Thursday, October 26, 2017

Halloween Weekend: It's Gonna Be Halloween For Four Days

Here's what's happening for Halloween weekend, pulled from out Halloween Master List. Be sure to check out the main list for everything you can do for Halloween. We have events, haunts, parties and ghoulish entertainment in this post, so your weekend can filled with screams. Scream of fun.

Haunts


October 27-28
eSports Arena
120 W 5th St, Santa Ana, CA 92701
$64.56
21+
On October 27th and 28th, you’re invited to raise a glass to the occult and join the coven as the eSportsArena is transformed into ‘HEX’, the most twisted, sinister, Halloween gala outside of Salem. This costume party will feature heart-pounding live entertainment, interactive mischief, and devilish delights all wrapped into a wiccan décor which will leave you with nightmarish visions.


The Farm Home Haunt
Oct 28, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmThe Farm Home Haunt
1252 Norton Ave, Glendale, California 91202
Free 
The Farm Haunt will open the barn doors for all who dare to enter. Another free haunted house in the LA area.

Entertainment

Halloween Horror 2017
Wed, Oct 25, 2017 - Tue, Oct 31, 2017
Egyptian and Aero Theatres 
$
 Get your Halloween thrills and chills with horror films in late October! We kick things off with NAILS, about a young woman who wakes up in a hospital after an accident only to discover that a malevolent presence lurks in the halls. The new indie shocker makes its U.S. premiere here with director and star in person. Our annual Horrothon will keep you up from dusk to dawn with seven scary features - AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, POPCORN, THE TINGLER, HACK-O-LANTERN, SHOCKER, BRAINSCAN and DEATH BED: THE BED THAT EATS - plus between-film craziness and free food and drinks! Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis return in seasonal favorite GHOSTBUSTERS, presented in 70mm. Russ Tamblyn, Claire Bloom and Julie Harris lead the ghost busters in Robert Wise's atmospheric THE HAUNTING. And don't miss our Halloween night screening of cult classic CARNIVAL OF SOULS with star Candace Hilligoss in person!


Thu 10/26 @ 7:30pm
Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
 $8.50
Special showing of Shawn of the Dead, talk of free t-shirts, nothing confirmed.
 


All Night Horrorthon
Sat, Oct 28, 7:30pm
Aero Theatre 1328 Montana Avenue,
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Special Horrorthon prices: General $25, Student/Senior $23, Members $20 - includes all-night food and coffee.

Spend all night at the Aero Theatre’s 12th annual Horrorthon! Complete with between-film free food, giveaways, trailers and crazy shorts, this movie marathon feels like rowdiest and most bizarre sleepover you’ll ever attend. Expect special appearances by the beloved Corngorn and his bride, Frost Nixon, Wizard Policeman, George Washingmachine and more from the Horrorthon canon. Be prepared to be showered with candy from Randy and DVDs at random. Pack your pillows and survival kits and don’t be shy…the louder you scream, the better your chances of being crowned Mister Horrorthon 2017. Oh, and did we mention stack upon stacks of free pizza and Monster drinks?
 
Ju-On: The Grudge - Presented by: Haunted Little Tokyo
Sat, October 28, 2017
7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
244 South San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Free

Haunted Little Tokyo is pleased to present a screening of the 2002 Japanese Horror sensation, Ju-On: The Grudge, by Takashi Shimizu. A mysterious and vengeful spirit marks and pursues anybody who dares enter the house in which it resides.
 
Saturday October 28th, 2017
2:00 PM 
Linwood Dunn Theater
1313 Vine Street
Hollywood, CA 90028

Soon after sound took hold in the movie industry, Hollywood studios experimented with ways to attract Spanish-speaking audiences. Using Latin-American actors, technicians and directors, they shot Spanish-language versions of their films on the same sets. Notable among these alternate versions is this stylish adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel. Directed by George Melford, Drácula was filmed at night during the production of the 1931 English-language version that starred Bela Lugosi.

PST: LA/LA - PAN'S LABYRINTH
Monday October 30th, 7:30 PM 
Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA, 90211
$3.00 - $5.00
An instant classic from Del Toro that's way way darker then it should be.  Panelists: producer Bertha Navarro, cinematographer Guillermo Navarro, and actors Doug Jones and Ivana Baquero (schedules permitting).










Halloween Screening: Dawn of the Dead

Pioneering director and horror icon George Romero unleashed onto unsuspecting viewers the modern film zombie—a specter that remains a shockingly adaptable metaphor for contemporary life. In honor of the late master of the undead, we screen one of his classics, Dawn of the Dead. Like Night of the Living Dead before it, Dawn helped shape the zombie genre and tapped into the zeitgeist of its historical moment with a deft combination of blood, tension, and social satire.



 Saturday, Oct. 28 from 4 p.m. — 10 p.m.*
* Haunted house opens promptly at 7 p.m.: don’t be late — people will be dying to get in.
Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum
1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Topanga CA  90290
 • General Admission: $15
• Kids 6-15: $10
• Ages 5 and under: free

 Theatricum BOO-tanicum — Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum transforms into the haunted BOO-tanicum with the company’s 7th annual Halloween extravaganza, highlighted by its unique and infamous haunted house. Enjoy the tricks and treats of the season on the wooded grounds with a host of enticements including ghost stories, game booths, festive food and libations, performances by Creative PlayGround, Peter Alsop, comedy improv group Off the Grid; and more. Beware of zombie thespians! Come on down… if you dare.

Events

Lucha VaVoom
OCTOBER 25TH & 26TH 2017
Doors at 7pm, Show at 8.15pm
The Mayan Theater, 1038 S Hill ST, Downtown Los Angeles
$40 and up
21+


This year's Halloween celebration will feature Mexican-style lucha libre wrestling (including the high-flying Stuka Jr., hand-picked by Lucha VaVOOM from the professional Mexican wrestling promotions team CMLL; Lucha VaVOOM's newly minted champion Li'l Cholo, evil doctors Medico Asesino and Dr. Maldad, Crazy Chickens, Cannibals, Matt Classic and Matt Classic Jr., sleazy Joey Ryan, Hairy Monsters and Dama Fina, Minis), aerial/burlesque/dance performances (from flying vampire bat Veronica Yune, zombie madness Kristina Nekyia, dancing doll Lux Lacroi, and ghostly L.A. Roller Girls), and comedy (Blaine Capatch and Jeff Davis will deliver their insanely off-the-cuff commentary). More details to be announced.


A Night at The Haunted Mansion
Friday, October 27 at 9 PM - 2 AM
Pour Vous
5574 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, California 90038
Free, RSVP
21+
"Calling all BOYS & GHOULS...for one night only, step beyond the velvet curtains on All Hallows Eve and into an evening of nouveau Franco frights and hellish delights that can only be known as A Night at The Haunted Mansion. NO ONE HERE MAKES IT OUT ALIVE"

Day of the Dead - Tour of Altars
Friday, to Sunday,
Throughout Old Pasadena
Pasadena, CA 91105

Free 

For a third year, Old Pasadena celebrates Day of the Dead, the reverent yet vibrant Mexican holiday that honors loved ones who have passed before us. During the three-day event, dozens of Old Pasadena businesses will create beautiful altars in their spaces to showcase during the self-guided Tour of Altars. The weekend also includes a salsa dance party, calavera face painting, live music, free lectures and workshops, and merchant promotions. All events are open to the public and are free admission unless otherwise noted.

The Little Shop of Horrors LIVE READ 
Friday October 27, 2017 @ 8:00PM
1345 W. 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90026
$30

A live reading of Roger Corman's 1960 black comedy The Little Shop of Horrors. Read by special guests Josh Fadem (30 Rock, Twin Peaks), Lauren Lapkus (Orange is the New Black, Jurassic World), Jennifer Tilly (Bullets Over Broadway, Family Guy), David Arquette (Scream, Never Been Kissed), Johnny Pemberton (Son
of Zorn, 21 Jump Street
) and John Ennis (Mr. Show, Video Game High School). Plus other surprise guests.


“Thrill the World” Flash Mob
Saturday,  October 28
3:00 PM on Azusa Street.
In Little Tokyo
FREE admission

Thrill The World is friends, families and other local residents who each year join together with thousands of people around the globe to celebrate Michael Jackson’s talent by dancing simultaneously to “Thriller”!


Halloween 2017: 4th Annual Haunted Hotel with Three Day Rule & EOW
Starts Oct 28
Viceroy Santa Monica 1819 Ocean Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90401
$tars at $20


"On the Saturday of Halloween, the haunted hotel, Viceroy Santa Monica, will be transformed into a setting for the biggest and sexiest Halloween Costume Bash on the Westside, complete with costume contests, a psychic, and two DJs in the main bar and ballroom"

7th Annual Day of the Dead Community Festival
Saturday, October 28 at 12 PM - 7 PM
San Fernando Park (Cesar Chavez Park)
208 Park Ave, San Fernando, California 91340
Free
San Fernando Cultural Arts Collective (SFCAC) welcomes everyone to share his or her Day of the Dead art and encourages families to build an "Ofrenda" (Atlar) as a family in order to collectively honor and teach our youth of their family tree; heritage, culture, and past members and friends that can only visit in spirit, whiling remembering their legacy together.

Saturday, October 28 &29, 2017, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Heritage Square Museum
3800 Homer St, Los Angeles, CA 90031
 $20 for Adults, $15 for Seniors over 65, $8 for Children 6 to 12 years. Free for Children under 6 and Museum members.
Learn all about death and mourning etiquette during the Victorian era, the movement of Spiritualism, and how other cultures celebrate and remember their loved. The program is more family friendly on Sunday (only), as children ages 2 to 12 may come play period games, make 19th century harvest crafts, trick or treat and listen to spooky stories.

Haunted History Spooky Jazz Age Celebration
Saturday, October 28 at 4 PM - 9 PM
Los Encinos State Historic Park
16756 Moorpark St., Encino, California 91436
Free

Put on your roaring 20s picnic duds or vintage style Halloween costume, pack a picnic supper and come out to the park. Live jazz age music will be provided by Dutch Newman's Musical Melodians, the lawn will be available for dancing; there will be activities for the kids and grown ups, and after dark, we'll have a showing of classic spooky cartoons and short films.

John Carpenter: Anthology Tour 
Tuesday, October 31 at 7 PM
The Hollywood Palladium
6215 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90028
$61
Listen to John Carpenter's tunes on Halloween!




 Parties


Friday, October 27
9pm – 2am
Clifton's Republic
648 S Broadway, Los Angeles, California 90014
$tarts at $175
The UNICEF Masquerade Ball is UNICEF Next Generation’s signature philanthropic event. Masked guests, dressed in their finest attire, dance the night away in celebration and support of UNICEF’s lifesaving work.


Labyrinth Masquerade Ball

Oct 28
Doors 7:00/ Movie 9:00
The Los Angeles Theatre
 $35
COSTUME REQUIRED FOR ENTRY. 21+ (with valid ID)

An unearthly evening full of illusions and delight and Labyrinth on the big screen! With magic shows, live music, full bars, photo booth and surprises aplenty to explore in the hauntingly historic Los Angeles Theatre.

Haunted Little Tokyo Block Party
Saturday, October 28
5:00 PM – midnight on 2nd St, between San Pedro St & Central Ave.
FREE admission. 

Dress your best on October 28th for a giant Halloween celebration on 2nd Street, with live entertainment, bar crawls, food trucks, craft booths, costume contests and more frightful festivities into the night.

Spoopy HalloWEEB Party 2017
Saturday, October 28 at 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM
1144 S Hope St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
 $25.00
18+

 "Party at the biggest Anime Cosplay Halloween Event this October! Happening at the heart of downtown LA, the party is 2 mins from LA Convention Center, Staple Center, LA Live, and right beside the Pico Train Station. It is the PERFECT afterparty for those attending LA Comic Con or those who just wants to party with the sexy and “spoopy” maids from Cloud 9 Cute Maid Cafe! This year’s theme is HalloWEEB! (Halloween x WEEB = Your favorite anime/gaming characters as scary monsters, witches, vampires, zombies, and globlins!)"


A Beastly Ball at The Theatre
Saturday, October 28 at 10:30 PM - 1 AM
The Theatre at Ace Hotel DTLA
929 S Broadway, Los Angeles, California 90015
$32.15
21+
"Our annual Halloween party with DJs, drinks, and dark arts. Dweller-of-the-night attire encouraged."

18th Annual Dia de los Muertos Saturday, October 28th, 2017: NOON until MIDNIGHT
The Ceremonial Altar Set-Up: Friday, October 27th, 2017 – 3pm onward
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
6000 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
$20 per person – (please bring exact change)
Children 8 years and under free until 4pm
Seniors 65 and over free until 4pm

"For our 18th Annual Dia de los Muertos, we tip our feather and flower adorned hat to the Mexican artist Jose Guadalupe Posada. Over 100 years ago, Posada gave us many of the foundational images of Dia de los Muertos that are still venerated today and which have become treasured images of Mexican culture and identity. J.G. Posada reminds us that art is power – political and social speech – mass produced by the printing presses and now social media. Posada’s La Catrina asks us to embrace the beauty and grace inherent in facing our own death and the inevitable loss of those we love. By facing loss with love, and art, we find transcendence."



NoHo MonsterBash
Sat, Oct 28, 9pm
Federal Bar
5303 Lakershim Blvd
91601 
"Welcome to THE only Halloween Party in the Valley, especially North Hollywood! We were tired of having to drive 2 hours just to get to a party downtown, only to find out that the place is packed and it’s just like any other club night. We wanted a party that always had something interesting going on, had lots of great eye candy, had a great dance floor, and was fun from the moment you get in to the last moment you left. We want a party that is put on by people that love Halloween! So, here it is, the NoHo Monster Bash." 

Lucent Enchantment Society's All Hallow's Eve
Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 9 PM
Clifton's Republic
648 S Broadway, Los Angeles, California 90014
$
Halloween 1935 is near, and the veil between this world and the next is thin. Take your place beside oracles, snake charmers, contortionists, flying beauties, and fire eaters to witness and behold the haunted mystery of Clifton's Lucent Enchantment Society.

West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval
October 31 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Located on Santa Monica Blvd between Doheny Dr and La Cienega Blvd, WeHo Halloween Carnaval
Free

The biggest Halloween party in LA. The annual West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval returns for another year of streets filled with the best costumes LA has to offer with live music and a huge crowd of party people.

*Not for kids when it hits sundown
*Before you go, remember to pack lightly—no backpacks, camera bags or totes allowed. Attendees are asked to carry items in clear plastic bags this year.