Halloween in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles: Burbank, North Hollywood, Northridge, Toluca Lake, Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, and more.
Taking advantage of Halloween’s extension into the first weekend of November, Hollywood Gothique went on supplemental Halloween Haunt Odysseys on
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Traditionally, Halloween is the evening when the veil separating this world from the next is rent asunder, allowing the dead
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West of the 405 Freeway lies haunted territory that would make Transylvania blush: The Haunt with No Name Yet, The
Read MoreHere’s a blast from the past! When we posted our video of Spooky House 2007 five years ago, we included
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The final installment of Hollywood Gothique’s 2012 Halloween Haunt Odyssey finds us retracing our steps over previously explored territory, as
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Part 3 of Hollywood Gothique’s 2012 Halloween Haunt Odyssey returns to a land we visit every October: Woodland Hills, with
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As usual, Hollywood Gothique began its annual Halloween Haunt Odyssey a little early this year. This ritual trek began back
Read MoreHollywood Gothique is usually a bit reluctant to post Halloween videos that we did not create ourselves, but Fallen Angel
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The previous installment of our annual Halloween Yard Haunt Odyssey took us through two terrifying mazes in Burbank, The Backwoods
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Our exploration of 2011’s Halloween Yard Haunts began last week with our trip to Boney Island (reviewed here). Next,
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Part 2 of Hollywood Gothique’s 2010 Halloween Haunt Odyssey offers a trio of atmospheric yard haunts in Woodland Hills and Tarzana: Fallen Angel Cemetery, the Haunt with No Name, and the House at Haunted Hill.
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The Voices of Pioneer Cemetery Flashlight Ghost Tour is a welcome variation on the usual Halloween Haunt, a walk through
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Location: 4827 Sepulveda Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Dates: October 8-10, 15-17, 22-31.
We are back for another installment of our annual Halloween Haunt Odyssey. This is an article in which we round up all the haunted attractions and Halloween events in Los Angeles that we visit on the night of October 31; predominantly, these tend to be Halloween yard haunts, because many of those tend to be open only on Halloween night. This year’s odyssey was small in number but large in quantity, because we toured haunted houses in widely separated geographical areas: the Forest of Mirrors and the Reign of Terror in the West Valley; the House of Restless Spirits and the Eternal Rest Cemetery not far from the beaches of Santa Monica and Venice.
Read MoreOur favorite new attraction from last Halloween was Skull Kingdom in Woodland Hills, an atmospheric haunted house that recaptured much of the feel of the Seaside Haunt in Venture (hardly a surprise, since it was put on by the same people). It was very atmospheric; there were some good sets that gave an impression of being within an actual location, not just a mock-up; plus, there was a strategic use of darkness – no doubt intended to hide budgetary shortcomings but cleverly employed to enhance apprehension as you manuvered through the corridors inhabited by lurking ghouls.
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