The Ghost of William Castle?

Location: Stories Books & Café Presents
Date: October 27 (Thursday)
Time: 7:30pm

The Return of the Late Legendary Horror Filmmaker William Castle
With a Reading From His New Novel
From the Grave: The Prayer
By His Own Flesh and Blood, Terry Castle

All Ages Welcome!
Halloween Tricks & Treats Including
Demonstration of Castle Family Secret Recipe for Blood

Known for his ingenious marketing gimmicks, legendary horror film producer and director William Castle (1914-1977) has returned from the dead with his first new work in decades, From the Grave: The Prayer (Volume 1), a novel for young adults. Due out this Halloween season in early October 2011, the 75,000-word book set in Hollywood and Southern France is a compelling thriller infused with history, suspense, and horror.

EMERGO-a-go-go!

When, House on Haunted Hill was originally released in 1959, Director William Castle promised that a ghost would appear in the theater while the movie played. On October 22nd at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica, a skeleton flew high above the audience, around the auditorium, dived down at unsuspecting patrons, and even spoke, mimicking the dialogue on screen. The "skeleton" was designed by Jesse Kingsley, and manipulated by master puppeteer, Eli Presser.

"Best Emergo ever!"
-- Terry Castle (daughter of William)
"That was the Rolls-Royce of Emergos"-- Steve Bickel (original Emergo operator)

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Old Fashsioned Ghostly Fun!

Panorama of Horrors Spook Show

Date: October 28 (Friday)
Time: 8 pm, 11pm
Place: The Velaslavasay Panorama
1122 West 24th Street, Los Angeles
Tickets: $10

Before the Comics Code Authority sanitized the industry in the mid-‘50s, kids gobbled up horrific tales of murder and the occult in comic books. The Captured Aural Phantasy Theater bring select masterpieces of pre-Code Comic Book terror to life in the Panorama of Horrors Spook Show. The show is built around radio program-style performances of vintage comic book stories and other pop culture gems, along with live sound effects, music and projected art. The evening also includes short acts, a seance, sultry singing, prizes, and live music. This show is packed with thrills such as 1953’s Mad Hate of Dr. Zart! and music by members of the ghastly surf band “The Noble Gasses”!

Nurtured in Chicago, Captured Aural Phantasy Theater is now in Los Angeles and is dedicated to producing high-quality live, filmed and recorded entertainment.

Arrive early for your Zombie Makeover! And come in costume!

Wicked Lit 2011

(Note: This is not a GHOULA event. It is a ghost-themed event happening in Los Angeles that we feel may be of interest to our members.)

This year's show will be at Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery, and features theatrical adaptations of classic horror literature being performed as a walking production throughout the grounds of the cemetery.

The scope of Wicked Lit is to create and produce new stage plays based on classic horror literature. Wicked Lit launched its inaugural production in 2009 at the haunted Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills and has also produced a sold-out show at the Biltmore Hotel in conjunction with the Theatre Communications Group National Conference in 2011.

This year they will return to Altadena for this Halloween season after a sold-out run at Mountain View in 2010. In addition to the creating fully realized productions, Wicked Lit has presented over 70 staged readings of new plays at theatres, libraries, schools, and festivals all over Southern California. These readings have taken place in communities throughout Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties.

Production A
Press performances: October 21, 22, and 23 at 8pm
Featuring Charles Dickens' The Chimes, H. P. Lovecraft's The Unnambale, and Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask of Amontillado

Production B
Press performances: October 28, 29 and 30 at 8pm
Featuring Robert Louis Stevenson's The Body Snatcher, M. R. Jame's Casting the Runes, and Mark Twain's A Ghost Story

Mountain View Mausoleum and Cemetery
2300 N. Marengo Ave
Altadena, CA 91001
DO NOT ENTER FROM FAIR OAKS

You can find more information about Wicked Lit here.