Halloween

Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson - Verizon Theatre - 10/31/12

Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson Verizon Theatre Wednesday, October 31 The "Twins of Evil" tour was the perfect Halloween gift from the Great Pumpkin, who also made an appearance during Rob Zombie's performance. In fact, several infamous people were wandering through the crowd at the Verizon Theatre: ... More >>

The DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 48: DJ Gavin Guthrie's Halloween Edition

In honor of Halloween, DJ Gavin Guthrie put together what he's calling his Blood on the Decks Vol. I mix. We recommend listening while scrolling through our favorite costumes from this year's Cedar Springs party on the block. Also, make sure to check out where previous DC9er DJs are spinning on Hall ... More >>

Eight Heavy Metal Costumes for Halloween

So you want to be a rock star, but you haven't been able to convince your partner to let you strip off the Polo long enough to slip into coolness. Thankfully, Halloween is just around the corner. It's the perfect time of year to lose the tie and slip on the dog collar. See also: - The 10 best Hal ... More >>

The 10 Best Halloween Shows in DFW

Perhaps the pressure of planning your witty political costume have driven you to write off Halloween 2012 altogether. Don't throw in the towel just yet! There are plenty of great shows around DFW this weekend and on Halloween night that will put you in the festive spirit, even if you've opted for je ... More >>

It Will Smell Like An Axe Body Spray Convention

Trick-or-Treat With The Bonobos

Just You, Michael Myers And The Stars

Occupy Wall Street Plus Halloween: My Cunning Plan for a Little Political Compassion

​Great trick-or-treaters last night on my street. Some years we just get kids from the block. They're great. But last night we got spillover from the Halloween gala on Swiss Avenue a block away. When that happens, we get an even bigger window on the festival. Got me thinking. Check me on this ... More >>

Scary for Charity

All These Years Later, Swiss Avenue Still Haunted by Ghosts of Halloweens Past

Flickr user: protoflux​So leave it to me. Here it is Sunday night. I'm sitting on the porch handing out Halloween candy and trying to be nice. But I am gnashing my teeth. On Saturday The Dallas Morning News published a story about Halloween in my neighborhood. Much mention was also made of the new ... More >>

Today In Music News: You Get a Gaga Halloween Costume, Garth Brooks Gets His Benefit On and the Pixies Give Away a Recording.

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, October 29, 2010...If you still haven't found that perfect costume for Halloween, might I suggest a meat dress inspired by Lady Gaga? It's only $100,000.Garth Brooks has decided to headline a timely benefit concert for Nashville flood victims.The P ... More >>

Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tickets to See Both Danzig and Helmet The Southside Music Hall/Loft

Trick or treat! It's Halloween weekend, folks, and we have an extra special giveaway this time--to not one, but two shows. A real treat, for sure. Here's the deal: There are two pretty awesome shows going on at the Gilley's Complex on Halloween night, and the folks over there are hooking five DC9 re ... More >>

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Like bacon or dogs in Lobster costumes, Halloween has become epic on the Internet. Ok, we admit, we like a good candy list, but it's getting harder and harder not to click on posts with titles like "Car vs. Pumpkin." As you can see from the video some effing geniuses dropped a "near 1,200 lb." p ... More >>

Scarrots Are Real. Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.

​Scarrots. Apparently, they're not a joke. I heard of them recently and thought that my friend was just making up some cutesy word for carrots. But, Scarrots really exist. Turns out, "A Bunch of Carrot Farmers" (led by Bolthouse Farms) are trying to trick kids into eating carrots this Hallowee ... More >>

Hash Over: First Annual CFS Day and Halloween Parties

​ Dust off those costumes and break out the fun-size candy, Halloween is just days away. We have plenty of spooktacular food events to tell you about, but first let's talk about another holiday that's happening this week. We love us some good chicken-fried steak, and we've been waiting for so ... More >>

Six Things You Could Do With The World's Most Disturbing Halloween Candy
Besides Eat It

Via GeekologieKinda looks like Willy Wonka's colon​Not sure if it's the photo, or the report through Vat 19 (the company that created this Frankenstein) that the worm has a "five-inch girth," but this "World's Largest Gummy Worm" is the most startling, dildo-esque Halloween candy ever. Vat 19 ... More >>

Five Awesome Bacon Costumes For Halloween

Hi son, make sure you don't eat too many nitrates.​What are meat enthusiasts to wear on Halloween? PETA's least favorite costume, as worn by Lady Gaga, was a little too visceral for the enjoyment of the modern public. We're thinking bacon. It's a clearer, more-loved synthetic choice than uncooked ... More >>

Listomania: Top Five Music-Related Halloween Costumes... For Your Cats.

Keyboard Cat is too easy! Try Cat Garth Brooks, instead.​So, Halloween's closing in, and you have to choose a costume. It's tough, isn't it? The clock is ticking--and if you don't choose something remarkable then the night is a big suck pile.Then, there's your pet. Do you dress it up for the occas ... More >>

Top Five Best and Worst Halloween Treats

Mmm...blood​There's always that one house in the neighborhood that rocks the effin' ween out of Halloween. The house that every kid is excited about. That house that has such good candy, it inspires adults to pimp out their not-even-eating-solid-foods-yet infants. So, how do you become the best Ha ... More >>

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Mixin' Up Phat Bleeds

A Sneak Peek at a Walkable, Cyclable Deep Ellum, Set to Take a Step Forward October 30

​About a month ago, Patrick Michels sat in on the planning session for Deep Ellum's attempt to build a Better Block, a la Oak Cliff's two experiments with taking back the streets. Today, organizer Brandon Castillo sends more details -- as in, when and where. Castillo had hoped to stage the event l ... More >>

Blackface vs. Whiteface: Dallas' Double-Standard?

​We're all supposed to be offended by a Dallas Cowboys' cheerleader with black paint on her white face at Halloween. But what about ...

Night Moves: Who Are You Supposed To Be?

Ray and Peter LekZubar reacts to news that Jason Castro's Dallas tour date is just days away.​We'd really like to hear the thinking behind some of the costume choices our nightlife photographers caught out in Dallas last weekend.Why do I always wait till Halloween night to come up with a costume? ... More >>

The Cool Jazz of Camp Dick

​Friend of Unfair Park Peterk, always on the lookout for vintage Dallas photos of note available on eBay, sends our way this morning a genuine (and genuinely cool) relic: a photo of the Camp Dick jazz combo. And what, you might be asking, was Camp Dick? Well, writes  Art Leatherwood in the Ha ... More >>

Good Friday: Butthole Surfers, Peaches, MEN, Digital Leather, King Bucks, Ghoultown, John David Kent, Horrorble Party, Play-N-Skillz Halloween Bash, House Harkonnen and More

Don't forget your costume. Here's one idea.​Love it when Halloween falls on a weekend, as is the case this year. What that means for music fans is lots of costume contests and tribute nights, and bands and fans will likely be even more intoxicated than usual--so be careful out there. Recently some ... More >>

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Boo! How I Survived Dallas' Best Haunted House

​I love fear. It motivates. It alters perspective. It seperates the haves from the have nots. It friggin' makes you feel alive. Naturally, when I'm not watching Paranormal Activity and I want to be skeered - Haunted House. For my money - $20 to be exact - the best spook joint in Dallas is Sca ... More >>

Chocolate vs Fruit-Flavored: Halloween Fun-Size Candy Free-For-All

Alex Flores​For this week's food fight, we asked a group of UNT students to buy bags of Halloween candy--"promising" to reimburse them, of course--pour them out on one of those dorm study tables and start munching. They picked up Fun Size Butterfinger, Baby Ruth and Nestle Crunch bars, Skittles, ... More >>

Veggie Guy: Vegan 101

​While most of my friends were busy working on their costumes for this weekend's Disturbathon, I spent my Saturday night with members of Vegan 101 at their annual Halloween Potluck. My costume: a gay vegan Mormon (black flat-front chinos, pink button-down, black poly tie, sneakers, and yes...a bi ... More >>

Dude Food: Chesterfield's Food & Spirits

Jesse HugheyChesterfield's bacon cheeseburger with onion rings.​Chesterfield's Food & Spirits2555 Inwood Road No. 143214-353-9268Dude Factor: 9, or Recently Deceased Celebrity, on a scale of 1 (Not Wearing A Costume Because Halloween Is Satanic) to 10 (Devil)Chesterfield's is a sports bar loca ... More >>

A Halloween Party Retrospective, In Two Parts

Justin TerveenZombies, take a seat.​Gloria LevarioA relatively tame moment from Oak Lawn Saturday night.​Halloween's still a few days off, but last weekend there were plenty of chances to take the costume for a spin, especially for zombies in Deep Ellum last night, and for every other thing you ... More >>

Screamin' Halloweenies!

We Heard A "Boo!"

Star Wars In the Death Star

Project Recap: Halloween Comes Early

Emptying all barrels: Richardson's Shirin Askari with Tim Gunn​Bob Mackie -- or the "Sultan of Sequins," as Tim Gunn so flamboyantly introduced him -- was the designer judge and the inspiration for this week's challenge on Project Runway. Master of Madonna's sparkling bodice, Diana Ross's sequined ... More >>

Pumpkin Head

Trick or Milk?

Holy Crap People Love Zombies

Danny Hurley​Danny Hurley, who's never met a grown-up playing dress-up he didn't like to photograph, found himself amongst the living dead last night at the Zombieland sneak, held at the Studio Movie Grill on Royal Lane and N. Central Expressway. It's Halloween already? Apparently -- hence, the bl ... More >>

Dude Food: Babe's Chicken Dinner House, Cedar Hill

​Each week the Dude Food guys assess the 'masculinity' of Dallas area dives. The more fried meat and junk on the walls, the better the rating...Babe's Chicken Dinner House200 South Main St., Cedar Hill469-272-4500Dude Factor: 9, or Baby Face Nelson on a scale of 1 (Babyface) to 10 (Babe Ruth)While ... More >>

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