Wednesday, October 21, 2026

More Scares & Haunting Shows For You

 
 Don't forget TTDILA's Annual Halloween Guide for even more to do.
 
 
SLEEPY HOLLOW (1999) SCREENING
Wednesday, October 21  •  8 PM - 10 PM
Killer Fitness BURBANK, CA
$9.31

Join us for a spooky atmospheric Halloween classic! Experience the eerie tale of Constable Ichabod Crane as he arrives in the tiny village of Sleepy Hollow, where a headless horseman is leaving a trail of decapitated bodies.

Come dressed in your Halloweeny Tim Burton Best, enjoy some seasonal snacks and drinks, and immerse yourself in the seasonal vibes of Sleepy Hollow!
 
Drunk Theatre: Halloween Show
Friday, October 23, 2026 – 10:00 pm 
LA - FRANKLIN
$18.50
 
A comedian takes 5 shots of whiskey in a row and tries to perform an improvised play with a sober cast. What could go wrong?!
 
October 24th - 5-6:15PM
Downtown Community Center - 250 E. Center St, Anaheim, CA 92805
$35.00
 
 With his infectious enthusiasm, eagle eye for oddball detail, and eye-popping array of vintage images, Charles explores the festive & fun filled stories and glories of all things vintage HALLOWEEN - trick or treating, classic costumes, colorful candies, haunted houses, hearses, Jack-O-Lantern, and much more galore!

Charles also shares his original edible Halloween Party Centerpieces including steaming Meatloaf of Rat how-to! Your immortal imagination will be inspired and your scary spirit will soar like never before!
 
 
 
 
Improv for the Dead
Saturday, October 24, 2026 – 6:00 pm 
LA - ANNEX
$11.96
 
We’ve all lost a loved one and while it is always important to mourn a life lost, it’s equally as important to celebrate a life lived. This group of improvisers will help a member of the audience celebrate the memory of their dearly departed.

We are putting the FUN in FUNeral. We will laugh and cry as we see someone’s life go by before your very eyes.
 
 
Sun, Oct 25 • 7:30 PM
Killer Fitness BURBANK, CA
Free, RSVP 
 
Get ready to hang out and chat with Hag Director Sam Wineman live and in person!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Everything Now Show Presents: Lifting Spirits
Sunday, October 25, 2026 – 7:00 pm
LA - FRANKLIN
$18.50
 
The Everything Now Show are summoning ghosts from the spirit realm.

The Everything Now Show is bringing their signature livestream to the UCB Franklin stage. Join their clairvoyant host as he interviews ghosts (Paul F. Tompkins & May Darmon) to decide if they are worthy of passing on to the afterlife, or if they are cursed to continue haunting the mortal realm.
 
 
 
Tue, Oct 27 • 7:30 PM
Killer Fitness BURBANK, CA
$7.18
 
This Halloween season, Burbank Cinema Club is bringing ERNEST SCARED STUPID back to the big screen for a special night of movies, monsters, treats, prizes, and good old-fashioned Halloween fun!
 
 
 
INT. UCB: A Writer Showcase
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 – 7:00 pm 
LA - FRANKLIN
$13
 
This month’s HALLOWEEN SPECIAL features Jeremy Sender and Elizabeth Schantz’s VAMPIRES IN SPACE and Tai Leclaire’s HOW TO DEAL WITH SYSTEMIC RACISM IN THE AFTERLIFE. Come see some of the best comedic actors in Los Angeles bring these hilarious scripts to life! Hosted by Monique Moses
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Weekly What To Do: Tell Me A Story About Oct 21-Oct 27th

 
October 21 through 25
TCL Chinese Theatres 
$ 
 
AFI Fest is back and brought back Rubber's director Quentin Dupieux with his latest English language film Full Phil.
 
 
AFI FEST is a world-class event, showcasing the best films from across the globe to captivated audiences in Los Angeles. With a diverse and innovative slate of programming, the film festival presents a robust lineup of fiction and nonfiction features and shorts presented in established AFI FEST sections, along with panels and conversations featuring both master filmmakers and new cinematic voices.
 
 
Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Jam in the Van 3384 Motor Ave Los Angeles 90034
$20 
 
FRENEMIES: Prepare a five-minute story about the razor-thin line between friend and foe. The relationships that drive you up the wall or the connections you can’t quite quit. Besties turned competitors. Teammates who steal the spotlight. Siblings who keep the score. One-upping neighbors and too-cool colleagues. Love to hate, or hate to love—it's complicated!
 
Christian Teen Journal
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 – 7:00 pm 
LA - FRANKLIN
$18.50
 
A musical improv comedy night where Alyssa Sabo and her funny improviser friends perform comedy based on actual readings from her cringe, horny, weird Christian teen journals.
 
Thursday, October 22, 2026 7:00 PM doors · 7:30 PM show – 8:45 PM 
The Elysian Theater
$ 
21+

Overheard LA, the popular and irreverent Instagram page with nearly 2M followers, presents their roast of all things LA hosted by comedian Sam Taggart. This ensemble variety show, in the style of a Comedy Central Roast, will feature stand up, characters, and more!
 
LightBox Expo
October 23-25
Pasadena Convention Center 
$ 
 
LightBox Expo is the ultimate gathering of artists who work in the entertainment industry bringing your favorite films, animation, games, TV shows and illustrations to life. At LightBox Expo, we aim to ignite your passion, fuel your imagination, and propel you to new artistic heights! Join hundreds of the best artists from around the world as we come together for the ultimate celebration of art. Meet the artists behind your favorite things, join in live panels with the top talent in the industry, get a portfolio review, shop the incredible artist alley and so much more!
 
Ever Present: NOVA ’78 — with Julia Heyward and Aaron Brookner
Friday, Oct 23, 2026 at 7pm
Cash bar and concessions begin at 5 pm
Getty Center

Join us for a special screening of the 2025 documentary Nova ’78, that chronicles the 1978 Nova Convention centered on William S. Burroughs and New York’s downtown avant-garde. After the screening, artist Julia Heyward performs her electronic-vocal monologue from the now-legendary event. Heyward then joins director Aaron Brookner for a Q&A about the convention, the recovered archive, and bringing Nova ’78 to the screen.

Roam the Bouquet!: Introducing Jan Davidsz. de Heem
Sunday, Oct 25, 2026 at 2pm
Getty Center & Online

Recently acquired by Getty, Jan Davidsz. de Heem’s still life, Glass Vase with Flowers and Fruit (about 1673–74), offers a dazzling display of realistic illusion through dynamic composition, vivid color, and a sumptuous arrangement of flowers, fruit, and insects. Join curator Anne Woollett for an exploration of De Heem’s artistic strategies and techniques, the botanical and entomological culture of the Netherlands in the 17th century, and the painting’s contribution to Getty's collection of Dutch and Flemish still lifes.

Oct 23-24 
The Barker Hangar
3021 Airport Ave., Ste. 203, Santa Monica, CA 90405
$$ 
21+ 
 

● Unlimited food & drink
● 30+ top restaurants per night
● Craft beverage purveyors
● Master chefs & live demos
● Now featuring the 101 Best Restaurants in L.A. reveal!
 
Saturday, October 24, 2026 7:30 PM doors · 8:00 PM show – 10:00 PM 
Skunk Room - The Elysian Theater
$ 
21+

A quarterly shorts festival where the audience chooses the programming. Over 20 years of content that's launched careers in animation and comedy.
 

 
Sunday, October 25, 2026
8:15 PM doors · 8:30 PM show – 10:00 PM 
The Vault-The Elysian Theater
$ 
18+

Second Screens Comedy is a monthly stand-up showcase at The Vault. Watch some of the best stand-ups in Los Angeles, join the show group chat, eat candy, play interactive games with our hosts, and win silly prizes. All while being on your phone! That’s right! We are the only stand-up show that DGAF if you’re looking at your phone/laptop/Nintendo/tablet/projector/whatever during the show. We not only encourage it, we reward it! So join us at this month's Second Screens Comedy Show and remember it's totally cool to swipe, scroll, stand-up!
 
 
I Love KEWPIE Tour at Smorgasburg LA
Sunday, October 25 | 10 AM - 4 PM PT
777 S Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
Free and open to the public while supplies last.
 
 KEWPIE is bringing its red food truck to Smorgasburg LA as part of its seven-week “I Love KEWPIE” Tour, featuring free KEWPIE-inspired bites, exclusive merchandise, mascot appearances and live cooking with Sam Zien at select tour stops.
 
 
Sunday, October 25  •  10 AM - 5 PM
Blueground at Casitas Studios
2800 Casitas Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90039
$7 - $10
 
Tickets available now or at the door! 100+ vendors with vintage clothing, streetwear, makers, live DJ's, food and more, all under one roof.

Norcal's favorite small business market is coming to LA! For one day only, pop out to shop with a highly curated selection of 100+ small businesses from all over California. Find vintage clothing, streetwear, handmade goods, food, Live DJ's, and more. Come see why we're the worst. 
 
Party on the Pier
Sunday, October 25, 2026 10:00 am-2:00 pm 
Pacific Park on Santa Monica Pier
380 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA 90401
 
UCLA Health will be hosting its annual Party on the Pier, a beloved annual fundraiser benefiting UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, for the 26th year. The event will feature a day of family-friendly fun, celebrity appearances, and philanthropic impact. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
A Painterly Pursuit with Reggie Burrows Hodges
Tuesday, Oct 27, 2026 at 6:30pm
Getty Center & Online

Characterized by shadowy figures, dark grounds, and elusive forms, Reggie Burrows Hodges’s recent paintings may seem far removed from the world of the Old Masters. Yet they are informed by a sustained dialogue with early modern European painting. Rather than imitating historical models, Hodges reimagines their formal strategies through a contemporary lens shaped by questions of identity, memory, and perception. Join Hodges and curators Davide Gasparotto and Bridget R. Cooks for a wide-ranging conversation about his artistic practice, inspiration, and storied career.
 
DIRECTORS' COMMENTARY
October 22, 2026, 7:00 P.M.
The Ray Stark Family Theatre, SCA 108, George Lucas Building, USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex, 900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Free, Must RSVP

When a heartbroken screenwriter seeks inspiration from his beloved DVD commentaries, he magically summons a trio of indie filmmakers into his life. Real or imagine, they direct him through a Hollywood fairy tale where he hopes to find everlasting love and success. 
 
 
 Extra To Do:
 
Zebulon, this small live music venue features a healthy amount of concerts almost nightly. Go through it's huge list of who'll be there. One of the best aspects of the musics cafe is that it has a lot of free events to jam out and dance out to.
 
UCB, a cheapo comedy show almost every night, see comedians before they make podcasts and have stories about the UCB and before they hit the big time.



 
Little Tokyo Farmers' Market Saturdays
9:00 am - 2:00 pm every Sat
Isamu Noguchi Plaza
244 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Free
 
"Join us at the Little Tokyo Farmers’ Market, a vibrant new Saturday tradition in the heart of Little Tokyo. Presented in partnership by JACCC and Food Access LA, this weekly market brings together fresh, affordable produce, rich cultural experiences, and meaningful community connection."
 

 

American Cinematheque-A celebrated independent theater group that brings both the talent and catalog of films to make for some of LA's best movie nights.
 
Cinespia -This hosts screenings outside at iconic venues including The Hollywood Forever Cemetery, The Greek Theatre, and Los Angeles Historic Park.
 

Secret Movie Club-Special edition posters and a large swatch of films to see.

Check out classics and cult movies just a few stories above street level. Rooftop Movies at The Montalbán. & Rooftop Cinema Club

New Bev-Tarantino owned independent theater with old school style
 
Brain Dead Studios-manages to fill its schedule almost every night
611 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
 
Vidiots -A one-of-a-kind hub for film lovers, filmmakers, and everyone curious about cinema. A small theater is more than made-up for with the constant content and special screenings.
4884 Eagle Rock Blvd
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

The Jackbox Party Pack 12 Review: The Next Pack Might Not Be So Lucky At How Fun It Is

 By Jonathan Bilski
 
 
 
Twelfth times the charm? Looks like it is for the latest installment of the Jackbox Party Pack. Just in time for the holiday season and fresh off the Trivia Murder Party III Early Access release; Number 12 has you; with 5 brand new games all with their own styles and charm to make you hate your friends, family members and loved ones when they beat you. Or, fall in love in them all over again with a game where you must win with friendship! We're breaking down each of the games and totally recommending you get the latest pack to fill the void of awkward conversation left open during the holiday season.
 
MegaPals
 
Did you ever think certain friendships came with benefits. Woah, hey, families read these reviews too. No, not that, it's MegaPals. The game where you try and connect with other players over the words you choose. A prompt like the word "doors" will be chosen and they you and whomever else is playing will then have come up with what the word means to you like: "the band, open, closed, locked" and write down those words lickity-split and hope other players do the same thing. Now if you match with other players who wrote the same thing you earn points due to your "friendship." Some people just think a-like and you need to to win this game. From the unused words comes another prompt that is  voted on and then chained for a few rounds, so you might get to know how the other players think.
 
Let me interrupt with your host for this one, the friendly little freak, The King of Friendship. This dude is...messed up and you'll be seeing a lot of him as he...is your screen a lot of the time. He's like an animated cartoon character out of a more gross time and it works. He's impossible to separate from the game, because he's literally a part of it. When his... "mass" takes over the screen and it seems like he's passing a turd on each prompt, you know what you're in for. 
 
Visually, what can I say, but crowns off. It totally entices you to play this weird little game where this freaky little dude and your avatar are so eye-catching. It's just a treat to see your connections pop-up on screen or your avatars hands shaking others to show friendship scores on another screen.
 
About that crown, you're trying to take it with another "friend."  The King of Friendship is fine giving it up, but you've got to earn it. And, in the final round the game changes up a little, because you've gotten know the people playing. You have to prove friendship with prompts geared toward other players. A prompted player gets to choose their favorite answers in this round. You still got to make those connections on words though for more points. 
In the end, only two can become the new Kings of Friendship and it looks painful being smooshed together, but in a good way.
 
Idol Factions
 
What a great concept, but hard to master, it's our new trivia game for the pack. Outright, just gonna say
only had a chance to play this with one other person and the game seems to need about four, two on each team to be fair. Two idols with funny names need you to prove which is a greater of master of knowledge. How about a constant barrage of words pertaining to certain subjects and you've got to send it to the correct subject hole. Example: Comic characters, cartoon characters, oh and how about if they're both that for another place to send them. So, you've got paths where the words Bugs Bunny and Dennis the Menace are coming down on little creatures and you've got to choose where they go as fast as possible. Oh, and if you screw up they come back, but they're worth less points. Oh, and there are bombs you have to get off of your side through portals. Oh, and let's add you can send over trivia to the other side you're unsure about. If the other faction doesn't send the trivia to the right subject, it hurts them and double points for you on that trivia. Simple right? Sheesh!!!
 
So much is going o on screen, it's rather taxing, so more people might help. When bombs blow up, because the game has to be harder, your side of the screen gets lost in a fog for a few seconds so you can't see where you're seeing things! It's truly infuriating! 
 
Like I wrote, fun concept, maybe hard to master, we'll see how fans of the series rank this one. 
 
Debate & Switch
 
Woah, is a strange animated version of Abbott Elementary starting? Starting off, this one just had me from how cute the character designs were. This game straight up pours on the charm with all the adorable folks that look like their from an animated sitcom you might have missed.
Gameplay has you debating whomever you're randomly put up against. You start out by choosing one of the adorable townsfolk as your avatar. Then, you agree to a subject out of prompts that are random or altered by other players. In a another round, that subject is slightly altered by one word and you can switch the side you were on. Really, just a suited up way to debate people.
How about points being scored? Oh, that's cute as Hell; you're avatars go extra chibi and tiny on the bottom portion of the screen and choose yes or no by running over to which side they think should win. They added a jump button for these little people for no reason other than it's cute.
 
Losing debates also has take-down animations of the townies that's on par with a Mortal Kombat Fatality, just in no way as gory.
 
Hyperface
 
Time to face it, quite literally as you modify faces on the fly like your part of Nickelodeon gameshow that only aired in Canada. Or maybe, like an early version of the movie theater pre-show where you guess the trivia. The games design looks late 90's early 2000's and it totally works for the drawing/modifying game of the pack.
 
Your prompted to make faces by either messing with them with a very basic almost CD-Rom like interface where you can give people anime eyes to really anything you can imagine. We've never really seen this feature in a Jackbox game before. (Friends were happy all the face images are being kept either by Jackbox if you take a selfie.) You also can just draw over faces if you like. So turn yourself into a pirate or a superhero or whatever. To add to it, to be even more personal, you can take a selfie an impose your tastes on your face to fit the prompts, be it "What would they look like a baby?" to "He's stealing you're man!"
 
Other players then vote on which face best matches the prompt or honestly makes them laugh the most until you have a winner.
 
Lots of fun to make people look stupid, including yourself. 
 
We Forgot A Card!
 
You cad! How could you forget the day we found that mouse together? Or really, this shouldn't be so
sexual on a Get Well card. Yes, Jackbox has finally gone down the path of making greeting cards and their total nonsense. Choose an image that doesn't quite feel Father's Day appropriate or pick a generic or other player prompt to best make other players laugh on the cards you're creating. Repeat a few times to see cards that you shouldn't be able to buy, but guess what? You can buy these after playing. Would they be okay to send out...probably not.
 
Eventually, the ending round has talking plushies that two different players write for separately, making a mess of something you wouldn't want to ever give someone. But, fun to giggle over.
 
In whatever sad store the cards are being stocked a lone sad men tells us to leave. Love that one of the "hosts" is an employee who just is done for the day. Ending theme for the game-all games have one- was just him telling everyone to get out.
 
Just one gripe with the style here, there's a friendly racoon who shows up throughout the match. The cute trash panda is okay, but the game lacks the visual flair the other games have. At certain points we get an empty shelf of cards, but instead of an animation stocking cards from players, when done, it remains empty. We get the cards are the main draw, but you've got to make what's on screen in-between worth looking at too.
 
Kind of amazed we didn't just jump more into Pokemon cards again. Jackbox has done a battle card deck game before, but one more closely following simplified rules of Pokemon cards might have been fun or just some sort of mass collecting game might have made the drawing game better stand out in the pack.
 
As already written, just get the latest Jackbox. If one game isn't your fancy, another sure will be. What are you going to do instead? Talk to those people around you in your personal space or those wishing you good tidings. No, you've go to make your face have a butt chin! A butt forehead! A butt something, let's debate about butts!
 
The Jackbox Party Pack 12 is out now on Steam and various consoles/devices/apps. As of writing this it's at $29.99
 
The Jackbox Party Pack 12 was provided by publisher for review purposes.
 
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Monday, October 19, 2026

Werewolf by Night Oct 24th Free Screening

SAT OCT 24, 2026 7:00 PM
WEREWOLF BY NIGHT
Free

Egyptian Theatre | Pre-screening Q&A with filmmaker and composer Michael Giacchino. Moderated by actor and comedian Richard Kind.

Free screening courtesy of Marvel Studios and Disney Music Group

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Friday, October 16, 2026

Halloween 2026: Monster Mash & Bash

 How much more can we add to our Halloween Guide? Well, we did here and even more Halloween and horror news.
 
 Don't forget TTDILA's Annual Halloween Guide for even more to do.
 
 

 
October 17 – November 1, 2026
Moby’s Coffee & Tea Co.
10513 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601

​Original art. Live music. Fan events.
Themed drinks. A little time at the Hellmouth.
Daily gallery admission during regular café hours
is FREE. Select special events are ticketed.
 
 For two weeks, more than 50 illustrators, television animators, comic book creators and independent artists come together for an art exhibition celebrating the worlds and legacy of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. The gallery is joined by live music, fan meetups, art and family programming, Buffy-themed events and Halloween at the Hellmouth. 
Free with museum admission
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 | 11am PT
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
    

On October 24, join the Academy Museum for a fang-tastic day of special-effects makeup demonstrations, thrilling tours, monster appearances, movies, and activities—all exploring the vampire, the famous creature of the dark. Embrace this year’s theme with Dracula, vampire hunters, and a relaxing monster resort.
 
Sat, Oct 31, 2026, 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM PDT
6250 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028
21+
$ 
 
Join us for Hollywood Horror Story—a spooky Halloween party filled with creepy vibes & killer beats on October 31st at W Hollywood Rooftop.
 
Tales from the Crypt Live
October 29, 9:00 pm
Dynasty Typewriter
$

Captured Aural Phantasy Theater presents its patented live read performances of classic "Tales from the Crypt" comic book horror stories to add a little thrill to your Halloween season. Featuring live readings of spine-tingling comic book tales, projections, live music, a little magic and haunting songs from our ethereal chanteuse.
 
Saturday, Oct. 31 (7 pm doors)
Fox Theater Pomona (301 S. Garey Ave.) in Downtown Pomona
Starting at $45 (21+)
 
Wrestling stars Xtreme Tiger, Dinámico, and Super Astro Jr., alongside fan favorites Los Crazy Chickens and Los Chupacabra; Burlesque Hall of Fame titleholder Lou Lou la Duchesse de Rière (Miss Exotic World 2022); award-winning burlesque and fire performer Lily Misfit; aerialist and fire performer Scarlett Divine; and L.A.-based burlesque artist Lady Mara Lou making her LVVDLL debut.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thursday, October 29
7:30 PM - 9:45 PM
Clifton's
21+, $12
 
 An Italian crew that didn't speak English filmed a movie about goblins in Utah in 1989, then decided after the fact to make it an unlicensed sequel to a recent horror movie called Troll. It has become one of the most famous Shitty Movies ever, and it is a rare opportunity to see it publicly in Los Angeles.

 
October 13 - October 29, 2026
Aero Theatre
1328 Montana Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Los Feliz Theatre
1822 N Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90027
$
 
Horror movies aren’t the only way to get into the Halloween spirit. From the beloved adventures of Disney’s SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS and THE BLACK CAULDRON, to cozy classics like HOCUS POCUS and THE ADDAMS FAMILY and MONSTER HOUSE mayhem, these nostalgic favorites prove that even scaredy-cats can still enjoy spooky season! This October, gather seven of your closest friends and eccentric relatives and instead of going into that house, park your broom at the Aero and Los Feliz 3 where our cauldron will be brewing and we will be screening our ‘Fun-Sized, Family-Friendly, Faintly Frightening Films’ series.
 
 
Plaza Mexico 3100 E Imperial Hwy, Lynwood, CA 90262 Entrance + Parking: free, family-friendly, pet friendly all are welcome. Bring your lawn chairs.
 
The festivities will begin with a traditional Aztec dance ceremony and blessing honoring our ancestral roots, followed by live mariachi music, entertainment, and giveaways hosted by Jose Radio DJ GeeGee.

Attendees are encouraged to wear costumes and participate in the Kids and Adults Costume Contests. The celebration will also feature cultural exhibits, altars honoring Día de Muertos traditions, and trick-or-treat stops hosted by participating Plaza México tenants for the kids.

Lastly, community altars by Fundación Jalisco will be placed throughout the plaza.

 

Oct 19-31 
The Last Bookstore
453 S Spring St - Ground Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013 
Price varies by event 
 
For thirteen nights we’re letting you experience The Last Bookstore the way almost nobody gets to see it: after closing, with the crowds gone and most of the lights out. Horror movies, candlelight readings, Lock-Ins, Halloween Homecoming and sleepovers happening along the way.
 
 
This is a weird one from Japan we've been waiting for.
"A student appears on the playground, crawling on all fours. Days later, others join, forming a human pyramid. It marks the start of a bizarre phenomenon that spreads across the community.

NEW GROUP drops November 6 on Shudder."

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