Three More for the Studio Tour Score

Because nobody wants to miss these mind-blowing artists

"...The Austin Studio Tour is a combination of the pre-pandemic, Big Medium-fomented West..."

Nov. 11, 2021 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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

The Annual Haunted House Guide Speak No Evil -- Live It!

"...I were the only ones in costume at the haunted house I went to last year. What is up..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature

Spend Halloween in a Local Haunted Hotel

Austin's historic Driskill Hotel offers a "ghostly" special package deal for All Hallows Eve.

"...makes the most of its designation as the "most haunted hotel in Texas" with a special Driskill After Dark..."

Oct. 28, 2008 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Snapshot: Ghost Walk Austin

Suicide Brides and servant girl murders: Haunted tour guide Jim Miles explores the creepier side of Downtown Austin

"...After leading historical and haunted walking tours for nine years in Charleston, S.C., historian,..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

The Resort

Idiotic haunted hotel horror can't be heard, isn't worth seeing

"...hotel resort that the birthday girl believes to be haunted, and unfortunately for them, it actually is. The ghost-loving..."

April 30, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

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

These haunted listings won't be here long

"...fun-filled experiences to fill up your October calendars. From haunted houses that give you the chills to drag shows..."

Oct. 16, 2019 Events Post

Express Yourself

Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

"...“Welcome to the Haunted House,” he laughs. “Yes indeed, we have a live..."

July 29, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Making the House of Torment a Home

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

"...the House of Torment, Austin's oldest and most beloved haunted Halloween attraction. That's the smell of the experimental gas..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Thank You for Your Service

American soldiers return from Iraq and try to readjust to civilian life

"...home they have difficulties fitting back in and are haunted by those who never made it back. The wives..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Out of the Furnace

The writer/director of Crazy Heart returns with an all-star cast for his sophomore effort, which takes place amid the rusted-out lives of America's steel belt.

"...Rodney is about to head back for his fourth tour of duty due to the military’s unrelenting stop-loss program...."

Dec. 13, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Monster Duck

The Big Lumbering Tour Boat / Truck Known as Longhorn Lilly Offers a Bird's Eye View of Austin

"...of the year so far, sitting on an amphibious tour boat with a gaggle of wide-eyed tourists in town..."

May 11, 2001 Features Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Cliona Gunter, Vulnerable Maker

This artist opens her home for the West Austin Studio Tour, but more to the point, she opens herself

"...to visitors this weekend during the West Austin Studio Tour (see "West Austin Studio Tour 2016"), I frequently felt..."

May 20, 2016 Arts Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Six Questions for Patricia Vonne

Patricia Vonne takes the bull by the horns.

"...The graphic descriptions and extent of these inhumane murders haunted me. I traveled to Juarez and met with the..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Gina’s on Congress Opens the Next Chapter for an Enduring Congress Avenue Address

A new name settles into La Traviata’s old stomping grounds

"...we were talking about). But local history buffs and haunted tour guides everywhere can rest easy: Some buildings are..."

Jan. 30, 2024 Food Post by Hannah Rossi

Disneyland on LSD With A Giant Dog

Tripping in the “Happiest Place on Earth”

"...On a recent afternoon off from tour, A Giant Dog front-people Andrew Cashen and Sabrina Ellis..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Christy Hays’ Love Letter to Butte, Montana

Austin folksinger serenades onetime mining town in new video

"...metropolis: a city of bygone boom, humble and honest, haunted by forgotten fortunes and ghosts of the mine –..."

May 16, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Outtakes Get Their Day in Court

Pamela Yates returns to a haunted Guatemala in Granito: How To Nail a Dictator

"...The AFS Documentary Tour presents Granito: How To Nail a Dictator on Wednesday,..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Bid the sun farewell and enjoy a fall fair this October

"...Texas Historical Commission’s mobile-device-compatible library of 14 trails and tours around the state. A native son of El Paso,..."

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

Shudder for Charity at Scare for a Cure

Austin's biggest fundraising haunt returns with safety in mind

"...more frightening years in recent history, Austin's biggest charity haunted house has a lot to compete with. Scare for..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Arts Feature by Cody Song

In Person: Mark Z. Danielewski and Poe

Chronicle writer Roger Gathman imagined Mark Z. Danielewski as "one of the roughs," because his novel, House of Leaves, is saturated in the tattoo parlor demimonde of Los Angeles. What he found is something quite different.

"...He's touring with a new book, The Whalestoe Letters (Pantheon, 86..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Halloween Events for Kids, Adults, and All-Around Freaks

It's time to get scared or spooked or possibly amused

"...music? Join crooning cow punks Gilded Lows for a Haunted Honky Tonk party and costume contest.   – Richard..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Record Store Day, Formula 1, Dyke March, and More Event Recommendations

Your weekend is spoken for

"...will both be around for the What’s Happenin’ Hea? tour.   – Richard Whittaker Austin Ghoul Gang Movie &..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Better Git Hit in Your Soul

Former Austinite George Ratliff returns to town with his new documentary, Hell House, which explores the Trinity Church's way of converting teens to Christ -- by scaring the pants off them.

"...of, we're ready to be strapped in for a tour of the Trinity Assembly of God's 10th annual Halloween..."

May 3, 2002 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Find fall foliage and festivities all over Texas

"...former students open the schoolhouse to visitors. Docents give tours of the rooms they once took lessons in, and..."

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

Fall Film Previews

September

"...post-Civil War Ohio in which a former slave is haunted by her own, pre-war ghosts of the daughter she..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Catch up on Lone Star State news and plan some fall fun

"...underground space and play upon the water’s reflective surface. Tours are held on the hour Wednesday through Sunday. Oct...."

Oct. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Ghost Stories Take Flight With The Night Owl

Exploring Austin's dark history with podcaster Stephen Belyeu and his team

"...the 36-year-old paranormal investigator and host of local Austin haunted podcast The Night Owl explores in Ghosts of Pioneer..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Features Feature by Naomi Brady

Boo! Alcatravis Is Back

Many a surprise lurks this time of year within the walls of old Travis Co. jail

"...Office can say for sure that the space is haunted, there are plenty of rumors – and plenty of..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Levitation, a Cumbia Halloween, Jazz Hall of Fame, and More Crucial Concerts

From spooky to undead and beyond, these are the shows to see

"...Chachacha,” whose ghostly cavalcade of Latin percussion, levitating organ, haunted mansion piano, a beheading solo, and spectral brass make..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

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