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Home » Halloween

Tag: Halloween

Posted inFilm

Run away from Flee the Light

by Catey Sullivan February 2, 2022February 2, 2022

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.

Posted inCity Life

It’s the ghost wonderful time of the year

by Salem Collo-Julin, Micco Caporale and Kerry Reid October 28, 2021October 29, 2021

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 […]

Michael Myers in front of explosive flames
Posted inFilm

Halloween Kills

by Becca James October 22, 2021December 14, 2021

Halloween Kills fails to resurrect the franchise. But that was as predictable as the fact that Michael Myers is indestructible, no?

Saint Louis postpunk band Trauma Harness
Posted inMusic

Saint Louis postpunks Trauma Harness invite you to their “Bat Barn”

by Leor Galil October 4, 2021September 29, 2021

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

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

Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator

Posted inArts & 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

Posted inMusic

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.

Posted inMusic

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.

Posted inCity 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.

Posted inMusic

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.

Posted inCity 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

Posted inMusic

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.

Posted inMusic

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.

Posted inBlogs

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.

Posted inMusic

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.

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