March 10, 2023
Justina Bonilla
Launching on October 9, 2018, by entrepreneur Yvette Aragon-Herrera, Backstitch Bruja has created a wide range of uniquely spooky and marvelous horror-themed products. Aragon-Herrera, who identifies as a Queer Latina, was born and raised in Los Angeles, with roots from Sinaloa, Mexico. She taught herself how to sew and used Instagram to show her DIY projects. With so [...]
January 5, 2022
Lindsey Ungerman
Sleepwalking is looked at as a silly lighthearted act and is often featured in cartoon and slapstick comedy bits. But sleepwalking has a side that is both dark and deadly. What exactly are we capable of under this zombie-like state? Can it go as far as murder? Dead Asleep sets out to uncover the facts [...]
July 15, 2020
Brian Tull
The Under Presents has come a long way since I first reviewed it back in the good old days of December of last year. The first widely-accessible foray into live immersive storytelling in VR, The Under Presents has extended the live actor component of its experience multiple times as it's served as one of few [...]
November 2, 2018
Norman Gidney
If you know Halloween and horror entertainment in Southern California you know two names; Ted Dougherty and Jon Cooke. The founders of Plague Productions have been pretty busy of late. The two have collectively been involved in countless projects this year including the opening of Black Market Escape Rooms in Upland with their first experience, [...]
March 2, 2018
Jeff Heimbuch
Can you believe it’s March already? 2018 sure is flying by so far! But that just means that the Hollywood Fringe Festival is just around the corner, with tons of fantastic new shows and productions for us to check out. And speaking of which, while browsing some of the upcoming things we have to look [...]
August 6, 2016
Mike Hansen
The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California, is well-known as a cavernous Victorian house, with twisting maze-like corridors, hidden passageways, stairs that go nowhere, and the number 13 occurring all over the place in window panes, stained glass designs, and light fixtures. It's no surprise that they will be hosting ghostly candlelight tours this [...]
October 4, 2015
Mike Hansen
Huntington Haunt, at the historic Newland House (19820 Beach Blvd in Huntington Beach, CA), has some terrific frights in store for you. Designed, built, and run by volunteers (benefitting the Rotary Club), the ambitious haunt has a lot of work to do to be ready for its October 28th opening night, and I was able [...]
Blaine Morris Talks ‘THE CIGUAPA’ & ‘HEX THE PATRIARCHY’
Interview: Backstitch Bruja Founder Yvette Aragon-Herrera
An Interview with Dead Asleep Director Skye Borgman
Theatre in Tempestuous Times: A Chat With Samantha Gorman and Deirdre Lyons From The Under Presents
A Chat with Ted Dougherty and Jon Cooke of Plague Productions
God & Obsession: An Interview With They Played Productions
Peter Overstreet from Winchester Mystery House Chats with Uncle Mike
Huntington Haunt Starts To Build
Blaine Morris Talks ‘THE CIGUAPA’ & ‘HEX THE PATRIARCHY’
Interview: Backstitch Bruja Founder Yvette Aragon-Herrera
An Interview with Dead Asleep Director Skye Borgman
Theatre in Tempestuous Times: A Chat With Samantha Gorman and Deirdre Lyons From The Under Presents
A Chat with Ted Dougherty and Jon Cooke of Plague Productions
God & Obsession: An Interview With They Played Productions
Peter Overstreet from Winchester Mystery House Chats with Uncle Mike
Huntington Haunt Starts To Build
Blaine Morris Talks ‘THE CIGUAPA’ & ‘HEX THE PATRIARCHY’
Interview: Backstitch Bruja Founder Yvette Aragon-Herrera
An Interview with Dead Asleep Director Skye Borgman
Theatre in Tempestuous Times: A Chat With Samantha Gorman and Deirdre Lyons From The Under Presents
A Chat with Ted Dougherty and Jon Cooke of Plague Productions
God & Obsession: An Interview With They Played Productions
Peter Overstreet from Winchester Mystery House Chats with Uncle Mike
Huntington Haunt Starts To Build