This is how the Alamo Drafthouse says 'Happy Halloween'. On Saturday night, Mondo Mystery Movie participants (around 700 movie fans) were loaded onto buses, taken to the creepily deserted Highland Mall, and treated to a screening of the zombie classic Dawn of the Dead that was attended by director George Romero himself (as well as about 200 lurching, awesome zombies). more ›

Some people choose to spend their Halloween hopped up on the ol' boozendrugs, running dementedly through the warehouse district dressed up like Papa Smurf. Some like to go traditional, choosing to dress up and trick-or-treat with the kids. Others prefer to spend Halloween attempting to rekindle their youth my scaring the shit out of themselves with a horror movie. Tonight and tomorrow offer a bevy of some classics and one or two lesser-known gems guaranteed... more ›

Speaking of American Idol, one of our readers in the comments section let us know about an interesting idea that popped up on Craigslist the other day: Haven't you always wanted to raise awareness about the brain-melting nature of television by putting on makeup, pretending -- along with 40 other people -- to be a zombie, and terrorizing throngs of vapid pop star hopefuls at the Austin American Idol Auditions? Yes? Well here's your... more ›