Halloween
The Wells Fargo Center Is Transforming Into a Giant Socially Distanced Movie Theater
The Flyers and Sixers, who normally play in the Wells Fargo Center, aren’t playing these days. And Wells Fargo Center concerts that were supposed to […]
29 Haunted Houses, Halloween Bar Crawls, and Other Spooky Attractions Around Philly
Haunted Houses Terror Behind the Walls Every Halloween, Eastern State Penitentiary gets even scarier by converting into a gigantic, high-tech, multi-part haunted house full of grabby […]
Don’t Get Spooked by This South Philly Halloween Decor
You know how they say less is more? Well, enough with all of those over-the-top, baroque Halloween displays bursting with stage lighting, fake spider webs, ornately […]
Two Halloween-Themed Bars Are Popping Up This Fall in Midtown Village
For the past two Decembers, the folks at Craft Concepts Group have transformed a former jewelry store at 116 South 12th Street into glitzy, wrapping […]
What’s Better Than One Halloween a Year? Two, Says This South Jersey Group
Three things you probably never knew: first, that there’s such a thing as a “National Halloween Association,” apparently for people who are really passionate about the holiday. […]
A Philadelphia Legend on Life Without a Computer, Email, or Facebook
No Computer? No email? That’s no problem for Philly legend Henri David, who says you really need to get off the grid. Philadelphia magazine: Have […]
A Definitive Ranking of the Best Halloween Candies, According to a 12-Year-Old
Last night, my kids went trick-or-treating in West Philly and Narberth. When I woke up this morning, my son had all of his candy sorted […]
Remember When Halloween Costumes Used to Be, You Know, Scary?
I was scrolling through my friends’ Facebook feeds over the weekend, as one tends to do in 2018, when I saw a photo of my […]
I Love My Job: Meet the Woman Scaring the Hell Out of You at Eastern State
Jenny Tomczak is the terrifyingly dynamic woman keeping Eastern State Penitentiary really scary. After joining the attraction as an actor nearly 15 years ago, Tomczak […]
20 Photos of People (and Dogs) Dressed Up as Gritty for Halloween
Philadelphia’s love for Gritty knows no limits. Would it be thwarted, this Halloween, by the mere lack of an official, Flyers-approved Gritty costume? No. Absolutely […]
This Halloween Season, See Horror Movies the Way They Were Meant to Be Seen
Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein One of those few times a sequel actually bests the original movie. But the Colonial is screening both the 1931 […]
Looking for an Official Gritty Costume? Here’s Why You’re Not Finding One
We’re willing to bet that at least half of Philadelphia (maybe three-quarters) wants to dress in a Gritty costume this Halloween. Why wouldn’t you? With his unsettling […]
The 6 Worst Urban Outfitters Halloween Costumes, Ranked
Halloween is nigh, and so, too, are hauntingly stupid Halloween costumes. The award for Worst Halloween Getup of 2018 (so far) goes to Urban Outfitters, for […]
This Philly Dog Loves His UPS Driver So Much He Dressed Like Him For Halloween
Halloween may have filled your Insta feed with dozens of adorable baby and pet costumes, but we personally think that Fred, a 160-pound, 2-year-old St. […]
Sing “Skaraoke” and Eat Big Gay Ice Cream at Rooster Soup Co. on Saturday
Finding the right Halloween party vibe can be challenging: you’ve got to be strategic to avoid the binge-drinking hordes who might vomit on your carefully […]