Tuesday, September 5, 2023

TTDILA's Halloween Guide 2023: Events & Experiences

This is the place for all the Halloween events you might have only one night to go to. Like a Halloween party or horror themed rock show. It's also a guide for where you can find experiences to give you chills and thrills...or at the very least see some spider up close.

Experiences
 
Older Crowd
 
September 15th through November 19th, 
with performances scheduled Thursdays through Sundays
Tickets start at $200 and are for ADULTS ONLY (21+).
In order to preserve the carefully curated structure and intimate nature of the show, tickets are
limited to only 18 guests per performance.
 
 
This interactive play your a part of is back for a fifth time. And, we've enjoyed it, you can read about our experience here, where it's spoiled for you or read the skinny on the place below.

Just know it starts off as a dinner party that get weirder and weird as your evening goes on.

Once again the actors involved did some amazing work and if any of them are SAG-AFTRA too, this is
probably the only money they will be making for a while, so please support them. Even if that wasn't going on, gotta say the family usually leaves you going what the Hell is wrong with these people?

"The Willows transports guests into the captivating world of the Willows family, offering an unparalleled immersive experience that blurs the lines between theatre and reality. As active participants in the evening's events, audiences become entwined in an unfolding narrative, delving deep into the mysteries and dynamics of the Willows family. The Willows has redefined the immersive theatre genre, captivating audiences with its innovative approach, thrilling storyline, and iconic characters. Prepare to be transported to a world of suspense, mystery, and old-school charm as JFI Productions invites you to come home and experience The Willows."

September 15 through October 31st, with performances Wednesday - Sunday, 6 PM - 12 AM PT
Los Angeles Theatre, 615 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014
Duration: 60 - 90 minutes
Tickets start at $59.50 per person and can be purchased online here. Ages 16+ are permitted unless accompanied by a parent. Due to the nature of this experience, it is not recommended for ages 13 and under.

Attendees will relive the chaotic and unsettling Angel of Light tale through the combination of live performances, elaborate sets and ornate artistry, with unprecedented access through the Los Angeles Theatre during this haunting journey. The 60-minute experience fuses live theater with advanced technology to take those who dare deep into the past, including the power of Dolby Atmos sound, projection mapping, shifting light and music and power strobe lights.

THE EVIL DEAD Immersive Experience

Opens Sept 30th at The Mystic Museum!
New props, new photo ops, new merch & other surprises.


 

Select Dates October 6th – October 31st
324 North Orange Street, Glendale, CA 91203
$$
 
Haunted Soiree: A Macabre Cocktail Party Haunted Soiree: is an immersive theatrical party inside a historically haunted building! It’s a night of miniature themed cocktails, an array of live entertainers, surreal specters, live music,  and interactive experiences.  A truly unique, 21+ haunted experience, unlike any other party in town!

Guests are encouraged to dress up for the evening, be it in costume, cocktail attire, or your favorite time-period clothing!  

When you arrive, you’ll be free to experience the events of the evening at your own leisure.  You may simply choose to indulge in the included cocktail tastings, enjoy the live shows and roaming entertainment; or you might decide to dig a little deeper and uncover the surreal ghost story that lies at the heart of it all.

Now-October
SugarMynt Gallery, 810 Meridian Ave, South Pasadena, CA 91030
$20

A tribute exhibit of the Halloween movies behind the original Michael Myers house.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
URBAN DEATH TOUR OF TERROR: Haunted Theatre Attraction
Oct 6-31 Select Nights
Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group
4850 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91601
$22-$27
 
Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group’s ALL-NEW fun and frightening Haunted-Halloween Theatrical Attraction for 2023, steering theater-goers and thrill-seekers through a terrifying “Urban Death” Maze & Show of inexplicable horrors, unfathomable monstrosities, and the disturbed spirits that walk among us!  Directed by Zombie Joe & Denise Devin.  For Ages 18+. 
 
Frankenstein's Mad Scientist Cocktail Lab - Los Angeles
Multiple Dates
603 N La Cienega Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069, USA
$23 and up
21+
 
Inside Frankenstein’s lab, you’ll find yourself surrounded by mysterious potions, shimmering elixirs, and spine-tingling concoctions. You may not be an expert, but don’t worry — our Mad Scientists will guide you through the experience. Together, you'll unlock the secrets hidden within the simmering beakers and test tubes. You’ll test the limits of mixology, and when used correctly, you may just discover the antidote.

Younger Crowd

September 28 - October 31, 2023
Thursday-Sunday, plus October 30 & 31 
$25 per person; $20 for Members
Tickets on sale August 24
 
*It's close to being a haunt, but since you don't actually enter a haunted house it's more of an experience. 
 
Just in time for Halloween, the Natural History Museum will transform its Nature Gardens into a hauntingly whimsical interactive light-up experience for all ages. Featuring familiar sights for long-time Boney Island fans – skeletons performing rope tricks, levitating through hoops, shadow puppetry and more – NHM will put its own spin on the event with artistic performances, real fossils, live animal presentations, trick-or-treating, and other ghoulishly glowing installations. Explore and wander through the garden paths, as creepy crawlies, silly skeletons and carnivores from the Cretaceous abound!
 
The Simpsons producer Rick Polizzi created Boney Island for his family more than 20 years ago. It grew from a front yard display to a huge affair in Griffith Park with a cult-like following of Halloween lovers of all ages. The attraction closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, after a three-year hiatus, the crowd-pleasing event will be resurrected in Exposition Park.
 
September 17 through November 26
The Natural History Museum
Admission: $8 timed ticket required in addition to museum admission or free with membership
 
This one-of-a-kind seasonal pavilion gives you a rare glimpse into the secret life of spiders. Stroll through to see hundreds of orb weavers and their amazing webs all around you, and then enter the den to peer into enclosed habitats housing species ranging from tarantulas to jumping spiders. 
 
September 16 – November 5, 2023 
Bob Baker Marionette Theater, 4949 York Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90042
$25 per ticket, Children under 2 are free
 
Hallowe’en Spooktacular has quickly become an Angeleno Halloween tradition with over one 100 puppets and ghostly things on strings. More spectacular than spooky, the show highlights the Theater’s craftsmanship with newly designed sets and carefully restored sixty-year-old puppets old, as well as more recently created marionette monsters and creatures. From a tap dancing Frankenstein’s monster to newly updated Dracula’s lair to a retro alien invasion, Hallowe’en Spooktacular is now a certified fan favorite show for all ages and a wonderful way to welcome in Halloween festivities, including audience participation in Theater’s costume parades beginning in October!

Boo at the L.A. Zoo
October 21/22 and 28/29

Two weekends of sweet-and-spooky fun! Free with paid Zoo admission or GLAZA membership.

The Halloween spirit will be in full swing for two frightfully fun weekends at the L.A. Zoo, with trick-or-treating stations featuring premium Mars candies, plus animal pumpkin feedings, themed photo ops, story readings, and an extinct animal graveyard. Costumes are encouraged
 
Events 
 
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on a one-mile stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard between N. Doheny Drive and N. La Cienega Boulevard
Free 

It's back! It's finally back!

West Hollywood loves Halloween and the City of West Hollywood is thrilled that Halloween is back with Halloween Carnaval 2023! The City’s incomparable Halloween Carnaval is one of the most unique Halloween gatherings in the world.

Staged on Santa Monica Boulevard/Historic Route 66, Halloween Carnaval will feature a stage at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and N. San Vicente Boulevard with a live DJ set, food trucks, and thousands of wildly dressed Halloween revelers for a one-of-a-kind experience.

There will also be Halloween celebrations at businesses, bars, restaurants, and entertainment venues throughout the City!

 
HORRORCON LOS ANGELES 2023
Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
Sep 30 - Oct 1
$tarts at $31

*Haven't heard much about this one, but it's coming back.
 
HorrorCon™ Los Angeles is the authentic yearly horror entertainment experience discovering and celebrating all the things horror, terror, evil, fright, fear and goth along with the worshipped holiday that's an ode to it all; Halloween.
With a mission to honor and pay homage to the great American tradition of the eerie world of horror, this epic once a year weekend delivers unforgettable experiences and welcomes the most passionate horror fans.
 
 
 
 
Saturday ✧ October 7, 10 AM - 6 PM
Sunday ✧ October 8, 10 AM - 6 PM
Globe Theatre Los Angeles
740 South Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90014
$25 – $50
 
Shop three curated floors of medical history ephemera, anatomical curiosities, natural history items, osteological specimens, taxidermy, home decor, jewelry, one-of-a-kind art, and more. 
 
PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE - LIVE!
Tuesday, Oct 10, 8:00PM
Largo at the Coronet
$46

with Matt Braunger, Bobcat Goldthwait, Dana Gould, Laraine Newman, Jonah Ray, Paul F. Tompkins, Janet Varney, Rob Zabrecky & more!



THE LINE LA x SMALL TOWN WEIRDO Present:

A Night of the Living Denim
OPENING NIGHT
Fri, October 13 at 6:00pm
Open Oct 14-15 too
The LINE LA
3515 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 
Free
 
See iconic horror scenes come to life on denim at this special art exhibit showcasing the work of Adam Bucci, creator and owner of Small Town Weirdo! This Halloween Fashion Experience will display wearable denim art created by Adam, featuring scenes from HALLOWEEN, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, SCREAM, THE EXORCIST, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, and more. Actors Jack Quaid (SCREAM 2022) and Matt Bomer (AMERICAN HORROR STORY) will also be loaning their custom jackets to the exhibit!




Oct 13-15
The Marriott Burbank Convention Center & Hotel
2500 North Hollywood Way Burbank, CA 91505
$35 – $75

SON OF MONSTERPALOOZA returns to Burbank with over 150 monstrous vendors, makeup demos, celebrity guests, special exhibits and more!

The best horror convention to go to in October.
 
Oct 14 5:00 pm
Torrance High School, 2200 Carson Street, Torrance, California 90501
$75 and up 

Step into the magic world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer at the most exhilarating event of the year - the Sunnydale Homecoming charity event! This October 14th, the hallowed grounds where the iconic series was filmed open up for an evening soaked in nostalgia, thrill, and pure Buffy essence!
 
Too Many Draculas: A Comedy Bit(e) Show
October 14 @ 11:59 pm - 1:00 am
UCB Theater
$5.00 

In a vampire-infested theater, prepare for a fangtastic comedy bit(e) show that’ll leave you cackling, gasping for air and yearning daylight. Imagine a theater filled with a gathering of Draculas, each craving their moment in the spotlight!


Line 666: A Halloween Storytelling Event
Thursday, October 19, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
Wells Fargo Theater
Autry Museum 
RSVP, Space is limited
Admission: $5 for Members | $10 Non-members
 
All aboard Line 666, a Halloween storytelling variety show that takes you on a journey through the haunted history of a phantom train line that terrified the Old West. This distinctive evening intertwines spooky short films, haunting poetry, peculiar puppetry, and scary stories, all woven together in a collaborative format.
 
Friday, October 20 · 7 - 8pm PDT
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
5919 Franklin Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90028
$20
 
 As an amazing extra treat, they'll be joined by the actor who plays THE MOTHER in the film, actor Matt Patrick Davis. He'll share stories from filming, which our improvisers will integrate into a fully fledged musical version of the story. 
 
Halloween Carnival at West Edge
Friday, October 20th | 7pm - 10pm
West Edge | 12101 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Halloween Carnival: Celebrate Halloween at West Edge’s Plaza with In N Out Food Truck, Live Entertainment, Games, Costume Contest & Prizes!
 

 
Oct 21 2023 - Nov 02 2023
Gloria Molina Grand Park Fountain Overlook and Performance Lawn
Free
 
Honoring the people, places and ideas that merit adoration and commemoration, Gloria Molina Grand Park’s 12th annual Downtown Día de los Muertos welcomes parkgoers to pay reverence at 19 altars created by professional artists and local community organizations.

Parkgoers can also contribute to the annual community altar -the 20th altar- which will honor the victims of gun violence in Monterey Park and those who perished in Maui’s wildfires.
 
Sunday October 22, 2023 4:30pm PT
Academy Museum
Tickets are free for Museum Members and $25 for non-members. Purchase the Cinephile card game with your ticket and receive $5 off—reserve yours today!
 
Join us for movie trivia at the Academy Museum. The night’s theme is Suspense, Thriller, and Horror films!
 
Sunday, October 22 · 1 - 3pm PDT
Glen Alla Dog Park, Alla Road, Marina del Rey, CA, USA
4711 Alla Road Marina del Rey, CA 90292
 
Join us for Halloweenie 2023 at Glen Alla Dog Park in Marina del Re! Get ready for a weentacular time with your doxie friends. Dress up your pups in their most adorable costumes and let them strut their stuff in our dachshund costume contest. We have plenty of treats and tricks, including 2 vendors, Im4Paws Creations and Small & Order. We will also be joined by a local rescue, Dachshunds and Friends. We have raffles and prizes, flat pumpkins to paint, a ballpit, and photo ops. Be sure to RSVP by registering for the event so we can prepare for you.
 
Blacula
October 24 @ 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm
UCB Theater
$10.00 
 
Black improvisers perform scenes based on iconic vampire movies and shows. A Scary Night of Horror where black improvisers perform some scenes from hit Vampire movies/shows like Twilight and TrueBlood but rather than being the tokens they make up the majority of the cast.

 
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 25 THRU NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Olvera Street

For over 35 years, the merchants on Olvera Street have celebrated Dia de los Muertos. The celebration has evolved to incorporate the pre-Columbian, Aztec, Mayan and Catholic rituals surrounding death. Each night, a vibrant and colorful procession sets the stage for our ceremony.

Dia de los Muertos is, in fact, a celebration of life – it is not a time to mourn our loved ones, rather it is a time to remember the lives they lead and the many things they enjoyed during that life. Death is a part of life, and so we honor it. Dia de los Muertos at Olvera Street is the only celebration of its kind in Los Angeles – A nine (9) day festival, with a nightly procession, community altars on display, and entertainment.
 
‘Spooked’ from Snap Judgment - LIVE in Los Angeles
Thursday, October 26, 2023 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
The Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway, Los Angeles
$35-$85

Join us for amazing, true-life supernatural stories from people who can scarcely believe it happened themselves.

And come decked out in full Halloween costume for a chance to win the Spooked LIVE Best-Dressed Prize! It’s storytelling, with a beat – and it’s all going down at the historic Orpheum Theatre. (We’re not saying it’s haunted, but we’re also not saying it isn’t.)
 
Bride of Frankenstein with Live Orchestra
October 27 – 28
At the The Theatre at Ace Hotel
$tarts at $29
 
Camp, humor and horror collide in one of the greatest sequels ever. Break out the hairspray and spend Halloween with Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff! This year, our hugely popular annual celebration of horror and live music at the breathtaking Theatre at Ace Hotel presents film director James Whale's chilling The Bride of Frankenstein, with one of the most iconic "wedding" scenes in cinematic history.
 
Sunday Oct 22
Saturday, October 28, 2023
Little Tokyo
Free

It's the return of Haunted Little Tokyo. The frightful festivities commence with the inaugural Little Tokyo Ghost Tour from 5-6 p.m. on Sunday, October 22, 2023. The following weekend, on Saturday, October 28, 2023, experience a family-friendly Halloween Scavenger Hunt hosted by Terasaki Budokan from 1-5 p.m followed by the 7th annual Haunted Little Tokyo Block Party presented by The Little Tokyo Ghost Club from 6 p.m to midnight. The Block Party is 21+

Lucha VaVOOM
Area 51
Thursday, October 26th and Friday, October 27th at their historic home venue The Mayan Theatre (1038 S Hill St.) in downtown Los Angeles. Tickets for this 21+ glam/slam extravaganza are on sale now for $53.41‒$99.76 at TicketWeb.com.
 
Los Angeles’ longest-running, most celebrated variety show where world-class Mexican masked wrestling, burlesque, and comedy collide -- has announced their annual two-night Halloween engagement.
 
Halloween For Sinners
October 26 @ 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm
UCB Theater
$10.00

Enter the Hellhouse a sinner, leave with salvation from your deepest, darkest sins. Pastors Percival and Percocet have assembled an absolutely KILLER lineup of ghouls, goblins, and comedians to save your soul from the DARK LORD GROUND DADDY (AKA Satan AKA Lucifer AKA the Devil AKA your mother-in-law).

The traveling megachurch behind Easter for Adults and Christmas for the Grown is BACK with an all new-show to prove you’re not sucking God’s tit hard enough – we make SkyDaddy come again and so can you! Bring extra pants because you’re gonna piss yourself from laughter and shit yourself from fear.

Paramount+ Peak Screaming Lodge Pop-up
from October 27 to October 29
Westfield Century City

Paramount+ presents The Peak Screaming Lodge, an immersive, pop-up, Halloween experience riddled with some of Paramount+’s scariest films and series in the heart of Los Angeles. Visitors can step inside their favorite shows and movies from Monster High 2 to Yellowjackets to Pet Semetary: Bloodlines.
 

The Anaheim Halloween Parade returns Saturday, October 28th at 7pm. The parade will start this year at City Hall and proceed west via Center Street and Broadway.
 
Boonion Station
Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 11 AM to 5 PM
Union Station 
Free

Join Los Angeles Union Station for the 5th annual Boonion Station: a frightfully fun family-friendly Halloween haunt. Activities include face painting, dancing, costume contests, crafts, a one-of-a-kind trick-or-treating experience and more! Be sure to dress to impress as Boonion Station will award prizes for the Most Original, Funniest, Spookiest and Best Group/Family costumes.

Tickets are not required - the one-day only event is free to the public. All ages are welcome.

Go Metro by taking the A Line, B Line, D Line and J Line directly to Los Angeles Union Station or use the Metro Bike Share system which makes bikes available 24/7, 365 days a year. Parking is available for $8 at Union Station East or $16 at Union Station West. 

Saturday, October 28, 2023  
3–8 pm | Open to all ages
Natural History Museum
$

Our friends are back for another scare. And, this year, they have shades for the glareTurning the season into a So Cal party, Keeping up with them is only for the hardy

Celebrate Halloween and the frightfully, spine-chilling, spooky wonders of our natural world at this year’s Haunted Museum.

Participate in an interactive Scavenger Hunt with the totally excellent citizens of Autumn Valley to solve a far-out mystery, chill out with NHM’s researchers and scientists while you learn about their radical work, and dance like the dead with some brews and boos in our 21+ Graveyard.

Paid food, drink, and parking options will be available on the day of the event. A follow-up email will be sent as the event approaches.

Halloween Party and Movie Night at West Edge
Saturday, October 28th | 4pm-8:30pm
West Edge | 12101 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Celebrate Halloween at West Edge with a movie screening of Hotel Transylvania. Food and beverages will also be available for 
 purchase!


Saturday, October 28 · 7pm
Philosophical Research Society
3910 Los Feliz Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027
$20

“Another Night in Hell with Martin Olson” – featuring Olivia Olson (Adventure Time), hosted by Disney's Dan Povenmire & Swampy Marsh (Phineas & Ferb), with the band Captain Danger, spooky magic bits with Ron Lynch, Karl Herlinger’s ventriloquism, comedian Christina Catherine Martinez and special guest Eddie Pepitone!
 
  • Halloween at Pinstripes (10/28-10/31) 

    • From October 28th to 31st, come to Pinstripes at Westfield Topanga dressed in your spookiest costume and savor a complimentary dessert! On Halloween day, make trick-or-treating prep easy with free delivery when you place your order directly through their website at pinstripes.com.



    Saturday October 28, 2023 12pm PT
    Academy Museum

    Calling all ghosts and ghouls! Join the Academy Museum for a scary good time. The Museum will host a fun-filled day of special effects makeup demonstrations, ghostly tours, tarot card readings, and activities. Free with the purchase of a general admission ticket. Museum admission is free for youth ages 17 and under.

     
    24th Annual Day of the Dead Celebration
    Saturday, October 28th 2023
    Hollywood Forever
    6000 Santa Monica Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90038

     ðŸŒž DIA DE LOS MUERTOS (9am-3pm) 🌞 Experience the beauty of cultural rituals and artistic performances in the warm embrace of the sun. Delight in the enchanting Children's Village and explore over 150 Aztec dancers and performers on four spectacular stages. Indulge in delectable food, captivating crafts, and the spirit of togetherness. $35.00 - $150.00

    🌙 NOCHE DE LOS MUERTOS (5pm-12am) 🌙 As the sun sets, the festivities reach new heights. Prepare to be mesmerized by the electrifying beats of Bomba Estereo, as they ignite the night with their sensational music. Join the jubilant crowd as we dance under the stars, celebrating life and paying tribute to our beloved ancestors. $60.00 - $250.00
     
    Saturday, October 28 from 2 to 9 pm
    Third Street Promenade
    Free
     
    DTSM is proud to commemorate Día de los Muertos, a cherished Mexican tradition celebrating life and death, through an enriching  lineup of cultural events. The family-friendly celebration on Saturday, October 28 from 2 to 9 pm will feature festive live entertainment from local performance groups including Neiya Arts, Ballet Flor de Mayo, Grupo La Rosa,  Folklor América, Poco Pocho and local Latinx student groups, colorful community altars and a Latinx popup market offering a diverse selection of crafts, arts and treats curated by Molcajete Dominguero. Family and pet-friendly activities and arts & crafts will also be part of the celebration, including face-painting. 

    Saturday, October 28
    Oct 28, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
    Los Angeles, 570 W Ave 26 #100, Los Angeles, CA 90065, USA
    $50-$100

    Our Dia De Los Muertos Fundraiser will be on Saturday, October 28th! This special ticketed event will have music, food, altars, and a silent auction! We look forward to our Dia De Los Muertos Fundraiser every year because it’s a special chance to celebrate our heritage and our wonderful community.


    SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 3:30 - 5:30pm
    Secret Headquarters
     YOU MUST PURCHASE THE SKULL FROM SHQ TO GET SOMETHING SIGNED BY JON AT THE EVENT. No purchase necessary to just attend.
     
    The wonderful Jon Klassen will be joining us to sign copies of his new book, The Skull.
    Come dressed to impressed for Halloween, as there will be a prize for the kid with the spOoOoOookiest costume.






    Sunday, Oct 29, noon
    Tonga Hut Tiki Lounge
    12808 Victory Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91606

    $15.00
    Blood Banquet: An Improvised Horror
    October 29 @ 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm
    $5.00 
    UCB Theater
     
     
    Hollywood-A spooky hilarious talent show, featuring some of LA’s funniest phantoms! Hosted by
    Allan McLeod (Drunk History) Marcy Jarreau (Brooklyn 99)
     
    Blood-Two of LA’s most devilish ghouls (Zach Olsen & Heather Higginbotham) invite you to their really fun dungeon as improvisors are forced to willingly perform an improvised horror incorporating the safest fake weapons, dead limbs, and more. This is sure to be the most disgustingly provocative show UCB’s guidelines will allow!
     
    October 29-31, 2023 4:00 p.m. - 10:45 p.m.
    Pacific Design Center - 8687 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood
    Free, Must RSVP
     
    In the spirit of Huluween, come celebrate the spooky season at the Pacific Design Center for an experience packed with scares, screams, and swag. This haunted maze experience will be filled with a collection of scream-worthy experiences highlighting some of the scariest titles streaming on Hulu including FX's “American Horror Story,” “Annabelle,” “The Boogeyman'', and more. If viewers thought these were scary on screen, just wait until they see what’s inside the maze… or lurking just around the corner… Dare to find out and get your tickets now for Huluween: Now Screaming in Los Angeles!
     

    October 29 · 9pm
    Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
    8555 Beverly Boulevard #90048 Los Angeles, CA 90048
    $15 – $20
     
    It's that time of the year again...Come join two LA dj legends for what is anticipated to be the party of the year, at the newly renovated Sofitel Hotel (right across from the Beverly Center). This is a costume party & there will be a prize given out for best costume. Last year was incredible & this year will be even bigger & better! Don't hesitate to get your presale tickets as we're only selling a certain amount & once they're gone, the price will be more at the door. We're super excited to see & entertain everyone so mark down the date on ya calendar & get ready!
     
     

    Westfield Topanga | Topanga Social

    • Hocus Pocus Halloween (10/29) 

      • Join Topanga Social on October 29th for a bewitching "Hocus Pocus Halloween"! Filled with treats and thrills, bring your little goblins for safe and delightful trick-or-treating throughout Topanga Social, enter the Costume Contest for a chance to win a $200 Topanga Social gift card, and transform into Halloween characters with enchanting face painting and capture the moment with our 360 video and photo booth experience! 

        • Live band will haunt the stage from 2PM - 5PM

        • DJ Arif will cast musical spells from 4PM - 8PM in the Margarita Garden

     

    Fright Night
    October 30 @ 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm
    UCB Theater
    $10.00

    Improv based off horror films, with a lineup so good it’s scary.

    We will get seven horror film tropes from the audience. Then, the improvisers will do a montage based off that. With each sweep edit, the theater will get DARKER until the final scene is performed in blackness. For the second half of the show, we’ll let the audience name a horror movie that doesn’t exist. We’ll create that film through improv while the audience will play the soundtrack.

    The Tarot Show: Halloween
    October 31 @ 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm
    UCB Theater
    $10.00 

    Hannah Garcés & Dickie Copeland bring their tarot-reading Instagram Live show and podcast to the stage in a special UCB Halloween event.

    These spooky bitches will pierce the veil, contacting the spirits (both benevolent and naughty) to divine the past, present and future through tarot. Audience members and a few special guests will have their cards read live onstage in a fun, big party vibe complete with ghosts, a potions-master and mayhaps… the devil himself. Come in costume and ready to party!

     
    Walt Disney Concert Hall
    $

    The annual Halloween haunt at Walt Disney Concert Hall features one of the most classic horror movies of the 1920s, The Phantom of the Opera, starring Lon Chaney as Erik, the Phantom, in makeup he famously constructed for the role. The projection of the 1925 silent film will be accompanied by a live soundtrack performed by organist Clark Wilson.

    TTDILA's Halloween Guide 2023: Haunts

    Here you have all the haunts. Haunted houses and theme parks that will give you scares starting in early September into October.

    The theme parks
     
    Select nights from Thursday, September 7 through Tuesday, October 31 
    $$

    Gotta say, kind of amazed at the amount of haunts connected to current content like Chucky, The Last of Us and Stranger Things 4 and Evil Dead Rise. Kind of amazed they didn't make a Twisted Metal one.

    The full line-up of the fear that awaits follows in eight haunted houses and Universal Studios
    Hollywood’s exclusive Terror Tram:

      -  “The Last of Us” engrosses guests in a struggle to survive against fearsome Clickers, Bloaters, and more from Naughty Dog and PlayStation's award-winning video game.
    -    “Stranger Things 4” transports guests to Hawkins, Indiana where they will face off against the evil Vecna in the fourth season of Netflix’s original series.
    -    “The Exorcist: Believer” invites visitors into a terrifying new beginning in horror, as two families battle a sinister demonic force that has possessed their young daughters.
    -    “Universal Monsters: Unmasked” expands on the Universal Monsters legacy with horror icons The Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Phantom of the Opera and The Hunchback of Notre Dame coming together for the first time ever in a chilling new story.
    -    “Chucky: Ultimate Kill Count” features the infamous slasher doll and his best kills throughout the hit USA & SYFY series and cult classic films.
    -    “Evil Dead Rise” brings guests to a new twisted tale, based on New Line Cinema’s return to the iconic horror franchise and 2023 box office hit.
     -   “Monstruos: The Monsters of Latin America” includes the most terrifying ghosts and creatures from Latin American folklore.
    -    “Holidayz in Hell” takes visitors on a petrifying trip through a series of psychotic seasonal celebrations.
    -    “Terror Tram…The Exterminatorz” puts guests on the world-famous Universal backlot and in
    the middle of an insect uprising led by the devious Larry Larva whose goal is to exterminate humans from the Earth. Horror fans will also walk along the Jupiter’s Claim set from Nope where they will encounter The Tethered from Us in an epic crossover from two of director Jordan Peele’s blockbusters.

    A plethora of horror-themed food and drink items will be available to whet the scariest of appetites. Must be 21 years or older with valid photo identification to purchase or drink alcoholic beverages.
        -“Stranger Things” fans can visit Surfer Boy Pizza for a variety of pizza flavors, Scoops Ahoy for tasty ice cream creations and a new 80’s themed Stellar Bar with mixed cocktails.
      -  Quick service restaurant Hollywood & Dine will transform into a “Chucky”-themed BBQ featuring brisket and Nashville popcorn chicken sandwiches, pulled pork macaroni and cheese, funnel cakes and themed drinks.
       - The Carl Laemmle Patio will feature Peacock’s Halloween Horror Bar with themed cocktails from The Purge and “Chucky” and photo opportunities with scareactors.
    -    Universal Plaza will serve up a celebration in honor of Dia de Los Muertos featuring an array of Latin Folklore-themed cocktails, Lil Cocina Taco Stand and a margarita bar.
     
    Select nights from September 21 through October 31
    $tarts at $59 and up

    Knott's marks its 50th year of scaring the Hell out of SoCal residents for 2023, making them an institution of frights. 

    This golden anniversary's lineup includes three new frightening mazes (for a total of 10), five sinister scare zones and four hair-raising shows. Guests can expect to uncover unforgettable experiences that will usher in characters from Haunt history. The 50th year of Knott’s Scary Farm starts on September 21 and runs through October 31, for a total of 29 terrifying nights.

    There will be nowhere to hide as hair-raising scares loom around every turn, with the debut of our newest terrifying mazes, a newly reimagined fan-favorite scare zone, and a gruesome lineup of new shows. These new haunting experiences add to the original scares that can’t be found anywhere else. 

    New Offerings

    Cinema Slasher (Maze) – Venturing through the mystical Midnight Theater, guests travel through the silver screen and into a trilogy of slasher movies. As they are swallowed into the world of gothic horror, they become the movie characters who try to escape the wrath of the dangerous Slasher. Will everyone survive, or will they become forever ensnared in the decaying reality from a bygone era? The conniving Midnight Theater wickedly opens its doors, daring those brave enough to buy a ticket to Cinema Slasher!

    The Chilling Chambers (Maze) – In honor of the first maze in Knott's Scary Farm's prestigious history, the "10 Chilling Chambers" is a ghastly new attraction that gives a nostalgic nod to Scary Farm's past while terrorizing the audience of today. Guided by The Keeper, the sinister caretaker of the conservatory of horrors, guests are thrust beyond the threshold of an ominous towering cathedral that leads to terrifying classic maze themes from Knott's Scary Farm's infamous history. Scream from countless fears of seasons gone by as 50 years of terror are unleashed in The Chilling Chambers.

    Room 13 (Maze) – Violent murders at The Blind Tiger interrupt the Prohibition-era revelry on Memory Lane. A dangerously delicious new cocktail named The Devil’s Elixir seems to be at the root of the mayhem, but where did the mysterious green aperitif come from? The answers may lie at the heart of the extravagant Argive Hotel, where many have checked in to Room 13… but none have checked out.

    The Gauntlet (Scare Zone) – In this reimagined version of the fan favorite, classic characters return to invade Camp Snoopy, but with an updated twist. Guests will again encounter the King and Queen of the realm, maniacal jesters, brutal barbarians, wicked wizards, and lawless peasants. They’ve all returned with an onslaught of fresh terror. All Hail the King or suffer the wrath of The Gauntlet!

    Dr. Cleaver Returns (Show) – Your favorite demented doctor is back for more Halloween hijinks! Grab a seat at the world-famous Bird Cage Theatre for a wicked journey into the great beyond.

    The Hanging: Uncancelled (Show) – The Lawman has returned to track down the vilest villains of the past year in this pop culture parody stunt extravaganza. No one is safe when the gates of the Wagon Camp swing open.

    Music, Monsters & Mayhem (Show) – “Music, Monsters and Mayhem” takes you on a scintillating and provocative musical journey celebrating 50 years of terror and frights. Featuring a rockin’ score, wild laughs, and a cast of singing and dancing monstrosities bound to get your heart racing with screams of delight!
     
    *Don't forget-A chaperone policy will remain in effect for all Knott's Scary Farm event nights. Under this policy, all guests ages 15 years old or younger must be accompanied by a chaperone who is at least 21 years old in order to be admitted into the park.
     
    Knott's Spooky Farm
    Daytime Thursdays-Sundays, September 28 - October 29, 2023, plus Halloween
    -For little tykes
     
     
    Next we have starting even earlier

    September 1 to October 31, 2023
    $$

    Disneyland and California Adventure get decked out early so more people have the chance to enjoy the Halloween theme if it only lasted a month. Check the site for specifics, but this is more for the family friendly side and not the side that likes jump scares.
     

    Six Flag's Fright Fest
    Select Nights Sep 8th - October 31st
    $$
     
    Plenty of their own haunts and this year they have ones based on The Conjuring and the yet-to-be released Saw X. They're no Knott's, but they have been filling you with frights for 30 years.
     
     Kids Boo Fest-For the smaller ones during the day



    Forget Theme Parks

    Select Night Sept 21st-Nov 12 
    Update: an added set of dates from November 16th to 19th.
    The Phillips Mansion
    2640 Pomona Blvd, Pomona, CA 91768
    $tarts at 94.99
     
    Usually are most highest rated haunt. It's like being in your own horror movie. It does cost quite a bit, but you are fully engrossed in a haunted house created by a professional practical special effects maker whose worked on big movies and it shows.
     
    *Technically, we could put this in the experiences sections too. 

    It looks like they want you to chill before or after your haunts as the have two full bars and other places to relax after your horror show.
     
    With Nocturnes & Nightmares, we learn there is more to the Delusion saga than meets the eye. A mysterious figure known only as The Author has apparently penned every Delusion story since its inception. Bringing words to life. Ink to reality. More a curse than a gift as The Author plays with fire.

    Guests will be swallowed into various stories and connect with characters both dire and beloved as they track down the mysterious author behind the Delusion series and learn of a disturbing agenda.
     
    *Funny enough Delusion, Haunted Hayride and Shaqtoberfest are all run by Thirteenth Floor.

    OPENING NIGHT - SEPTEMBER 22ND
     -Oct 31 select nights
    4730 CRYSTAL SPRINGS DR., LOS ANGELES
    $29.99 and up
     
    Experience the world-famous Los Angeles Haunted Hayride. Los Angeles’ Ultimate Halloween Event.Looks like there going all out with extra activities like a Zombie Splat - Gellyball Experience and Axe Throwing. So, there's more there than just the hayride. Go through their full list of things to do.
     
    Opening Sept 28 -Oct 31 select nights
    The Queen Mary
    $29.99 and up

    Returning for a second year to the notoriously haunted Queen Mary, Shaqtoberfest is an immersive Halloween festival featuring haunted trails, live entertainment, themed bars and lounges, carnival rides, and more!
     

    The newcomer

    September 29 – October 29 Select Nights
    28701 LOS ALAMOS HEIGHTS RD
    MURRIETA, CA 92563
    $tarts at $25
     
     Experience Eternal Echoes, Wayward Souls, The Void, and the VIP Delirium this Fall.
     
    Promising an unforgettable experience that goes beyond fear and beyond reality, ScareScape will offer spine-tingling, locally designed mazes created to confront and amplify a few of humankind’s most common phobias. Even before entering into the ScareScape grounds, each ticket holder embarks on an exclusive shuttle ride to the summit, setting the stage for an unforgettable encounter with a nightmare come-to-life. 

     A hair-raising experience for the senses, thrill seekers must find and feel their way through total blackout in The Void. Immersing guests in a truly nightmarish dimension, the Eternal Echoes maze will bring to life a menagerie of vengeful spirits. Not for the faint of heart, Wayward Souls presents a cursed rendition of the living plane in a haunted house. Delirium, invites VIP ticket holders into a macabre world of flashing lights, haunting melodies, and twisted clowns and carnies.

     

    Burbank Clown House Opening night is Friday Oct 13th at 7pm! All are welcome and the event is FREE for everyone. Live clowns every Fri-Sun through Halloween. Newly added this year creepy “Clown Alley”  

    715 N Ontario Street Burbank, CA 91505  - just 1/2 block from Rotten Apples haunted house in Burbank

    Rotten Apple 907
    Let's go to the Movies
    October 21, 22, 28, 29, 31st
    7pm to 10pm
    Please note the line may be cut off early as we must be shut down by 10pm.

    907 N California St
    Free, Charity Appreciated

    The classic Burbank home haunt returns, yet again!




     

    Maze of the Minotaur
    October 27, 28, 29, and 31, 2023
    650 Laguna Canyon Road
    Laguna Beach, CA 92651
    Tickets are $20 for adults in advance ($25 at the door) and $10 for children 12 and under

    This beloved tradition, resurrected every five years, holds a special place in the cobweb-covered hearts of both locals and visitors. Prepare to be spellbound as you venture into the Pageant’s backstage area and scenic workshops, transformed into a family-friendly haunted house. It’s a bone-chilling celebration of creativity that’ll send shivers down your spine!

    Big Wave Car Wash
    2219 Lincoln Avenue Anaheim, CA 92801
    2729 E.Carson St, Lakewood, CA, 90712
    Select dates Now-Oct 30th
     $30 – $45

    A world class car wash experienced with a haunted tunnel that you and loved ones will never forget all from the comfort of your own vehicle.

    Select nights through October
    8420 ON THE MALL
    BUENA PARK, CA 90620
    $36 and up

    The well known haunt has moved to Buena Park

    Heinous crimes deserve a severe sentence at Perpetuum Penitentiary, the most horrendous prison. A darkness has seized control of the inmates. Muffled screams of suffering ooze out of every crack and crevice of the dismal stone walls. At Perpetuum, a new circle of hell has taken root. Courtesy of Vixi Labs, all prison treatment facilities will now be powered by revolutionary Vixi-technology. Operated by vile and sadistic engineers, their unorthodox methods for treating evils of humanity have hit new levels of depravity. They are enjoying every minute.

    October 6-8, 13-15, 20-21, 27-31 | 6 p.m. - 11 p.m.
    1101 W McKinley Ave
    Pomona, CA 91768 
    $31 and up

    Welcome to Fearplex, where everything your imagination doesn't desire is unfortunately within reach - the dead become the undead, monsters are real and the fun of a county fair morphs into a gory carnival of carnage!

    Fall 2023 Reign of Terror Haunted House
    Open 17 nights, starting Saturday, Sept 29 and ending Saturday Nov 4 (Special LIGHTS OUT Edition) 
    Reign of Terror Haunted House in the Janss Marketplace
    225 N. Moorpark Road
    Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
    Regular Admission: $35 or $40 (on most nights) or Immediate Access: $60 or $65 (on select nights)

    The award-winning Reign of Terror Haunted House features 10 interconnected attractions, 138 separate rooms to walk through and hordes of frightful characters waiting to give you a thrill. New Additions, Changes, Features, Effects, Characters..MORE than ever in our 25 season history! All 10 Attractions have been updated.

    Friday, September 1, 2023

    See Ya, Headed To PAX West & Nintendo Live

     

    We'll have coverage from both Nintendo Live and PAX West next week. Oh, and it looks like Nintendo Live might be yearly, however it doesn't stay in the USA, it's head to Tokyo next year!

    With Pax West, hoping to dominate some of that Jackbox Games at their stage and trying out Tee K.O. 2 a month before its release.

    Square's gonna be there with the statue they had at AX and Cheez-It will have a big booth for some reason?

    "Every day of PAX West at SQUARE ENIX’s booth (booth #803), visitors will be able to get hands-on time
    with many of SQUARE ENIX’s upcoming games, including FINAL FANTASY™ VII EVER CRISIS, STAR OCEAN™ THE SECOND STORY R™, Little Goody Two Shoes and Infinity Strash: DRAGON QUEST The Adventure of Dai. Attendees will also be able to compete against each other in the first-ever consumer hands-on of the vibrant and frantic new online multiplayer game FOAMSTARS™, as well as check out new content coming to PowerWash Simulator. 

    But playable games aren’t all that visitors will be able to experience from SQUARE ENIX at this year’s event. At the booth, attendees will find many spots to grab the perfect photo of a giant statue of Ifrit, the massive Eikon of Fire from FINAL FANTASY XVI. Additionally, fans will be able to participate in a digital photo activation to snap a photo with Cloud and Zack or choose Midgar as their background from FINAL FANTASY VII EVER CRISIS to share on social media using hashtag #FF7EC​. Fans who pre-register for the game at the booth will enter a raffle for a chance to win a FINAL FANTASY VII EVER CRISIS T-shirt. Official terms for the raffle here: https://sqex.link/semobilerafflepaxw "