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I Saw the TV Glow
Probes the mystery behind an Are You Afraid of the Dark?-like children’s show
"...Maddy (Lundy-Paine) convinces Owen to come over to her house on Saturday night to watch The Pink Opaque as..."

May 10, 2024 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

This Week's Recommended Arts Events
On walls, on screens, and in crates, get some culture this week
"...20 paintings; the Chinese artist blends “habitual objects” – houses, trees, toys – with more unexpected ones, like a..."

May 3, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Wrecking Mansions and Perfecting Accents With Abigail’s Directors
Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin take a bite out of vampires
"...capable of taking care of herself, and the mansion house in which they're hiding out could soon become their..."

April 20, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Horror of Found Things in Oddity
Writer/director Damian McCarthy builds a cinematic cabinet of curiosities
"...filming location, the same converted barn in historic Bantry House in which he shot his last film, the enigmatic..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere
Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi
"...with big releases like The Fall Guy and Road House, but now it's added the world premiere of one..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

I Saw the TV Glow Is a Haunting Ode to Self-Actualization
Jane Schoenbrun probes the reflective nature of media
"...(Brigette Lundy-Paine) convinces Owen to come over to her house on Saturday night to watch The Pink Opaque as..."

Jan. 28, 2024 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

Recommended Austin Events
Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more
"...Lux Rox Boutique, Prisma Vintage, NVMBR DCMBR, Chasing Indigo, House of Eberstein, and many more.  – Wayne Alan Brenner..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere
3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival
"...A House Is Not A Disco Director: Brian J. SmithProducers: Jeremy..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Pharcyde and Brownout’s Special Fest Collaboration and More Crucial Concerts This Week
Find Nineties alt-hip-hop pioneers and Caroline Rose at two separate benefits
"...In 2021, Been There launched as a private party..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Five Ingredients for a Perfect Halloween
Like the best bags of trick-or-treat candy, it’s all in the selecton
"...history of Halloween, spooky season costuming and traditions, and haunted attractions. This is the Texas Halloween Haunt Museum, the..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup
Bid the sun farewell and enjoy a fall fair this October
"...Haunted House Aboard USS Lexington Oct. 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28,..."

Oct. 5, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Fantastic Fest Review: Spooktacular!
Rise and fun-fulfilled legacy of America's first haunted attraction
"...the charming and playful Spooktacular!, the tale of legendary haunted attraction Spooky World, ushers in the scary season with..."

Sept. 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Haunted Mansion
Second movie based on the Disney ride isn't worth wasting a Lightning Lane booking
"...small fan base for the 2003 version of The Haunted Mansion, which in hindsight was one of the highlights..."

July 28, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Cobweb
There's something in the walls of this perfect summer nightmare
"...the skin: In recent memory, it's been The Night House and Barbarian. That phone tree has been buzzing over..."

July 21, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Lemon Twigs, Trouble in the Streets, Enslaved, and more local shows worth the decibels
"...a groove-filled set from Baton Rouge-born R&B duo THEBROSFRESH. Roadhouse-ready Austin duo Greyhounds and Gulf Coast soul group the..."

April 21, 2023 Music Column by Tim Stegall

Qmmunity: House of South By
House of Lepore makes ballroom culture an official part of SXSW
"...moves – and no one makes moves quite like House of Lepore, the local ballroom family headed up by..."

March 17, 2023 Column by James Scott

Fear
Pandemic horror is overshadowed by better films about fear
"...frustrating to watch Fear carelessly oscillate between creature feature, haunted house movie, and folk horror. Movies like this don’t..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves
Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup
"...séance, which brings to troubling light each of their haunted pasts. Cast List: Anne Ramsay, Ron E. Rains, Jeremy..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmaker Emily Hagins Says Sorry About the Demon
Hagins brings her horror-comedy home for Other Worlds Film Festival
"...the Demon, which she called "a take on a haunted house but with a Forgetting Sarah Marshall-type setup."..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Halloweekend
So much to do as a Halloween-loving homosexual, so little time to seek out dark forces and join their hellish crusade
"...Haunted II Two nights of thrills, chills, and frills with..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Column by James Scott

BBQ Ramen Tatsu-Ya Is Open, ATX Grill RH Is Open, Lazarus No. 2 Is Coming, It’s Oinkers Away at Wine & Swine, Dovetail Pizza Is Imminent, and Something Something Halloween, Amirite?
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...for the final week of October here in the demon-haunted developments of our riverine city…..."

Oct. 26, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Scary Movie Comes Back From the Grave
Austin's 1991 indie horror rises again
"...for a feature: a horror film set in a haunted house, one that evoked his childhood memories of Austin..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

A Season for Scaring at Phantom Fest
With Phantom Fest, Adam Sweeney wants Austin to become Halloween Town
"...yard, check out a scary movie, or visit a haunted house. For Sweeney, it all comes back to a..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Don't Look at the Demon
Malaysia-set horror film employs skill and style to scare
"...Crew, a television series that takes her team to haunted landmarks worldwide. But when a user email brings the..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Qmmunity: Memoria Queer-us
October is LGBTQ History Month, so honor the past by making the most of the gay present
"...and Aira Juliet's queer comedy open mic ahead of House of Lepore's monthly Vogue Night. First Thursdays. Open mic,..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Column by James Scott

Fantastic Fest Interview: Jason Eisener on Kids vs. Aliens
The director of the teen-friendly horror discusses his influences
"...that feature, which was going to be an underwater haunted house film, to Fox in about 2014. It hasn't..."

Sept. 22, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Zach Theatre's The Inheritance, Part 2
Second installment of this audacious opus is too much of a good thing
"...they befriend, including an older man, Walter (Peter Frechette), haunted by the past and a younger man, Leo (Brenden..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Indoor Queers Club: History’s No Mystery!
Qmmunity recommends readable & watchable media about queer history
"...Bly Manor. If you’ve seen The Haunting of Hill House, then you’ll recognize a few faces in the gothic..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup
Find fall foliage and festivities all over Texas
"...farmers decided they needed their own school. The first schoolhouse was a one-room log structure built in 1889. In..."

Sept. 6, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Courtney Barnett, Kid Cudi, Butch Hancock, Marisa Nadler, Robert Earl Keen, and more
"...me into believing Saturday's performer has an album of haunted gothic folk titled The Spiderhouse Ballroom somewhere in her..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Music Column by Alejandra Ramirez

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