Top 10 Festival Films of 2023 You Haven’t Seen Yet

From the Toxic Avenger to school shootings, the best of the fests

"...like Hold the Dark and I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore) to write and direct, and..."

Dec. 19, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Halloween Haunt Winner Announced

And the spookiest yard in Austin is ...

"...to announce the winner of this year's Austin Chronicle home haunt competition. And the prize goes to ......"

Oct. 31, 2023 Arts Post by The Culture Crew

Still Time to Send Us Your Halloween Home Haunts

All treats, no tricks in our special prize pack

"...and gremlins yet? We're still looking for the spookiest home haunts in Austin, and we have some special treats..."

Oct. 28, 2023 Arts Post by The Culture Crew

Five Ingredients for a Perfect Halloween

Like the best bags of trick-or-treat candy, it’s all in the selecton

"...– and, of course, there are pumpkins to take home.Through Oct. 29. Thu.-Sun., 10am-7pmVFW Post 10427, 8760 FM 2243,..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

Halloween at the Movies

Your ultimate guide to spooky season screenings in Austin

"...and X in 35mm Oct. 15: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night; [REC] Oct. 19: The Texas Chain..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hard Proof’s Fela Kuti Felabration!! and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Austin Corn Lovers Fiesta, Janelle Monáe, and Mockjaw lead our recommended shows

"...also featuring Taméca Jones' soul-stirring R&B as she comes home after a year in L.A. and prepares to release..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Film Festival to Celebrate Lost's Damon Lindelof With Outstanding TV Writer Award

Fall fest also adds All of Us Strangers, The Holdovers

"...suburban town where he grew up, and the childhood home where his parents, appear to be living, just as..."

Sept. 14, 2023 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Book Smart: Four Young Bookers Fueling Austin's Collegiate Music Scene

Behind the unjaded lineups of Happen Twice, Howdy Gals, Moonbby, and Beary Good

"...As Austin haunts like Hole in the Wall push 50, the scene..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Caroline Rose Practices The Art of Forgetting on Fifth LP

Austin pop auteur explores fluctuating relationship to the past

"...compressed their sharply self-produced solo experimentation in their Austin home studio, devoid of pressure from financial interests...."

April 7, 2023 Music Feature by Gabrielle Sanchez

Ten Austin Concert Options for New Year's Eve 2022

From Cumbia to Coconut Club's Last Dance, ring in 2023 musically

"...state capital's new Colombian scene: Superfónicos' thrilling psych Latinate. Homegrown label Trucha Soul (Como Las Movies) spins cumbias. Vol...."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 11-17

"...streams of self-forgiveness for any past event that still haunts you. 3. Tap into your forbidden thoughts so they..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A few fests, a handful of Halloween shows, and more live music to see

"...receive Callahan's recent songwriting on the simple pleasures of home.  – Abby Johnston The Oxys Halloween ShowVoodoo Doughnut, Monday..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Review: Different Stages Theatre's Shining City

As with all Conor McPherson plays, the Devil is in the details

"...died in a car crash. Her visitations to their home so frighten him that he is living in a..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Faster Than Sound: The 13th Floor Moves to Red River, Taking Over the Green Jay Space

The former Beerland building continues to evolve, and more music news

"...Saturday, featuring Christian Bland & the Revelators, Daiistar, Narrow Haunts, and Majical Power – the latter of which both..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...spent ten years in federal prison travels to his hometown to paint his family members. Going back forces George..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven't Seen Yet

From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests

"...their bumper box set of folk horror, All the Haunts Be Ours, they'd arguably have had to include the..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Happy Haunts

In this week’s issue, we peek behind the curtain of Austin’s scare houses

"...in the piece. Want to show off your own home-crafted haunts? Our reader contest is back again this year...."

Oct. 8, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Making the House of Torment a Home

After a shuttered year, Austin's oldest haunted attraction reunites the family

"...of batter and thick syrup is the smell of home. But not in the House of Torment, Austin's oldest..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin’s Haunted Attractions Are Back With Safe Screams

After a year of shuttered scares, Halloween is home

"...a halt to permits for large events, and the haunts were hit just as hard as the film and..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

All in the Family

Bonded for life

"...The borders between "work" and "home" have always been blurred at the Chronicle. The hours..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Kimberley Jones

Halloween Begins in Summer This Weekend

Haunted houses get ready to shake the chains again

"...unoccupied last scaring season due to the pandemic, the homes to things that go bump in the night are..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...recording from early 1981 at one of Austin's still-favorite haunts, Ray and SRV had long departed, but the group's..."

April 16, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Recorded last summer at home – in his daughter's bedroom on days she'd visit..."

March 26, 2021 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

SXSW Film Review: Potato Dreams of America

Immigrant drama sings a song of finding your own voice

"...Lena (Sera Barbieri/Marya Sea Kaminski). While still in their home country, they speak with American tones – not unlike..."

March 17, 2021 SXSW Post by James Scott

The Vigil

Yiddish horror blends the secular and divine in terrifying ways

"...former community offers to pay him to be a shomer or guardian, and sit vigil for the Litvak family,..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Blithe Spirit

Mirthless rewrite of Coward's classic can't raise a smile, never mind a ghost

"...it’s hard to brighten up a space when mediocrity haunts you...."

Feb. 19, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Texas - and especially Austin - filmmakers have a hometown presence. Dear Mr. Brody, Keith Maitland's follow-up to his..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Supernova

Firth and Tucci are beyond stellar as a married couple being swallowed by dementia

"...scenic rural England in an RV to visit old haunts, which include the place in the Lake District where..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

In Horrifying Times, the Haunting Season Is More Important Than Ever

This is Halloween

"...Stephen King; or see some of the most incredible home haunts, all conjured from the brilliant, warped minds of..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

How to Celebrate Austin Museum Day 2020

In person and virtual events abound on the city' annual free museum day

"...for you, right from the comfort of your own home. In addition to livestreamed events, there are also always-accessible..."

Sept. 15, 2020 Arts Post

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