, Jeremey “Mohawk” Johnson’s ankle bracelet is finally off.

by Leor Galil

Young people dream up a safer summer in Chicago

After Mayor Lori Lightfoot expanded the citywide curfew in response to a shooting, teenagers spoke about Chicago’s gun violence crisis and their relationship to the city.

by Justin Agrelo

Subversive Chicago rock outfit Famous Laughs immerse you in jams on Total Icon

by Leor Galil

Editor’s note: on feeling “safe”

What will it take for our city to embrace its BIPOC citizens, especially the youngest ones?

by Salem Collo-Julin

A “creative coalition” of BIPOC talent

The New Vanguard embodies the phrase “Think global, act local.”

by Tara C. Mahadevan