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Perhaps your spirits are not lifted by the thought of screaming your way through a Professional Halloween Haunted House. Perhaps your nights are to short to spend an entire evening at a Theme Park Halloween Attraction. Perhaps it is not worth climbing out of your grave in order to trick-or-treat through an Amateur Yard Haunt or visit a Community Halloween Haunt. or take your family to a zoo that offers a Halloween Event for Children. If you are looking for something different to do for Halloween in Los Angeles, there are several options: graveyard tours, haunted hikes, street fairs, costume parties - and a few other events that do not fit into our other categories.
DRAMA AFTER DARK
The Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Library Website: www.huntington.org
Event Webpage: Click here
2009 Date: October 24 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm
INFORMATION: This is an outdoor series of dramatic vignettes based on the work of Edgar Allan Poe and Edward Gorey. During the course of the evening, audience members see up to six out of the ten or more performances, which vary in times from one-half hour to one-hour and are played simultaneously at various sites throughout the upper levels of the grounds. A list of the performances and maps will be available on the night of the event. Most of the performances are outdoors (chairs are provided) and you wakj to various performance sites. To enhance the mood of the evening, many of the lights on the grounds are dimmed or turned off completely.
TIPS: Performance will proceed rain or shine. Bring a flashlight; wear warm clothing and walking shoes. No Halloween costumes; Victorian and Edwardian costumes are okay
HALLOWEEN HARVEST FESTIVAL
This annual attraction at Pierce College in Chatsworth features family-friendly activites by day (pumpkin carving, face painting and a corn maze), followed by a frightening “Factory of Nightmares” at night. Click here for Harvest Fest information. The Factory of Nightmares is listed on a separate page.
HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY WALKING TOUR
6000 Santa Monica Blvd
Back-to-back with Paramount Studios
Hollywood, CA 90038
Phone: (323) 469-1181.
E-Mail: webmaster@forevernetwork.com
official website is: www.hollywoodforever.com
2009 DATES & HOURS: October 11, every half-hour from 10:00am to noon.
PRICE: $13 general admission, free to ADSLA members.
INFORMATION: Every October, the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles presents this tour of the famous cemetery, final resting place for many of Hollywood’s greatest stars. Although not specifically billed as a seasonal event, it is an appropriate way to spend Halloween in Los Angeles. The tour lasts approximately 1-1/2 hours. Wear comfortable shoes and a hat. Sunscreen or an umbrella might be advisable, depending on the weather. Bottled water is recommended.
NOTE: Cemetery Tour conducts guided tours of the cemetery at various times throughout the year. The Art Deco Society Tour is a separate annual event.
Get more information and updates on our page devoted to Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
HOLLYWOOD HALLOWEEN STREET FAIR
Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, CA 90068
DATES & HOURS: October 31 – Dusk to 10:00pm (some stores will be open later)
PRICE: Free
INFORMATION: Looking for a way to spend Halloween in Los Angeles that won’t set your wallet back? This Halloween street parade is a milder, more kid-friendly, and somewhat smaller version of the famous West Hollywood Street carnival. Basically, the streets are closed off to automobile traffic, and a sort of amatuer parade of costumed individuals makes their way down the boulevard. Even if you do not want to dress you, you will enjoy the sights on display, and this is a good opportunity to visit the museums and other attractions in the area.
NOTE: For 2006, the city requested that no one bring silly string (presumably because it makes a mess). We assume the same rule will be in effect for 2007.
HOLLYWOOD HELL HOUSE – NOT IN OPERATION FOR 2009
385 La Cienaga Boulevard West Hollywood, CA 90048
Phone: 323-960-7822
Website: HollywoodHellHouse.Com
Finds News & Reviews for Hollywood Hell House here.
2009 DATES & HOURS: NONE. The Halloween attraction went on hiatus in 2008, with a promise to return in 2009, but their website is down, indicating that they will not be back.
TICKETS: $22.50 in advance, $25 at the door
FEATURES: This is not your typical haunted house. This Halloween attraction is essentially a satirical play, based on a presentation designed to teach “young people that they can go to hell for abortion, adultery, homosexuality, drinking, and other things unless they repent and end the behavior.” Keenan Roberts, who has been presenting the real Hell House since 1992, sells Hell House Outreach kits to other churches, including a 263-page manual – which is the basis for the West Hollywood version. It goes without that the West Hollywood presentation plays the material for laughs.
OTHER INFO: The theatre offers concessions. After you have walked thorugh the haunt you are invited to hang out for a dance party with DJ Davey Save and the young groupers and the Snake Handlers, with “bands, dancing, and praising till midnight.”
TRIVIA: The original Hell House was the subject of an excellent documentary film, which is definitely worth checking out. After you have seen it, you will definitely be interested in attending the haunt in person.
LOS ANGELES HAUNTED HAYRIDE - New for 2009!
This Halloween attraction at King Gillette Ranch in Calabasas features a scary haunted hayride for adults and teens, ghost stories, and a Halloween carnival appropriate for families with younger children. Click here for more information.
MONSTER MASSIVE
Los Angeles Sports Arena
3939 South Figueroa
Los Angeles, CA 90037
Phone: 323-960-5155
Website: www.monstermassive.com
2009 DATES & HOURS: Saturday, October 31, from 7:00pm to 4:00am. Will Call window closes at 1:00am.
2009 TICKETS: Available at Ticketmaster and at the Sports Arena box office, Monday through Friday between 9:00am and 6:00pm.
- General Admission $50/60/70 in advance; $80 at the door
- VIP $125 in advance; $150 at the door
- Cabana #2 pacakge (includes 6 VIP tickets plus a private 10X10 cabana behind the Main Stage area) $2,000
2009 PARKING: Multiple lots available, street parking not recommended (this is downtown Los Angeles after all – what are you, nuts?)
DESCRIPTION: This dance party is one of the biggest Halloween events in Los Angeles, Monster Massive lives up to its name, promising “America’s Largest Halloween Dance Music Festival.”
2009 ENTERTAINMENT: There are three separate entertainment areas, featuring musicians and DJs:
- Tomb of Doom – featuring Armin Van Buuren, Sasha, Hernan Cattaneo, John O’Callaghan
- House of Horror – featuring Pete Ton, Felix da House Cat, Crystal Castles, James Zabiela, TV Rock, DJ Reza
- Phantom Chamber – featuring Steve Lawler, Tiefshwarz, M.A.N.D.Y., Murk,
INFORMATION: Costumes are recommended but not required. All ages are admitted. Food and drink concessions are available, along with a full bar for 21 and over (with I.D., of course). There are also smoking areas, a vendor village, and “themed areas for your musical and visual exploration.”
NOT ALLOWED: spikes, chains or other potentially harmful props or decorations; outside food, drinks, cigarettes, etc; makeup, hairspray or writing utensils; backpack, weapons or toy weapons, drugs or drug paraphenalia; laser pointers, fireworks; video or digital cameras. NOTE: still and disposable cameras are okay.
NEWS: Get Monster Massive updates here.
WEST HOLLYWOOD HALLOWEEN COSTUME CARNAVAL
Santa Monica Boulevard, between Doheny & La Cienaga West Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone: (310) 289-2525
Websites: www.visitwesthollywood.com
DATES & HOURS: October 31 - 6:00PM till midnight (and beyond…?)
PRICE: Free
PARKING: Difficult (unless you come way early). With Santa Monica blocked off to automobiles, the traffic clogs the other major street arteries, making it difficult to get close to the event. Best bet is to part a few blocks away and walk.
INFORMATION: This street parade of costumed adults began years ago as a primarily gay event, featuring the local residents, but it’s gradually grown into a major attraction that draws outsiders eager to see what the fuss is all about. The result is a sort of carnival-freakshow that diverges somewhat from more traditional Halloween events — i.e., you will see far more drag queens than skeletons and monsters. (Some of the more clever costumes combine both concepts, such as “Bobbi” the homicidal transvestite alter ego of Michael Caine in DRESSED TO KILL.) The elaborate nature of many of the home-made costumes goes far beyond impressive into the realm of the totally fabulous. Whether or not you’re gay, it’s a great way to spend Halloween in Los Angeles.
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