(More
like a terrifying gauntlet of torture followed by a slow and trying process of dismemberment for each victim)
My
doleful darling. My crestfallen crony. I know… I know all too well how you
feel!
THERE
ARE SIMPLY TOO MANY THINGS GOING ON THIS HALLOWEEN!!!
We
mourned when we heard that there was only one major film release this October to appease our needs for unease. But like every good horror tale,
that lost hope has come back to haunt us (and with the vengeance of seven
sequels, so it seems)!
Thus,
like a murderous character wielding a chainsaw and a pitchfork at the same
time, I shall cut myself short and get to the point.
This
is not everything. This is everything that I would attend if I could
simultaneously take up as many different consciousnesses as it would take to
attend all of these events. It is not in order of preference or really in any
order at all. Check each day for listings on that particular day. I have repeated entries for events that span
multiple days.
So
without much further ado, here is the INSANE INDEX OF DOOM for this HalloWeek!
- TONIGHT -
- OCTOBER 25, 2013 -
(via
Gemini & Scorpio)
The
Witches' Compass
[This was also included in my last Killing Spree post]
An interactive ritual environment and celebration in which participants are
guided along 'the crooked path' of sorcery, to work both the mysteries of the
Waxing or Waning Moons. These gatherings are not lectures or classes in
the traditional sense but immersive experiences that engage all of the senses
of mind,body, and soul, and are generally spiritual and not devotional in
nature. Participants may be of any spiritual lineage or in fact none at
all, but our primary focus will be on the ways and means of Witching. The
rituals are designed for anyone. So that a beginner may feel comfortable and a
more advanced practitioner will not feel as though they are attending a
witchcraft 101 course. All are welcome.
Catland
987 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn
7:30 PM
$15 adv/$20
door
A full theatrical burlesque tribute to 1933's King Kong in celebration of the
film's 80th anniversary. This promises to be Wasabassco's most elaborate and
epic production to date. Written and directed by Nasty Canasta. Featuring Hazel
Honeysuckle, Handsome Jim Greene, Nasty Canasta, Evelyn Vinyl, Go-Go Harder,
Kita St. Cyr, Mala Morrigan, Marlo Marquise, Medianoche, Penny Wren, Sapphire
Jones, and KONG: The Eight Wonder of The World.
The Bell House
149 7th St, Brooklyn
8-9 pm - VIP pre-party
9 pm doors
$25/$50
VIP
Dead
Sexy: Blood Moon
[This was also included in my last Killing Spree post]
Dead Sexy rises from the grave for one night only with a killer show featuring
the best neo-burlesque performers on earth... And under it. Prepare for a night
featuring all of your favorite frights; vampires, zombies, ghouls, demons,
Frankenstein and The Bride, and more, as interpreted by Jo "Boobs"
Weldon, Little Brooklyn, The Maine Attraction, Mr. Gorgeous, Sizzle Dizzle,
Trixie Little & The Evil Hate Monkey, gravedigger Poison Ivory, musical
guest Corn Mo, and hosts Baron Von Weirdo and New York's second most horrifying
mayoral candidate, Jonny Porkpie. Duane Park
308 Bowery at Bleecker, Manhattan
11:59 pm doors
$15
adv/$20 door
Casa
de Occult[This was also included in my last Killing Spree post]
Erik Z. and Secret Project Robot present Casa de Occult, the 5th Halloween
installation. This year's version will convert the SPR into a mystic temple of
the occult. Featuring performances by LIFE, Beech Creeps, Ovary Action, and
Sunshine Family Circle. New films by Erik Zajaceskowski/Robot Death Cult.
Secret Project Robot
389 Melrose St, Brooklyn
7 pm - Midnight
FREE/$5 after 9pm
Pumpkin
Pie Show: Boogedy Boo [show ends run on 10/26]
[This was also included in a previous Killing Spree post]
Horse Trade Theater Group proudly presents their annual Halloween tradition,
with brand new spine tingling stories by Clay McLeod Chapman. The show returns
with a fresh slice of brand new campfire tale telling. In true Halloween
spirit(s), this year's show tackles a whole bevy of everyday horrors, including
a case of post-partum depression that quickly descends into Edgar Allan
Poe-style madness, possessed hair extensions, haunted vinyl, a little manhandling
in the middle of a Broadway matinee, and much, much more literary depravity.
Performances by Clay McLeod Chapman, Hanna Cheek, and Pumpkin Pie newcomer Ana
Asensio; with noir-infused music by Shayfer James.
Under St. Marks
94 St. Marks Place (Manhattan)
8 pm
$18/$15
seniors & students
Halloween
Extravaganza and Procession of the Ghouls
Procession
of the Ghouls, following a screening of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Join
the Mettawee River Theater Company and their infernal puppets for a spooky
night in the Cathedral! The film this year will be the classic German
Expressionist horror story The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
The
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue (Manhattan)
7 pm and 10 pm
Tickets are $20
Little
Shop of Horrors Sing-Along (The Director's Cut)
Directed
by Frank Oz | 1986
RUN TIME: 103min
RATED: PG-13
FORMAT: DCP
With
Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, Tichina Arnold
Dress
as your favorite character and get ready to enjoy this outrageous musical with
fellow fans and live actors performing Rocky Horror-style. Featuring an
infectious score written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid,
Beauty and the Beast), this beloved adaptation of the quirky
off-Broadway musical features Rick Moranis, a sinister Steve Martin, and a
monstrous, vocalizing plant that feeds on human blood. The director’s cut
features the original, apocalyptic ending cut from the film’s initial release.
BAM Rose Cinemas
Peter
Jay Sharp Building
30 Lafayette Avenue (Brooklyn)
8 pm & 11pmGENERAL ADMISSION: $15
BAM CINEMA CLUB MEMBERS: $10 (Movie Moguls free)
STUDENTS/SENIORS: $11
POP QUIZ!
Which one of these things is not like the others?
(When you figure it out, will you let me know? I still have no clue...)
THE
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
R, 83 Minutes
USA, 1974
Directed
by: Tobe
Hooper
High-definition
digital projection
“CHAINSAW
starts with a creepy narration (provided by a then-unknown John Larroquette) to
give the impression that it’s a true story, then shows five young Texans
heading to a desecrated cemetery. Siblings Sally (Marilyn Burns) and invalid
Franklin (Paul A. Partain) are most concerned because their grandfather is
buried there. Leaving, they decide to visit their grandfather’s old farmhouse
off in the woods. Unbeknownst to them, the neighboring house is home to a
family of demented cannibals, which includes the chainsaw–wielding Leatherface
(Gunnar Hansen). From there, the massacre begins.
“By
the Seventies, moviegoers had seen their share of monsters and even a few
Norman Bates-type characters. But nothing could prepare them for Tobe Hooper’s
twisted foray into the heart of the Lone Star State. Here, what was perceived
as the most stable of institutions, the American family, is the beast. With
that, it’s no coincidence that the scariest scene in the film takes place at a
dinner table. Hooper’s vision is horrid yet engrossing. His subtle touches
(background radio bulletins repeating gory crimes throughout the state) and
grotesque characterizations make rural Texas seem like a hellish place where
only the strong survive. But the worst part about this vision is that despite
its sensational aspects, it never seems too far from what could be the truth.”
– Austin Chronicle
IFC Center
323 Sixth Avenue, at W 3rd Street (Manhattan)
Fri, Oct 25 at: 12:15 AM
Sat, Oct 26 at: 12:15 AM
Merchant
House Museum
OCTOBER
‘SPIRITED’ EVENTS
50-minute
tours begin every half hour from 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Candlelight Ghost Tours of ‘Manhattan’s Most Haunted House’
Updated with the latest eerie happenings!
Doors slam, floorboards creak, voices call into the night. Restoration work always ‘stirs things up’ at the Museum so we’ve had lots of new reports of especially strange experiences this year. We invite you to venture into the shadows of history to see the house where eight family members died and hear the newest tales of inexplicable occurrences from the people who actually experienced them. And the creepiest of past ones.
6 p.m. (includes 4th floor Servants’ Quarters) $40;
6:30, 7, 7:30 p.m. $25; 8, 8:30, 9 p.m. $30;
9:30 p.m. (includes 4th floor Servants’ Quarters) $40;
MHM Members $15 all times.
Updated with the latest eerie happenings!
Doors slam, floorboards creak, voices call into the night. Restoration work always ‘stirs things up’ at the Museum so we’ve had lots of new reports of especially strange experiences this year. We invite you to venture into the shadows of history to see the house where eight family members died and hear the newest tales of inexplicable occurrences from the people who actually experienced them. And the creepiest of past ones.
6 p.m. (includes 4th floor Servants’ Quarters) $40;
6:30, 7, 7:30 p.m. $25; 8, 8:30, 9 p.m. $30;
9:30 p.m. (includes 4th floor Servants’ Quarters) $40;
MHM Members $15 all times.
Reservations essential, click here to purchase tickets.
Creepshow at the Freakshow: Coney Island Criminals
Dick Zigun's 2013 Creepshow
It is the "true story" of teenage Al Capone getting his famous scars while working as Bartender/Bouncer at Coney Island's The Harvard Inn, a saloon owned by Brooklyn gangster, Frankie Yale. Not only was The Harvard Inn Capone's first job, it was also Jimmy Durante's first job playing piano and Clara Bow's first job waitressing. This Creepshow Play is interactive entertainment - the audience gets involved - the front seats are splattered with "blood", an audience member might get hit in the face with spaghetti, might get made into the mob, or might end up shot and killed. See it all in living Splash-A-Rama. Oct 11-13 say the phrase "Al Capone Sent Me" OR present a "card" from Eldorado Bumper Cars at the box office and save $3 per ticket.
Fri-Sun thru 10/27, plus 10/28 - 10/31
Shooting Gallery, Arts Annex
1214 Surf Avenue (Brooklyn)
Various Times
$15
(via The Skint)
ALICE IN SLASHERLAND
Vampire Cowboys
in association with Incubator Arts Project
presents
ALICE IN SLASHERLAND
by Qui Nguyen
directed by Robert Ross Parker
For VC's 12th Season, "NYC's Best Army of Geeks" brings back its critically acclaimed show, ALICE IN SLASHERLAND, to NYC! Now featuring an updated script, new fights, new special FX, and introducing VC's own Robert Ross Parker in the role of Edgar the Demonic Bear! This Halloween, come party with the Geeks and see the show TIMEOUT NEW YORK praised as "Easily the most fun you'll have Off-Off Broadway!" When Lewis Park accidentally resurrects the soul of a brutally slain girl named Alice, he unwittingly unleashes a literal hell on Earth. Now it's up to Lewis and his newly undead girlfriend along with her trash-talking demonic teddy bear and his longtime crush Margaret to save the world!
presents
ALICE IN SLASHERLAND
by Qui Nguyen
directed by Robert Ross Parker
For VC's 12th Season, "NYC's Best Army of Geeks" brings back its critically acclaimed show, ALICE IN SLASHERLAND, to NYC! Now featuring an updated script, new fights, new special FX, and introducing VC's own Robert Ross Parker in the role of Edgar the Demonic Bear! This Halloween, come party with the Geeks and see the show TIMEOUT NEW YORK praised as "Easily the most fun you'll have Off-Off Broadway!" When Lewis Park accidentally resurrects the soul of a brutally slain girl named Alice, he unwittingly unleashes a literal hell on Earth. Now it's up to Lewis and his newly undead girlfriend along with her trash-talking demonic teddy bear and his longtime crush Margaret to save the world!
INCUBATOR ARTS PROJECT
at St. Mark's Church
131 East 10th Street, 2nd Floor (Manhattan)
131 East 10th Street, 2nd Floor (Manhattan)
8 PM
The
Haunted Pumpkin Garden is Back and Spookier than Ever!
Experience the
thrills and chills of the season with a garden full of intricately carved
pumpkin sculptures, bugs, bats, parades, and more. New this year, the Haunted
Pumpkin Garden features creepy creature encounters every weekend and the
largest Spooky Nighttime Adventures trail ever! On October 19–20, watch master
carver Ray Villafane of Food Network fame transform humongous
pumpkins into unearthly creatures. It's so much fun, it's scary!
Pumpkin
sculptures of spooky scarecrows, frightening spiders, sneaky snakes, and more
await discovery at every turn in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden. The
display includes more than 500 intricately carved pumpkins that are sure to
capture your youngster's imagination. Every day kids can play inside a
"gourd-geous" Pumpkin House, put on a scary show at the Pumpkin
Puppet Theater, look for wiggly worms, and join a Halloween Parade, while every
weekend offers even more treats.
The
New York Botanical Garden
2900
Southern Blvd (Bronx)
Check out the Website for details (e.g., Hours, Directions, Tickets, etc.)
Also, at the New York Botanical Gardens, check out the Spooky Nighttime Adventures
6:30–8:30 p.m. (timed entries at 6:30 & 7 p.m.)
Grab a flashlight and explore the exhibit as you travel along the Trick-or-Treat Trail after dark. Listen for critters of the night, dig
around for decomposers, and decorate gourds too. For those who dare, see the
giant pumpkin displays illuminated in the darkness and journey along the
meandering Wild Wetland Trail.
Adults and kids
of all ages: Non-Member $20/Member $15
Enjoy
the antics of roving characters in masks and costumes made by local artist and
mask-maker Lucrecia Novoa welcoming you to the evening at the Visitor Center.
Pick
up your treat bag at the Reflecting Pool and decorate it with leaf rubbings.
Go
trick-or-treating along the Trick-or-Treat Trail for tasty
treats.
Stop
by the Discovery Plaza to purchase snacks and beverages.
Call
creatures of the night—owls, bats, toads, and crickets—at the Boulders.
Dig
for Decomposers at the Discovery Center.
Dissect
owl pellets in the Discovery Center to find out what they eat for dinner.
At
the Activity Center, decorate your gourd and take home carving tips.
Visit
the giant pumpkin displays and walk out along the Wild Wetland Trail
if you dare!
Listen
in on spooky short stories at the Wild Wetland Trail gazebo.
- SATURDAY -
- OCTOBER 26, 2013 -
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!
You follow me on Twitter, right? Ya, you've seen me go nutso tweeting about this for the last few weeks. Well it's finally freakin' happening. In BROOKLYN BITCH! You signed up yet? How about now?
How about now?
Aviator Sports
Floyd Bennett Field
3159 Flatbush Avenue (Brooklyn)
*Highly advised you check the website for directions*
Here's a little story: Last year, my feller and I drove down to Philadelphia planning to attend the Baltimore race. We had a grand ol' time visiting the Eastern State Penitentiary's Terror Behind the Walls (which was pretty awesome, by the way, and was pretty you should go see it this year, by the way) - what? Yes. That is my idea of a great vacation. Shut up. We also almost got stuck on a NJ roadside, for your information, and that is the furthest thing from my idea of a great anything. At any rate, it wasn't until the last moments before a little terror named Sandy hit that that race was cancelled. We drove through some mighty frightening rainfall on our way back to NYC, but obviously that was nothing compared to what followed. At any rate, it's kind of crazy to remember how we dilly-dallyed at H&M in Philly trying to buy last minute costumes for Sleep No More's Halloween Party while the entire city basically evacuated and our car almost blew away. Sigh. Memories.
How about now?
PhantasmaGOREY 2013
This
Halloween season, Dances of Vice presents the fifth annual PhantasmaGOREY
Victorian Halloween Ball at One Hanover Square, in a grand Victorian
residential palace built in the style of a Renaissance palazzo.
For one night only, One Hanover Square will transform into a Victorian haunted mansion in an elegantly deranged celebration of all things whimsical, dark, and Edward Gorey.
This legendary Halloween stomp features the hot jazz syncopations of MUSSELMAN & His Syncopators, digital art by VJ HOLLY DAGGERS, and an ominous all-star cast, including COMPANY XIV, SIREN BAROQUE, MISS EKAT, and special guests.
For one night only, One Hanover Square will transform into a Victorian haunted mansion in an elegantly deranged celebration of all things whimsical, dark, and Edward Gorey.
This legendary Halloween stomp features the hot jazz syncopations of MUSSELMAN & His Syncopators, digital art by VJ HOLLY DAGGERS, and an ominous all-star cast, including COMPANY XIV, SIREN BAROQUE, MISS EKAT, and special guests.
Full
Cash Bar, Must be 21+ ID to consume alcoholic beverages.
DRESS CODE: Neglected Murderesses, Doubtful Guests, Gashlycrumb Tinies, Hapless Children, Gilded Bats, Anguishing Artists, Restless Widows, Lonesome Mourners etc.
Address:
One Hanover Square (Manhattan - alll the way downtown)
9 PM
Fifth
Annual Masquerade Macabre
[Will I be seeing you there, lovely? I'll be the one in black and white - look for me!]
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A marvelous and mysterious event...a Halloween celebration of the extravagant
and the grotesque...an all-night spectacle of atmosphere, costumery and diverse
entertainments...an explosion of live music, dancing, circus arts, and
late-night revelry, snake-charmed into an absinthe-fueled early-morning
speakeasy.
Featuring: back from a hit season of LIMBO at London's South Bank Center, circus composer Sxip Shirey with beatboxer Adam Matta and other special guests (his only NYC show!). Mind-blowing hip-hop brass band Pitchblak. Dark burlesque by Kat Mon Dieu. Hosted by twisted maniac Zeroboy as Baron von Doom. Demonic dance floor by DJ Joro Boro. Fantastical face & body painting by Painteresse Elyzabeth. Frighteningly accurate fortunes told by practitioners of the occult arts. Absinthe and other mind-altering potions by The House of St Eve (yes, t.h.o.s.e. cocktails…). Cheap drink specials all night with crazy maple pecan bourbon William Wolf.
*An additional $30 gets you a commemorative Masquerade Macabre hip flask engraved with the monster hybrid Victorian couple from the event flyer.
Costumes required:
Inspiration: macabre carnival, aberrations of nature, cabinet of curiosities, dark Victoriana, evil funhouse, steampunk, Jan Svankmaier & Brothers Quay films, Freaks, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Think dark & creepy. Or dark & funny. Or whatever your Halloween costume happens to be. But if we have to ask, it's not a costume.
Grand Harmony Palace
Featuring: back from a hit season of LIMBO at London's South Bank Center, circus composer Sxip Shirey with beatboxer Adam Matta and other special guests (his only NYC show!). Mind-blowing hip-hop brass band Pitchblak. Dark burlesque by Kat Mon Dieu. Hosted by twisted maniac Zeroboy as Baron von Doom. Demonic dance floor by DJ Joro Boro. Fantastical face & body painting by Painteresse Elyzabeth. Frighteningly accurate fortunes told by practitioners of the occult arts. Absinthe and other mind-altering potions by The House of St Eve (yes, t.h.o.s.e. cocktails…). Cheap drink specials all night with crazy maple pecan bourbon William Wolf.
*An additional $30 gets you a commemorative Masquerade Macabre hip flask engraved with the monster hybrid Victorian couple from the event flyer.
Costumes required:
Inspiration: macabre carnival, aberrations of nature, cabinet of curiosities, dark Victoriana, evil funhouse, steampunk, Jan Svankmaier & Brothers Quay films, Freaks, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Think dark & creepy. Or dark & funny. Or whatever your Halloween costume happens to be. But if we have to ask, it's not a costume.
Grand Harmony Palace
98 Mott St just above Canal St (Manhattan)
9 pm - 4 am
$20
21+ (25+ recommended)
Official site & details: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
Tickets now on sale: http://masquerademacabre.bpt.me
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/415184988581311
Twitter: @gemini_scorpio / #MasqMacabre
Official site & details: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
Tickets now on sale: http://masquerademacabre.bpt.me
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/415184988581311
Twitter: @gemini_scorpio / #MasqMacabre
Stellan Bar & Lounge
2 W 35th St (Manhattan)
10 pm - 4 am
$15-30
Event page
Welcome to your official New York Connection to "Thrill The World 2013", an annual worldwide simultaneous dance of "Thriller" for world records and charity. We are very excited that you are interested in this year's 2013 event which will be held on OCTOBER 26th, 2013 @5pm EST. Our venue is East River Park, Manhattan. Upon registering for this event you will be notified via email about all upcoming projects, rehearsals, and final venue announcements. We look forward to Thrilling The World with YOU!
Website
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
Event info
THERE's SO MUCH MORE - I'll post the rest in a bit darling!
-Sincerely,
Amada Anderson
World Wide Team Leader for Thrill The World &
Organizer/Director of Thrill The World NYC 2012
East River Park Bandshell
World Wide Team Leader for Thrill The World &
Organizer/Director of Thrill The World NYC 2012
East River Park Bandshell
Montgomery St. To E. 12 St., FDR Drive (Manhattan)
5 PM (Event is from 2pm-6pm)Website
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
R, 83 Minutes
USA, 1974
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
High-definition digital projection
“CHAINSAW starts with a creepy narration (provided by a then-unknown John Larroquette) to give the impression that it’s a true story, then shows five young Texans heading to a desecrated cemetery. Siblings Sally (Marilyn Burns) and invalid Franklin (Paul A. Partain) are most concerned because their grandfather is buried there. Leaving, they decide to visit their grandfather’s old farmhouse off in the woods. Unbeknownst to them, the neighboring house is home to a family of demented cannibals, which includes the chainsaw–wielding Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen). From there, the massacre begins.
“By the Seventies, moviegoers had seen their share of monsters and even a few Norman Bates-type characters. But nothing could prepare them for Tobe Hooper’s twisted foray into the heart of the Lone Star State. Here, what was perceived as the most stable of institutions, the American family, is the beast. With that, it’s no coincidence that the scariest scene in the film takes place at a dinner table. Hooper’s vision is horrid yet engrossing. His subtle touches (background radio bulletins repeating gory crimes throughout the state) and grotesque characterizations make rural Texas seem like a hellish place where only the strong survive. But the worst part about this vision is that despite its sensational aspects, it never seems too far from what could be the truth.” – Austin Chronicle
IFC Center
323 Sixth Avenue, at W 3rd Street (Manhattan)
Fri, Oct 25 at: 12:15 AM
Sat, Oct 26 at: 12:15 AM
Merchant House Museum
OCTOBER ‘SPIRITED’ EVENTS
50-minute tours begin every half hour from 6 to 9:30 p.m.
Candlelight Ghost Tours of ‘Manhattan’s Most Haunted House’
Updated with the latest eerie happenings!
Doors slam, floorboards creak, voices call into the night. Restoration work always ‘stirs things up’ at the Museum so we’ve had lots of new reports of especially strange experiences this year. We invite you to venture into the shadows of history to see the house where eight family members died and hear the newest tales of inexplicable occurrences from the people who actually experienced them. And the creepiest of past ones.
6 p.m. (includes 4th floor Servants’ Quarters) $40;
6:30, 7, 7:30 p.m. $25; 8, 8:30, 9 p.m. $30;
9:30 p.m. (includes 4th floor Servants’ Quarters) $40;
MHM Members $15 all times.
Updated with the latest eerie happenings!
Doors slam, floorboards creak, voices call into the night. Restoration work always ‘stirs things up’ at the Museum so we’ve had lots of new reports of especially strange experiences this year. We invite you to venture into the shadows of history to see the house where eight family members died and hear the newest tales of inexplicable occurrences from the people who actually experienced them. And the creepiest of past ones.
6 p.m. (includes 4th floor Servants’ Quarters) $40;
6:30, 7, 7:30 p.m. $25; 8, 8:30, 9 p.m. $30;
9:30 p.m. (includes 4th floor Servants’ Quarters) $40;
MHM Members $15 all times.
Reservations essential, click here to purchase tickets.
Occult
Beliefs in the 19th CenturyThe 19th century was a time of extraordinary scientific and technical
advancements, but it also was witness to a new-found interest in the occult.
With this special panel presentation, the New York Nineteenth Century Society
will be hosting three experts on occult beliefs and superstitions. From the
common to the arcane, join us as we delve into the realms of spirit
photography, presidential hauntings, and even the lost continent of Atlantis.
Presenters: Frank Todaro, host of The Invisible World; Kenneth Toglia, author
and historian of mermaid lore; and Elise Gainer, author of Ghosts and Murders
of Manhattan.
Jefferson Market Library
425 Sixth Ave at 10th St (Manhattan)
2-4pm
FREE
Creepshow at the Freakshow: Coney Island Criminals
Dick Zigun's 2013 Creepshow
It is the "true story" of teenage Al Capone getting his famous scars while working as Bartender/Bouncer at Coney Island's The Harvard Inn, a saloon owned by Brooklyn gangster, Frankie Yale. Not only was The Harvard Inn Capone's first job, it was also Jimmy Durante's first job playing piano and Clara Bow's first job waitressing. This Creepshow Play is interactive entertainment - the audience gets involved - the front seats are splattered with "blood", an audience member might get hit in the face with spaghetti, might get made into the mob, or might end up shot and killed. See it all in living Splash-A-Rama. Oct 11-13 say the phrase "Al Capone Sent Me" OR present a "card" from Eldorado Bumper Cars at the box office and save $3 per ticket.
Fri-Sun thru 10/27, plus 10/28 - 10/31
Shooting Gallery, Arts Annex
1214 Surf Avenue (Brooklyn)
Various Times
$15
(via The Skint)
ALICE IN SLASHERLAND
Vampire Cowboys
in association with Incubator Arts Project
presents
ALICE IN SLASHERLAND
by Qui Nguyen
directed by Robert Ross Parker
For VC's 12th Season, "NYC's Best Army of Geeks" brings back its critically acclaimed show, ALICE IN SLASHERLAND, to NYC! Now featuring an updated script, new fights, new special FX, and introducing VC's own Robert Ross Parker in the role of Edgar the Demonic Bear! This Halloween, come party with the Geeks and see the show TIMEOUT NEW YORK praised as "Easily the most fun you'll have Off-Off Broadway!" When Lewis Park accidentally resurrects the soul of a brutally slain girl named Alice, he unwittingly unleashes a literal hell on Earth. Now it's up to Lewis and his newly undead girlfriend along with her trash-talking demonic teddy bear and his longtime crush Margaret to save the world!
presents
ALICE IN SLASHERLAND
by Qui Nguyen
directed by Robert Ross Parker
For VC's 12th Season, "NYC's Best Army of Geeks" brings back its critically acclaimed show, ALICE IN SLASHERLAND, to NYC! Now featuring an updated script, new fights, new special FX, and introducing VC's own Robert Ross Parker in the role of Edgar the Demonic Bear! This Halloween, come party with the Geeks and see the show TIMEOUT NEW YORK praised as "Easily the most fun you'll have Off-Off Broadway!" When Lewis Park accidentally resurrects the soul of a brutally slain girl named Alice, he unwittingly unleashes a literal hell on Earth. Now it's up to Lewis and his newly undead girlfriend along with her trash-talking demonic teddy bear and his longtime crush Margaret to save the world!
INCUBATOR ARTS PROJECT
at St. Mark's Church
131 East 10th Street, 2nd Floor (Manhattan)
131 East 10th Street, 2nd Floor (Manhattan)
8 PM
Pumpkin Pie Show: Boogedy Boo [show ends its run - last night!]
[This was also included in a previous Killing Spree post]
Horse Trade Theater Group proudly presents their annual Halloween tradition, with brand new spine tingling stories by Clay McLeod Chapman. The show returns with a fresh slice of brand new campfire tale telling. In true Halloween spirit(s), this year's show tackles a whole bevy of everyday horrors, including a case of post-partum depression that quickly descends into Edgar Allan Poe-style madness, possessed hair extensions, haunted vinyl, a little manhandling in the middle of a Broadway matinee, and much, much more literary depravity. Performances by Clay McLeod Chapman, Hanna Cheek, and Pumpkin Pie newcomer Ana Asensio; with noir-infused music by Shayfer James.
Under St. Marks
94 St. Marks Place (Manhattan)
8 pm
$18/$15 seniors & students
Crypt
Crawls: Spotlight on Halloween
Shake your spirits loose this Halloween! Creep into the Cathedral's crypt with
Cathedral Guides and learn the origins of Halloween as the Celtic New Year
celebration and later transformation into All Hallows Eve. Reservations are
recommended and participants must be 12 years of age and older. $20 per person,
$15 per student/senior. Bring a flashlight.
Click here for reservations
Click here for reservations
The
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue (Manhattan)
General: 212 316-7490
General: 212 316-7490
Tours: 212 932-7347
OH MY GOD DOGGIES ARE CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN TOO!
I loooove puppies (any and all animals that are classified as dogs are puppies). I love them even more in costumes. It's a really good thing that I'll be at the Run For Your Lives event, because otherwise I'd be running around New York to ogle the outfitted puppies and freaking out a whole lot of puppy owners.
You're welcome.
Dog Costume Contest @ Luna Park
Dogs like to dress up for Halloween, too. Bring your cute canine companion to Luna Park for a special costumed dog parade and costume contest. Each registered dog will receive a free doggie bag with tasty treats and fun goodies. The Dog Costume Contest has five categories: Scariest, Cutest, Funniest, Original, and Best of Show. Cash prizes and Luna Park vouchers.
Dogs like to dress up for Halloween, too. Bring your cute canine companion to Luna Park for a special costumed dog parade and costume contest. Each registered dog will receive a free doggie bag with tasty treats and fun goodies. The Dog Costume Contest has five categories: Scariest, Cutest, Funniest, Original, and Best of Show. Cash prizes and Luna Park vouchers.
Luna Park
1000 Surf Ave, Coney Island (Brooklyn)
2-4pm
FREE
The
23rd Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade/Fundraiser
Northside's
premier DOG COSTUME & TRICK CONTEST is fast approaching. Bring your pups
dressed in costumes to Dog-E-Dog's 2nd Annual "Howl-O-Ween" on
Saturday, Oct 26 from 1-4pm at the McCarren Park dog run.
Event page
Check out the TEASER: http://vimeo.com/75814648
We'll have contests, an amazing raffle, pet portraits, music and more. And don't be shy - humans are encouraged to wear costumes too! We're also accepting all sorts of toys, treats, food, blankets for BARC...so please bring them down!
Awesome local sponsors include: Waggo, Lucky Dog, Greenpoint Veterinary Hospital, PS9 Pet Supply, Empire of the dog and many more...
Pet portraits from local artist Robyn Frank http://beastbringer.tumblr.com/
So to recap: COSTUMES. TRICKS for TREATS. RAFFLE. DJ. PET PORTRAITS. CONTESTS. DONATION BOX, LOCAL DOG BUSINESSES and perhaps a few surprises!!!
Check out the TEASER: http://vimeo.com/75814648
We'll have contests, an amazing raffle, pet portraits, music and more. And don't be shy - humans are encouraged to wear costumes too! We're also accepting all sorts of toys, treats, food, blankets for BARC...so please bring them down!
Awesome local sponsors include: Waggo, Lucky Dog, Greenpoint Veterinary Hospital, PS9 Pet Supply, Empire of the dog and many more...
Pet portraits from local artist Robyn Frank http://beastbringer.tumblr.com/
So to recap: COSTUMES. TRICKS for TREATS. RAFFLE. DJ. PET PORTRAITS. CONTESTS. DONATION BOX, LOCAL DOG BUSINESSES and perhaps a few surprises!!!
New
York, New York 11211
1:00pm until 4:00pm
The
15th Annual Great PUPkin, October 2013
Hello
PUPsters, are you ready for this? The 15th Annual Great PUPkin Dog Costume
Contest is on for Saturday, October 26th (rain date Sunday, October 27th). The
contest time is NOON SHARP, with registration opening at around 11:00 a.m. on
the monument plaza in good ol' Fort Greene Park. As in the past several years,
the contest location will be at the bottom of the monument stairs. Suggested
donation is $5.00 per dog, but we'll take what you'll give us (we have to cover
the costs for renting the P.A., buying rosettes, etc).
You've
come to expect dazzling prizes, discerning judges, and major drama from the
PUPkin, and this year will be no different. Photographer Christopher Franko,
actress/activist Rosie Perez, andGothamist Executive Editor Jen Chung will
be joining us as judges…and assure us they will not be bribed! And while we are
sad that our usual Emcee Justine Keefe cannot attend this year, we're very
happy to welcome Elizabeth Robinson on board to be the Master of Ceremonies.
We're
delighted that the 15th Annual Great PUPkin will once again be held in
conjunction with Fort Greene Park Conservancy's Halloween Fest for kids, which
features the ever-popular hay rides, the amazing pumpkin patch, and fabulous
face painting, starting at noon. Visit their site for
up-to-date information. And this year, the Fort Greene Park Greenmarket will be
hosting a Harvest Festival on the same date, Saturday, October 26th. There will
be portraits, and apple cider donut eating contest, and more, right at the
Greenmarket space from 9:00-12:30.
The Haunted Pumpkin Garden is Back and Spookier than Ever!
Experience the thrills and chills of the season with a garden full of intricately carved pumpkin sculptures, bugs, bats, parades, and more. New this year, the Haunted Pumpkin Garden features creepy creature encounters every weekend and the largest Spooky Nighttime Adventures trail ever! On October 19–20, watch master carver Ray Villafane of Food Network fame transform humongous pumpkins into unearthly creatures. It's so much fun, it's scary!
Pumpkin sculptures of spooky scarecrows, frightening spiders, sneaky snakes, and more await discovery at every turn in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden. The display includes more than 500 intricately carved pumpkins that are sure to capture your youngster's imagination. Every day kids can play inside a "gourd-geous" Pumpkin House, put on a scary show at the Pumpkin Puppet Theater, look for wiggly worms, and join a Halloween Parade, while every weekend offers even more treats.
The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Blvd (Bronx)
Check out the Website for details (e.g., Hours, Directions, Tickets, etc.)
Also, at the New York Botanical Gardens, check out the Spooky Nighttime Adventures
6:30–8:30 p.m. (timed entries at 6:30 & 7 p.m.)
Grab a flashlight and explore the exhibit as you travel along the Trick-or-Treat Trail after dark. Listen for critters of the night, dig around for decomposers, and decorate gourds too. For those who dare, see the giant pumpkin displays illuminated in the darkness and journey along the meandering Wild Wetland Trail.
Adults and kids of all ages: Non-Member $20/Member $15
Enjoy the antics of roving characters in masks and costumes made by local artist and mask-maker Lucrecia Novoa welcoming you to the evening at the Visitor Center.
Pick up your treat bag at the Reflecting Pool and decorate it with leaf rubbings.
Go trick-or-treating along the Trick-or-Treat Trail for tasty treats.
Stop by the Discovery Plaza to purchase snacks and beverages.
Call creatures of the night—owls, bats, toads, and crickets—at the Boulders.
Dig for Decomposers at the Discovery Center.
Dissect owl pellets in the Discovery Center to find out what they eat for dinner.
At the Activity Center, decorate your gourd and take home carving tips.
Visit the giant pumpkin displays and walk out along the Wild Wetland Trail if you dare!
Listen in on spooky short stories at the Wild Wetland Trail gazebo.
Event info
THERE's SO MUCH MORE - I'll post the rest in a bit darling!
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