Splatter Theater Archives - Chicago Reader

Helltrap Nightmare, Chic-A-Go-Go, and more of the best Halloween happenings in Chicago this weekend

Splatter Theater, Spektral Quartet’s Costumed Soiree, and more goings-on October 27-29

The Annoyance’s savagely funny 30-year-old slasher spoof is a triumph of a certain schlocky stagecraft.

Three Thornton Wilder one-acts and Annoyance’s long-running slasher parody are among this week’s best bets.

Shen Wei at the Auditorium Theater, Dia de los Muertos celebration at the National Museum of Mexican Art, and more happenings from September 22-24

Fresh reviews from Reader critics

The comic book Hack/Slash, Chuck Palahniuk’s Haunted, and the 1963 movie The Haunting

Shows reviewed this week in the Reader.