Hollywood Gothique

Location: Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Los Angeles, 90025 (310) 473-8530, CA
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Description: Magnet Releasing begins its limited platform theatrical release for this bizarre fantasy film with a one-week engagement at the Nuart Theatre in West Los Angeles. Chase Williamson leads a cast that includes Rob Mayes, Paul Giamatti (LADY IN [...]

Delusion: The Blood Rite has extended its run once again, adding two more weekends: November 1 though December 2; and December 7 through 9. The Haunted Play, original scheduled to run through the the first weekend of November, has previously extended into the middle of the month, and now reaches into December. Hours for the [...]

Date: November 29 at 7:30pm
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323) 857-6000
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Description: The Los Angeles County Museum of Art offers a free screening of the art house film, which contains a small fantasy element. Members of the cast and crew including director, writer, composer, [...]

Date: November 13 at 7:30pm
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323) 857-6000
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Description: The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents a members-only screening of HITCHCOCK, the new film about the making of PSYCHO. Director Sacha Gervasi will be on hand to answer questions after [...]

The downtown Halloween haunt – which made its debut this October – offered a scream-filled final weekend.
Sometimes we say goodbye too soon. Only last Saturday, November 3, we were bidding farewell to the Halloween season with Hollywood Gothique’s 2012 Halloween Haunt Awards, listing the most memorable achievements that delighted our senses during the preceding six [...]

Date: November 7 at 7:30pm
Location: Samuel Goldwyn Theater 8949 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, CA 90211
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Description: In association with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Stanley Kubrick exhibition, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents this tribute, hosted by Malcolm McDowell, with special guests Matthew Modine, Ryan O’Neal, and Paul [...]

For the record, we want to note that Hell Break L.A. (which we reviewed fairly favorably here) was apparently plagued by last-minute, unannounced closures – at least according to comments on their Facebook page, which is filled with frustrated rants from customers who pre-purchased tickets and arrived at the location, only to find it closed [...]

Date & Hours: November 3, noon-8pm
Location: Hart Park in Heritage Junction, 24101 San Fernando Road, Newhall, CA 91322 (661) 254-1275
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Description: Heritage Haunt has sadly closed its coffins on Halloween (it will not be open October 31); fortunately, the seasonal celebration is not completely over. On Saturday, Heritage Junction will present a Dia [...]

Hollywood Gothique is criminally late posting its review Heritage Haunt 2012: tonight – Sunday, October 28, is its last night this season, from 6:30 to 10pm, so jump in your cars right now and get out to Newhall; then come back and read this review later.
Okay, now that we have that out of the way, [...]

It is not for nothing that the Theatre 68 Haunted House made it onto our list of 2012 Halloween Recommendations: The Best Haunted House Events in Los Angeles. Although Theatre 68’s interactive, theatrical approach to Halloween has been to some extent usurped by Delusion: Presented by Haunted Play, the 68 Cent Crew continue to delivery [...]

Dates & Hours: October 26-28 & 31, 7-11pm
Location: Westchester Recreation Center, 7000 W. Manchester, Los Angeles, CA 90045
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Description: For over two decades, during the final days of October, Westchester Recreation Park transforms into a terrifying Halloween event. For 2011, the maze moved outdoors, leaving the indoor facilities behind and hopefully expanding to [...]

Last night, Hollywood Gothique trekked out to two of its favorite Halloween treats: the Boney Island Yard Haunt in Sherman Oaks and the Theatre 68 Haunted House in Hollywood. The two attractions could not be farther apart on the spectrum: Boney Island is an amateur yard haunt that appeals to kids of all ages with [...]

Fear not, O Faithful Fright Fans. Los Angeles has many more tricks and treats in store for you during the final days of Halloween.
The end of October draws nigh; the dwindling days race by like sands in an hour glass, all too fast. Hopefully, you have attended most or all of the major Halloween Theme [...]