October 2019
Features
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Get Spooked with 24 of the Best Halloween Events in L.A.
You’re a bad witch and your ghouls are bad, too
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Take a DIY Tour of Haunted Hollywood’s Spookiest Locales
Scott Michaels of Dearly Departed tours hips us to the neighborhood’s most haunted haunts
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Wanna See Something Scary? Step Inside a Haunted House for L.A.’s Aspirational Class
Forget zombies and vampires—the fears that plague L.A. creatives are truly terrifying
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Pumpkin-Carving Tips from an Actual Pumpkin-Carving Pro
Jon Neill’s jack-o’-lantern skills are no joke
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L.A.’s Most Halloween-Friendly Streets
These enchanting neighborhoods and elaborate haunted houses bring out the trick-or-treaters every year
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The Best Places in L.A. to Shop for Halloween Costumes (for People and Pets)
Forget the gargantuan strip mall pop-ups and shop local instead
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How the West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval Became the Biggest Costume Party in the World
Founded in 1987, the gathering now stretches for miles and packs in a half million raucous revelers
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Scream Queen Emma Roberts Is Afraid of Everything
For the star of ‘American Horror Story: 1984,’ Instagram and driving at night are as frightening as getting gruesomely sawed in half
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The Competition Is Stiff at These L.A. Halloween Costume Contests
Better start getting your Halloween costume ready now
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Columns
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L.A. Permeates Indie Rock Icon Kim Gordon’s First Ever Solo Record
Following her painful divorce, the Sonic Youth frontwoman and longtime New Yorker headed west
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How Gavin McInnes Went from Vice to the Far Right
The original Proud Boy built a media empire on racism, homophobia, and sexism. The world changed and he didn’t—and no one’s laughing now
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A Controversial List of the Greatest Horror Movies of All Time
From ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ to ‘Get Out,’ these horror classics are more than just scary films
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Banks and Big Security Companies Won’t Touch Cannabis Cash—That’s Where the Soldiers Come In
Scores of military veterans have found a niche guarding millions in pot and profits for California’s cannabis kings
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Departments
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The Boorish Billionaire vs. Lisa Bloom: Inside the Most Bizarre #MeToo Trial of the Year
Accused of sexual harassment in a civil trial, bottling heir and hologram entrepreneur Alki David went head to head with a feminist super lawyer—and somehow won
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3 New L.A. Restaurants You Have to Try This October
From a Cal-Ital charmer to a colorful taco haven
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The Best Things to Do in L.A. in October
From Baby Shark Live to a Beethoven fest, we’ve got your October covered
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5 L.A. Restaurants Serving Better-Than-Basic Brunch
From squid-ink bread to yuzu-dusted waffles, L.A. chefs are whipping up midday meals far more intriguing than regular old benedicts
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These Niche Gyms Are Offering Some of L.A.’s Wildest Workouts
From a viking-inspired strength class to weed-assisted stretching, if you can imagine in, you can find it
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At Birdie G’s in Santa Monica, Even the Kids’ Menu Has Fine-Dining Cred
Jeremy Fox’s newest restaurant had to live up to the tastes of its namesake: his three-year-old daughter
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Shirin Neshat Brings the Nostalgia and Rage of Her Immigrant Experience to the Broad
The Iranian artist, who relocated to L.A. as a teen, debuts an immersive film as part of the DTLA museum’s massive retrospective
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When People Ask ‘Yo, Is This Racist?’ These Podcasters Find It Usually Is
Andrew Ti and Tawny Newsome’s hilarious Earwolf podcast has exploded in popularity the age of Trump
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Extras
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Institutions from All Over L.A. Are Hauling Out Treasures from Their Archives
More than 70 big-name museums and small town historical societies gather at the Archives Bazaar to show off the cool stuff in their collections
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