Halloween News

There was a time when horror movies were fun. They were full of dark scenes and built suspense and the directors remembered some standards set by the greats of the horror genre in years past.

What are you supposed to expect from Rob Zombie's forthcoming Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls And The Systematic Dehumanization Of Cool ? The whole world only has access to two of the 11 tracks, so you'll just have to join him at the Aragon to find out.

It's Halloween night, and the biggest party in metro Phoenix resembles Dirty Dancing as if imagined by the Marquis de Sade .

Despite its low budget, a mostly then no name cast, and age many fans out there still find John Carpenter's original masterpiece Halloween to be one of the best film's our genre has ever seen and we completely agree.

Rob Zombie Murat Theater, 502 N. New Jersey St. Monday, Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m., $24.75-45 , all-ages Posted on Nov.

The folks at Live Nation have apparently fallen in love with Akron's various concert venues as they keep feeding us good shows by national acts.

COOL GHOUL: "You're not make Slurpees," Rob Zombie says. "It's supposed to be art." For Rob Zombie , making scary music and making scary movies go hand in hand.

Never one to rest on his laurels or stay inactive for any length of time, musician/artist/filmmaker Rob Zombie is ready to re-enter the musical fray with a new label, new album and mega tour.

Rob Zombie has been spending a lot more time behind the camera than behind the microphone lately - he's directed both Halloween and Halloween II since his last album, Educated Horses , came out in 2006.

Think of 'Psycho,' 'Night of the Living Dead,' the entire oeuvre of Jason and Freddy: It's the time of year when all get plucked from the pumpkin patches of our imagination for round-the-clock cable airings and DVD parties with punch chasers.

DELIVERY!!!! It's amazing. It's fantastic. It rides a little high on my nose but I don't care! I don't need my grandmother's engagement ring when I have this! Hell, I don't even need clothes.

By that, of course, I mean the John Carpenter film . Seattle-based Parallax View has begun performing, under the editorship of Sean Axmaker , an invaluable service to film scholarship: publishing the entire back catalog of Movietone News on the web.

From their Halloween candy bags the boys eat candy bars as if they were potato chips, and then they wonder why their stomachs are upset.

Powerman 5000 will appear in concert Saturday at The Machine Shop, which is "one of those venues where you kind of feel at home and they treat you right," said band vocalist Spider One.

Those who dare can tour the Mausoleum of Terror and mingle with some creepy characters at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee.

Who's in the mood for some Halloween movies? OK, I know it was over yesterday. But given how busy even a relatively low-key holiday like Halloween can be, I often have trouble finding time to watch the handful of spooky films I feel convey the proper holiday spirit.

With Halloween here again , we asked a few of our favorite rockers to share some of their thoughts on this mysterious and scary holiday.

Hopefully your TV won't eat you on Halloween. For our third, and final installment of Halloween at the Movies we pay tribute to those individuals who just want to throw on some sweatpants and a t-shirt, pop some popcorn, stock a bowl of candy, and then turn out the lights with something festive in the DVD player.

Halloween is more than a holiday to Richard Stoudt - it is the highlight of his year.

"This Is It" took the top spot at the box office this weekend with $21.3 million, bringing the documentary's total gross to $32.5 million since its opening last Wednesday.