13 Reasons to Love Wizard World

Where else could Big Bird rub feathers with The Crow?

"...If it's Halloween in Austin, it must be Wizard World, the travelling circus of comics, pop culture, and fandom...."

Oct. 30, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fragrant World

Q&A with Yeasayer guitarist Anand Wilder

"...of the weird. Released last month, third album Fragrant World seems to have both enraged and delighted critics. With..."

Sept. 5, 2012 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Austin Studio Tour Beer, Spooky-Ass Ice Cream, Pizza, More Pizza, Wine Passports, Surrealist Delicacies, and More …

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...it, follow the provided instructions, and explore a whole world built by the artist. Note: The beer will be..."

Oct. 27, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Qmmunity: Lez Get Spooky

Plus commemorating Intersex Awareness Day and Halloween vibes

"...31, the curse of being queer in a straight world is temporarily lifted." Don't get me wrong, I love..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Floral Realness, a John Aielli Experience, Spooky Movies, and More Recommended Events

Fill your weekend with the wild and weird

"...these new-old chimeras available to indie cinemas around the world, and just wrapped a sold-out run in L.A. Now..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The World’s Best White Reaper

Kentucky crew kicks off the mosh tonight at Sidewinder

"...in promoting their second full-length, April 7 drop The World’s Best American Band. On tastemaker indie Polyvinyl Records (Japandroids,..."

April 25, 2017 Music Post by Isabella Castro-Cota

Fantastic Fest Review: Spooktacular!

Rise and fun-fulfilled legacy of America's first haunted attraction

"...and playful Spooktacular!, the tale of legendary haunted attraction Spooky World, ushers in the scary season with a giggle..."

Sept. 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...the cult horror-comedy series, whose next feature gets its world premiere as the opening night film for Fantastic Fest..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Illbient for Spooky

"...review of the Stereolab show with Ui and DJ Spooky [Vol. 16, No. 10]. So, not having gone to..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Column

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

The “world’s first Iranian feminist vampire spaghetti western” is a spooky doozy

"...Amirpour has come to claim the title of the “world’s first Iranian feminist vampire spaghetti western.” It’s a spooky,..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sinister

Mix a doomed house with found footage and supernatural explanations and you have a horror movie that borrows smartly and has a strong lead in Ethan Hawke as a conflicted true-crime writer.

"...Only in the world of horror movies do people knowingly move into houses..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Week With Marilyn

Based on the memories of Colin Clark, this movie recounts his time getting to know Marilyn Monroe while she was in England shooting The Prince and the Showgirl with Laurence Olivier.

"...old when the most famous movie star in the world, Marilyn Monroe, came to England to co-star with acting..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cold Creek Manor

Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone are home alone in a haunted house in this film that was not screened before press time.

"...take possession of a rambling mansion in the wild world outside of their former New York City homestead. The..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sleepy Hollow

"...Knotts, Depp plays Crane as if he were the world's biggest schlemiel, a pale, hypocritical twig of a man..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Silent Enemy

"...the Ojibway tribe before Columbus arrived in the New World. Filmed during the winter on location in northern Ontario..."

Oct. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Possession of Hannah Grace

Diabolical horror in the morgue is DOA

"...who could’ve taken that setting and created something genuinely spooky; it’s a shame to see an excellent setting go..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The House With a Clock in Its Walls

Eli Roth swaps gore for delightful childlike Gothic wonder

"...Walls may very well be one of the best spooky movies to ever operate under a PG rating. The..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Rings

Japanese horror franchise reboot falls flat

"...on the series, but while there’s an abundance of spooky atmosphere courtesy of director of photography Sharone Meir, the..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Citizenfour

When Edward Snowden was in that hotel room in Hong Kong sharing his initial intel about NSA surveillance, Laura Poitras' was there with a camera to film his disclosures.

"...at Snowden’s life in the days just before his spooky treasure trove went public, and then viral. Gangly and..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

This Means War

Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy, and Chris Pine star in this romcom about two CIA agents who fall for the same gal.

"...so what we're left with is a complete fantasy world of both spycraft and love, as well as the..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Twin Falls Idaho

"...bond that has apparently kept them going in a world largely averse to their unique situation. Francis, though, is..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Elvira, the Crypt Keeper, and Garfield Headline Our Weekday Recommendations

Find an event for you, spooky or otherwise

"...created and passed down in order to make the world on film a better version of our own. Austin..."

Oct. 11, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

10 of Austin's Best Halloween and Día de los Muertos Parties and Events for 2019

These haunted listings won't be here long

"...finally here, and with it comes a host of spooky and fun-filled experiences to fill up your October calendars...."

Oct. 16, 2019 Events Post

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

A wickedly entertaining postmodern take on the hallowed, Eighties-era slasher flicks.

"...old hand scythe by Baesel. Set in a contemporary world where hometown maniacs like Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, and..."

March 16, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Book Review: The Body Double

Emily Beyda's debut novel is ready for its close-up

"...director Max yells, "Action!" and Norma makes that slow, spooky, gliding descent. Cut to: Emily Beyda's The Body Double...."

March 6, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Fantastic Fest Review: What Happened to Dorothy Bell?

Found footage horror is a chill burn, not a run through the woods

"...the idea that there’s veracity to a clearly ridiculous spooky tale, simply by virtue of the simplicity of the..."

Sept. 22, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Vortex's Vampyress

Chad Salvata’s gothic opera is the perfect treat for the season of ghouls, sensual and spooky

"...the history of the 16th century "Bloody Countess" (Guinness World Record holder for most prolific female serial killer), I..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

DVDanger: More to Watch This Halloween

Part II: Slavic rednecks, emo vigilantes, and crazed snipers

"...movie selection? Wait, you still haven't picked out a spooky feature for tonight? OK, if nothing in part one..."

Oct. 31, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Overnight Sensation

Sword of Dracula' creator Jason Henderson is taking over the (fantasy) world

"...in the best possible sense. In the permanently glutted world of independent comic books, where titles jostle for the..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Dream Wanderer: Get in the Back of the Van!

Touring VR project reveals a series of eerie heavens on Earth

"...Go ahead, enter the dream world...."

Jan. 4, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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