• Newsletters
  • Become a member
  • NEWS & INVESTIGATIONS
    • News & Politics
    • Investigations
    • En español
  • CITY LIFE
    • Agenda: Things to do
    • Out Here
    • Shop Local
    • Street View
    • The Sound Issue
    • Best of Chicago: City Life
    • Best of Chicago: Buy Local
    • Best of Chicago: Cannabis
    • Best of Chicago: Sports & Recreation
  • COLUMNS & OPINION
    • Anthony Ehlers: On Prisons
    • Deanna Isaacs: On Culture
    • Ben Joravsky: On Politics
    • The Ben Joravsky Show
    • Dan Savage: Savage Love
    • Opinion
    • Podcasts
      • The Ben Joravsky Show
      • Chicago Queer & Now
  • MUSIC
    • Music Features
      • How punk adopted the Godfather of Gore
    • Chicagoans of Note
    • Gossip Wolf
    • The Listener
    • The Secret History of Chicago Music
    • Music Reviews
    • Concert Previews
    • Early Warnings
    • Music listings community calendar
    • The Sound Issue
    • Best of Chicago: Music & Nightlife
  • ARTS & CULTURE
    • Features
    • Theater
    • Dance
    • Visual arts
    • Book reviews
    • Ghost Light by Kerry Reid
    • Arts listings community calendar
    • The Sound Issue
    • Best of Chicago: Arts & Culture
    • Poetry Corner
  • FILM
    • Features
    • Reviews
    • Small Screen
    • Archives
  • FOOD & DRINK
    • The Food Issue
    • Features
    • Reviews
    • Monday Night Foodball
    • Best of Chicago: Food & Drink
    • The Drinks Issue (2021)
  • READER
    • About
    • — Reader Updates
    • — Contact
    • — Staff
    • — Careers
    • Newsletters
    • Advertise
    • Donate
    • Become a member
    • Nonprofit Guide
    • Reader 50
    • Reader events
      • Monday Night Foodball
    • Contests
    • Reader Store
    • Classifieds
      • Matches
    • Archives
    • Find a print copy
      • Distribution map and information
      • Print subscriptions
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
Skip to content
Chicago Reader

Chicago Reader

Chicago’s alternative nonprofit newsroom

Become a member
  • »
  • 2023 Chicago Police District Councils Voter Guide
  • Latest issue
  • Best of Chicago: Vote Now!
  • Year in Review ’22
  • The People Issue
  • Reader 50
  • Contests
  • Reader Store
  • En español
  • Advertise
Home » Dracula

Tag: Dracula

Posted inAgenda

Chinatown hip-hop, Summer Skate, Dracula, and dance

by Micco Caporale and Kerry Reid August 26, 2022August 26, 2022

Have you hit a summer festival in Chinatown yet? Starting today through Sunday, Hip Hop in Chinatown is happening at Chinatown Square (2133 S. China Pl.), a three-day festival celebrating Chicago hip-hop while subtly intimating the relationship of immigrant communities to music, fashion, and street culture. From 2-9 PM today, there will be a street […]

Posted inFilm

Studies in repressed sexuality: Lon Chaney’s The Unknown and Boris Karloff’s The Old Dark House

by J.R. Jones October 26, 2017August 18, 2021

Two psychologically loaded horror classics return for Halloween.

Posted inBlogs

The Hypocrites’ Dracula is a victim of mistaken locality

by Tony Adler October 19, 2017August 18, 2021

What might be gory fun as a late-night show to be viewed drink in hand just ain’t so from the seats at the Mercury.

Posted inArts & Culture

Seven theater and comedy shows for the spooky season

by Tony Adler, Justin Hayford, Jack Helbig, Deanna Isaacs, Dan Jakes, Aimee Levitt and Isabel Ochoa Gold October 19, 2016August 18, 2021

From Dracula to the Demon Barber of Fleet Street’s . . . brother

Posted inBlogs

Christopher Lee’s five best performances

by Drew Hunt June 14, 2015August 18, 2021

Highlights from the filmography of Christopher Lee

Posted inBlogs

Eraserhead, Repo Man, and other Reader-recommended movies to watch online this week

by Reader staff January 17, 2014August 18, 2021

Some recommended movies from Old Movies to Watch Now, in which Reader film capsules guide what you should watch online.

Posted inBlogs

This Week’s Movie Action

by J.R. Jones October 13, 2011August 19, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue.

Posted inBlogs

RIP FJA

by Albert Williams December 14, 2008August 19, 2021

Remembering Forrest J. Ackerman, who helped bring classic horror to the baby boom generation.

Get our free daily newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Monday through Friday. Dive into our most recent stories and exclusive insights from our editors and staff.

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Best of Chicago 2021

About the Chicago Reader
Reader Staff
Reader Careers
Freelance Information
Contact Us

Become a member
Donate

Advertise

Submit/promote your event

Find the Paper
Subscribe
Shop the Reader Store
Contests/Giveaways/Promotions

Reader Classifieds

Reader Matches

Chicago Reader Nonprofit Guide

Get our free newsletters

Privacy Policy | Terms of Use

© 2023 Chicago Reader. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic