The First Omen

Gruesome gynohorror prequel to 1976’s satanic masterpiece The Omen

"...proved her hardcore horror credentials with “Butcher's Block,” the macabre third season of the Channel Zero horror anthology, this..."

April 5, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Review: Stephen Mills’ POE / A Tale of Madness Is Pitch Perfect

Ballet Austin brings the master of the macabre to life (before killing him again)

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Movies, Comedy, Books, and More Recommended Arts Events

Find an art that fits your tastes

"...him the most. It’s essentially a retelling of the macabre masterpiece “The Monkey’s Paw,” which also climaxes with the..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Immaculate

Sydney Sweeney excels in just-OK nun horror

"...of Roman Catholicism is ripe with the melancholy and macabre. The bones of dead saints make the rounds for..."

March 22, 2024 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Spider Sculptures, Gore Feasts, and More Arts Events

Feed your art habit with these recommended events for the week

"...This world premiere won’t be a danse macabre, per se, but we’re dying to see what Ballet..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: Immaculate

Nun horror delivers decent scares, but gets in its own way

"...of Roman Catholicism is ripe with the melancholy and macabre. The bones of dead saints make the rounds for..."

March 13, 2024 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

Queer Comedy, a Goth Market, and More Community Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar's approval

"...well as accessories made by local lovers of the macabre. Eschew fast fashion; sustainable goth cloth forever.   –..."

March 15, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Opera Fights, Puppet Plays, and More Arty Events

Get an arts fix this week

"...Adler and mixes history with horror to reveal the macabre workings of capitalism. Trouble Puppet and radium? Incendiary! As..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Lunar New Year Parties, OUTsider Fest, and More Recommended Community Events

Get out the vote and more this week

"...the Glass Coffin, Austin’s preeminent emporium of all things macabre, joins with the Velvet Casket for a night of..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Lisa Frankenstein

Diablo Cody and Zelda Williams show their Tim Burton love with charm but not enough visual style

"...Her reason for being so macabre? A year ago her mother was slaughtered by a..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

“The Contemporary Print” Celebrates One of the World’s Oldest, Most Exacting Art Forms

ICOSA and PrintAustin juried exhibit runs through Feb. 17

"...refreshing arrangement of artistic voices. Political statements, crude comics, macabre scenes, and blissful accounts of the natural world are..."

Jan. 31, 2024 Arts Post by Meher Qazilbash

Qmmunity: A Sis With a Fist

Sister Fisters event group plans their fifth annual Halloween party with an eye toward encouraging queer talent

"...newlywed Gothess Jasmine present a drag show/mini ball about macabre marrieds. Featuring Beau Elliot, Bobby Pudrido, MK Ultra, Iffy..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Column by James Scott

Violet Crown Introduces Austin's Newest Horror Host

Join the sisterhood of scares at the Roxy Horror Picture Show

"...every city had their own cartoonish curator of the macabre, no one matched Cassandra Petersen's campy titillation as the..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

When Evil Lurks

Argentinian horror pits farmers against Hell and an uncaring government

"...Terrified stuck its claws in audience skulls with that macabre and disturbing scene at the dinner table, When Evil..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: When Evil Lurks

Powerless in the face of hellish evil and earthly bureaucracy

"...Terrified stuck its claws in audience skulls with that macabre and disturbing scene at the dinner table, When Evil..."

Sept. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Live and Legendary Austin Performances This Month

Local stages shake with terror, delight, and motion this September

"...The famed master of the macabre comes vividly to life in the Archive Theater's new..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Drag Show Die Felicia Crawls Back in the Coffin

Wear black as Louisianna Purchase closes the crypt on the horror-themed show

"...show The Boulet Brothers' Dragula on Shudder, a year-round macabre, horror-based show like Die Felicia didn't exist until they..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Arts Feature by James Scott

Five Arts Happenings off the Walls and in the Wild

Historical celebrations on your doorstep and road trips worth the drive

"...pleasing and useful insects over all others, the strangely macabre methods of measuring insect population density, and the overlooked..."

March 31, 2023 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film Review: Chronicles of a Wandering Saint

Argentinian divine comedy is a visual miracle

"...humorous needle drop, the song perfectly encapsulates the film’s macabre mix of absurdity and magical realism...."

March 13, 2023 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...It’s a tall order to follow performance artist Christeene’s macabre spectacle, but Trouble in the Streets is up for..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Review: Austin Opera’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sharp Sondheim staging could benefit from some musical raggedness

"...Dailey’s Mrs. Lovett, too, sacrifices some of her character-defining macabre charm and humor at the hands of her well-honed..."

Feb. 1, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Austin Author Gabino Iglesias Talks Spiders and Assassins

The horror writer guides you through the darkness at the Texas Book Festival

"...a toddler with leukemia and a lifelong seer of macabre, magical visions. When hospital visits cut into time at..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

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

"...with the tricking and the treating and the usual macabre shenanigans – and if you’re still getting supplies for..."

Oct. 26, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Qmmunity: A Real Scream

Brigitte Bandit envisions an Elvira movie marathon as a drag show. Plus: What's your favorite scary movie?

"...black beehive and high-cut gown to host Elvira's Movie Macabre Drag Show this Friday at Cheer Up Charlies. Joining..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Column by James Scott

Sarah Polley's Women Talking Announced for Austin Film Festival

First wave includes the eagerly-awaited Nanny

"...the Cicada explores the philosophies and motives behind the macabre obsessions that define this eccentric mortician. World premiere...."

Aug. 31, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...Harding UK, USA, 2022, Texas Premiere, 75 min. An often-macabre deep dive into the inspiring legacy of the long-lost..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Oddities and Curiosities Expo Is Coming to Austin

The perfect place to stock your cabinet of curiosities

"...animal lovers, and anyone with a fascination for the macabre will find themselves at home...."

June 17, 2022 Arts Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

To Oblivion and Beyond: A Breakdown of the Bands at Oblivion Access

Translating the scrolls at Austin’s most interesting festival of the year

"...real-life White Walkers returned this century with enduring triumvirate Macabre Eternal, The Headless Ritual, and Tourniquets, Hacksaws and Graves,..."

May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

So Many Easter Dining Options!

And we’ve rounded up a tasty bunch for you

"...twist you've … always … wanted? Hella tasty and macabre, to be sure. Just the sort of confection to..."

April 11, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Review: TexARTS Theater's Sweeney Todd

Despite fruitless tweaks to the storytelling, this is a tale worth attending

"...homicidal hero or the tendency to gravitate toward the macabre. Most characters are similarly impervious to goodness and redemption...."

Feb. 25, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

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