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The Death Issue
Introducing The Austin Chronicle’s hard look at grief in Austin
Reaping the Strange Harvest
Fantastic Fest mockumentary recreates classic true crime shows
Austin’s Best Breweries of 2024, Power Ranked!
Welcome to Top of the Hops IX
MadS
MadS 2024, NR, 88 min. Directed by David Moreau, Starring Lucille Guillaume, Yovel Lekowski. French horror unspools in one shot on one chaotic night.
Halloween 3: Season of the Witch
Halloween 3: Season of the Witch 1982, R, 98 min. Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace, Starring Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O’Herlihy, Michael Currie, Ralph Strait. An insane toy maker and his mass-produced Halloween mask inspires a killing spree.
ELO Signs Off, Over and Out
English hits jukebox, 54, retires at the Moody Center
Halloween Events for You and Your Spoopy Pupper
Tricks and treats abound during the scary season
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Dracula: Prince of Darkness 1965, NR, 90 min. Directed by Terence Fisher, Starring Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Keir. Hammer Film horror stars Christopher Lee as Count Dracula.
Story Time With Mr. Crocket
How a scary dream inspired the new Hulu horror
Mike Flanagan, Bill Lawrence, Henry Winkler Appearing at ATX TV Festival
Celebration of the small screen announces first 2025 programming
Outer Heaven Disco Club Is Closing Next Year
Owner Sean Daigle says his landlords won’t renew his lease
Chappell Roan Says ACL Performance Is Her Last of the Year, and More Surprises From Weekend Two
The heat lingered at sets from Vince Staples, Dua Lipa, Jeezy, and more
The Saw Is Family! City Celebrates The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s 50th Anniversary
Proclamation ceremony brings together cast, council, and fans
Whitney Houston – The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)
Whitney Houston – The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) 2-24, NR, 122 min. Directed by Marty Callner. In 1994, Whitney Houston took the stage in Durban, South Africa, making her the first major Western musician to visit the newly unified, post-apartheid nation following President Nelson Mandela’s winning election. This concert doc is digitally…
Saw Unrated
Saw Unrated 2024, NR, 108 min. Directed by James Wan, Starring Cary Elwes, Tobin Bell, Danny Glover. The original horror that kicked off the franchise – and found new inventive ways to torture folks – celebrates its 20th anniversary with bonus content, including interviews with Jigsaw himself, Tobin Bell.
We Are Fugazi From Washington, D.C.
We Are Fugazi From Washington, D.C. 2023, NR, 96 min. Directed by Jeff Krulik, Joe Gross, Joseph Pattisall. Documentary portrait of the iconoclastic post-hardcore band.
Oklahoma Breakdown
Oklahoma Breakdown 95, NR, 2022 min. Directed by Christopher Fitzpatrick. Documentary portrait of underground musician Mike Hosty.
Nosferatu with Live Score by the Invincible Czars
Nosferatu with Live Score by the Invincible Czars 1922, NR, 92 min. Directed by F.W. Murnau, Starring Max Schreck. Local band The Invincible Czars – “The Masters of Silent Horror” – supply the soundtrack to this OG vampire film.
The Apprentice
Fctionalized account of Donald Trump’s rise (Sebastian Stan) under the tutelage of lawyer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong)
My Hero Academia: You’re Next
Adaptation of a manga series about young superheroes in training
Average Joe
A high school coach fights for the right to pray on field
Vettaiyan
A retired police officer fights against the system
Piece by Piece
Animated doc about rapper, record producer, and mogul Pharell Williams
Saturday Night
The legend is burnished of the first ever broadcast of SNL
Terrifier 3
Art the Clown comes for Christmas in this extreme gore franchise
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, October 11-17
Review: Speak No More: VVitch
This immersive, site-specific production is like a choose-your-own-ghost-adventure
The Luv Doc: Swiping Left on Emotional Affairs
Let’s begin with what I know to be an immutable truth
S.L. Houser, TsuShiMaMiRe, and More Crucial Concerts
Plus country jams, doom metal, and a jazz tag team
Opinion: Augmented Creativity – Why We Should Embrace AI in Content Creation
A video production professional makes the case for AI as a tool that complements, rather than replaces, human creativity
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
According to a 2022 Census of Agriculture, the U.S. added almost a million bee colonies in the past five years, but honey production has declined. St. Isidore (of Seville) is the patron saint of computers, programmers, and the internet as a whole. Gelotology is the study of laughter and its effects on the body, in…
The Death Issue: Austin’s Children’s Hospice Professionals Advocate for Honesty
None of us get out of this alive, so let’s talk about it
The Verde Report: With Josh Wolff Out, Austin FC Enters New Chapter With Focus on Results
Rodolfo Borrell begins the search for a new head coach
Psychedelics Make You Die Better
At least these academics say so
Day Trips: Fort Martin Scott, Fredericksburg
Texas Historical Commission takes over management of Hill Country frontier fort
Inside the Eastside Family Funeral Home Running Since Jim Crow
The Villaseñor family: A life’s work in death
Qmmunity: Camp Conundrum
Oh good, another column about queer movies. How original!
Cleaning Up After Death Is No Easy Job
When police leave, they show up
After a Uniquely Short and Turbulent Term, Watson Is the Mayoral Candidate to Beat
Four opponents make their cases against the incumbent
I’ll Be Here to Lay Down Beside You
An Austin widower’s take on coping with loss
ACC Board of Trustees Candidates Are Thinking About Affordability
Candidates discuss priorities for Austin’s community college system
Austin’s End-of-Life Doulas
A growing community looks to redefine palliative care
Hays County Jail Inmate Says Guards Crushed His Hand and Deleted Video
He’s suing for more than $1 million in damages
Local Tattooist Helps Pet Owners Grieve Loss With Art
All dogs go to heaven, and some also go into the epidermis
Headlines / Quote of the Week
All About that Drought: It basically didn’t rain in September and, who knows, it may never again. So the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared a Stage III critical drought last week. Drought restrictions will begin November 1, by which time large, yawning cracks may have opened throughout the city, revealing demons, lizard people, etc.…
The Off Beat: ACL Weekend One Was Hot, Dusty, and Gay as Hell
Notes from the ground at Zilker, plus tips for weekend two
Horror Screenings Come to Central Presbyterian Church
Phantom Fest and Garth Manor team up for Horror Church
Turkey Day Drama, a Red Hot Patriot, and Scares for the Season in Our Recommended Events
I scream, you scream, we all scream for the weekend!
Elvira, the Crypt Keeper, and Garfield Headline Our Weekday Recommendations
Find an event for you, spooky or otherwise
Chappell Roan Gives ‘Em a Good Show at ACL Fest
The pop supernova comes through with cowgirl chic
