Exorcisms, demons, girls wildly dancing in their nighties under a full moon, zombification, reincarnation, witches, ghosts, and possession all come into play as the plot lurches along.
Tag: Halloween
Posted inCity Life
It’s the ghost wonderful time of the year
Here’s a (spooky) sampling of some Halloween and other (horrific) seasonal events and activities coming up (from the shadows of the night) in Chicago and beyond (the living dead). Bwahahahahahaha! 👻 Theater, magic, a haunted trail, and arcades The Jigsaw Bride Through 11/14: Wed 8 PM, Thu 3 PM, Sat 4 and 8 PM, Sun […]
Posted inFilm
Halloween Kills
Halloween Kills fails to resurrect the franchise. But that was as predictable as the fact that Michael Myers is indestructible, no?
Posted inMusic
Saint Louis postpunks Trauma Harness invite you to their “Bat Barn”
Every October I go hunting for music that captures the Halloween spirit. Chicago has no shortage of options, but today I’m sharing a find from Saint Louis. Postpunk trio Trauma Harness summon the creeping dread and giddy fun of horror stories with cavernous bass lines, foreboding laughter, and sheaths of echoing guitar effects. The playfully […]
Posted inCity Life
Halloween events, loud music, and mascot run-ins
Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator
Posted inArts & Culture
Nightmare fuel
What we՚re watching and thinking about heading into Halloween and the election
Posted inMusic
Riot Fest throws two drive-in Halloween parties on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created for Riot Fest by graphic designer Monique Doron and art director Dan Wade.
Posted inMusic
Beloved DIY space Situations signs off with a Halloween livestream
Beloved DIY space Situations signs off with a Halloween livestream, and Angel Marcloid drops an album of fizzy jazz fusion as Nonlocal Forecast.
Posted inCity Life
Double, double toil and trouble
Cursed by COVID this Halloween season? The Malliway Brothers conjure up alternatives to get you in the spirit.
Posted inMusic
Trying out a new bat signal on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by local artist Chris Day.
Posted inMusic
Because Count Orlok can’t speak for himself
Maxx McGathey of Gramps the Vamp scores silent horror films, including Nosferatu and The Man Who Laughs, which opens the Music Box of Horrors—and whose disfigured hero inspired the Joker.
Posted inMusic
Metro hosts a memorial for musician and mensch Rob Warmowski
Metro hosts a memorial for musician and mensch Rob Warmowski, Jeremiah Meece of The-Drum teases an imminent album of spooky electro, and more.
Posted inBlogs
How Logan Arcade got its Misfits-playing robot dogs
The Biscuits began life as decrepit Chuck E. Cheese animatronics in the collection of Logan Arcade proprietor James Zespy—and now they’re lean, mean horror-punk machines.
Posted inMusic
The Reader’s guaranteed unboring homegrown Halloween mix
Nothing against “Monster Mash,” but Chicago has spawned lots of scary songs that sound good all year—these 13 tracks cover house, psych rock, techno, boogie, hip-hop, extreme metal, pop punk, and more.