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Scary Movie Alternatives for the Halloween Season: Oct 5, “The Illustrated Man”
Everyone has their staples for Halloween watching, like John Carpenter’s “Halloween” and “Nightmare Before Christmas.” But be forewarned, gentle reader, because your master of Scarimonies (God, I sound like the Crypt Keeper), Dukey Flyswatter, will suggest some gems and themes … Continue reading
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Scary Movie Alternatives for the Halloween Season: Oct 4, “Screams of a Winter Night”
Everyone has their staples for Halloween watching, like John Carpenter’s “Halloween” and “Nightmare Before Christmas.” But be forewarned, gentle reader, because your master of Scarimonies (God, I sound like the Crypt Keeper), Dukey Flyswatter, will suggest some gems and themes … Continue reading
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Scary Movie Alternatives for the Halloween Season: Oct 3rd, “Three Extremes”
Everyone has their staples for Halloween watching, like John Carpenter’s “Halloween” and “Nightmare Before Christmas. But be forewarned, gentle reader, because your master of Scarimonies (God, I sound like the Crypt Keeper), Dukey Flyswatter, will suggest some gems and themes … Continue reading
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Scary Movie Alternatives for the Halloween Season: Oct 2nd, “Trilogy of Terror”
Everyone has their staples for Halloween watching, like John Carpenter’s “Halloween” and “Nightmare Before Christmas. But be forewarned, gentle reader, because your master of Scarimonies (God, I sound like the Crypt Keeper), Dukey Flyswatter, will suggest some gems and themes … Continue reading
Scary Movie Alternatives for the Halloween Season: Oct 1st, “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors”
Starting today, many SoCal locals start their yearly staple of horror films, eagerly glutting on them as much as cavity-inducing candy corn. Almost everyone has a few annual choices that are really no surprise to anyone, from “Halloween” by John … Continue reading
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Scare LA – Well, Not Too Scary, But a Heap of Grisly Fun
Ever since I found out about Transworld’s Haunted Attractions Association (HAA), I’ve been envious of the massive tours of off-season haunts they attend. They are known for demos of the scariest and most complex designs of puppetry, animations and new forms of … Continue reading
Lunatics and Actors and Lunatics at The Shakespeare Center Of Los Angeles: Who is Clowning who?
Directed by Jeremy Aluma and written by David Bridel, this is a wry and deceptive horror comedy that sucks you in almost as soon as it starts. Think of a streamlined version of Marat Sade performed on Nitrous Oxide, and … Continue reading
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America’s Family Pet Expo: Kittens and Spiders and Doggies, Oh My.
This weekend, America’s Family Pet Expo is marking its 27th year at the O.C. Fairgrounds and Event Center in Costa Mesa this weekend. This is a completely different animal than you will see at local zoos (Pun Intended). It’s something I look forward to every … Continue reading
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Tagged aquarium events, pet shows, pets, ray touch pool, reptiles, Sharks, snakes, spiders, surfing dogs
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Mr Ho’s Orchestrotica Hits the West Coast
Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica is a quintessential mix of neoclassical passion and quirky jazz with a couple of jiggers of Martin Denny thrown in to keep the bartenders busy. It’s hard to pin down the appeal, or come up with a description of … Continue reading
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LA Zoo Lights at Night: A Walking Tour of Oohs and Aahs
Several years ago, the DWP and the Los Angeles Department Of Parks And Recreation, along with individual sponsors like LAX the Hollywood Bowl, decided to set up a Holiday light spectacular. The festival of Lights decorated about a half a mile of Crystal Springs … Continue reading