Halloween Archives - Chicago Reader

City Life

Halloween events, loud music, and mascot run-ins

by Salem Collo-Julin October 30, 2020August 18, 2021

Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator

Arts & Culture

Nightmare fuel

by Kaylen Ralph, Kerry Reid and Catey Sullivan October 29, 2020August 18, 2021

What we՚re watching and thinking about heading into Halloween and the election

Music

Riot Fest throws two drive-in Halloween parties on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin October 28, 2020August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was created for Riot Fest by graphic designer Monique Doron and art director Dan Wade.

Music

Beloved DIY space Situations signs off with a Halloween livestream

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil October 27, 2020August 18, 2021

Beloved DIY space Situations signs off with a Halloween livestream, and Angel Marcloid drops an album of fizzy jazz fusion as Nonlocal Forecast.

City Life

Double, double toil and trouble

by Tony Peregrin October 5, 2020August 18, 2021

Cursed by COVID this Halloween season? The Malliway Brothers conjure up alternatives to get you in the spirit.

Music

Trying out a new bat signal on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin October 23, 2019August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was created by local artist Chris Day.

City Life

Get out of the house and go to these haunts

by Salem Collo-Julin October 16, 2019August 18, 2021

Things to do this Halloween

Music

Because Count Orlok can’t speak for himself

by Leor Galil October 15, 2019August 18, 2021

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.

Music

Metro hosts a memorial for musician and mensch Rob Warmowski

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil October 15, 2019August 18, 2021

Metro hosts a memorial for musician and mensch Rob Warmowski, Jeremiah Meece of The-Drum teases an imminent album of spooky electro, and more.

Blogs

How Logan Arcade got its Misfits-playing robot dogs

by Kevin Warwick November 28, 2018August 18, 2021

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.

Music

The Reader’s guaranteed unboring homegrown Halloween mix

by Leor Galil October 24, 2018August 18, 2021

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.