Myself standing in Ghost Town, wearing a witch hat that is made of faux cow fur, a black dress, and two necklaces, one a glass ghost wearing a cowboy hat and the other a metal skull.

All Hallow’s Eve at Knott’s

November 8, 2023, Leave a Comment on All Hallow’s Eve at Knott’s

For Halloween day, some friends, Patrick, and I spent the sunshine filled day, and the fog filled night at Knott’s Berry Farm. During the day we popped inside the Bird Cage Theatre to catch Bob Baker’s Halloween Spooktacular, followed by the bluegrass tunes of Krazy Kirk and the Hillbillies. As night fell it was time…

A singer in a sequin gown stands at a microphone.

Angel of Light: A Walk Through Horror Experience at the Historic Los Angeles Theatre

October 18, 2023, 1 Comment

While Knott’s Scary Farm may be the oldest Halloween haunt experience in Southern California, it’s far from the only one. From home haunts to the movie set horrors of Universal Studios, Southern California is full of a wide range of spooky experiences at a variety of venues. Recently we had friends rave about Angel of…

Myself, wearing a black cowboy hat, a black shirt that features various Scary Farm Monsters and reads "50" in big green numbers, and jeans, standing against a fence with a cemetery scene behind.

50 Years of Fright at Knott’s Scary Farm

October 5, 2023, Leave a Comment on 50 Years of Fright at Knott’s Scary Farm

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Knott’s Scary Farm, a Halloween staple of Southern California. The fog and monster filled streets are a far cry from the small berry patch with tea room that it started out as in the 1920s, and it’s impressive that both the farm turned amusement park and the somewhat…

View of the dining room with the fireplace in the foreground.

Halloween Time at Home

October 3, 2023, 4 Comments

October is here and it is time to showcase our home all dressed up for Halloween! Despite haunting local antique malls, I’ve bought very little fresh decor this year, but that’s fine! The few items we did acquire bring me so much joy, including a fabulous vintage blow mold owl that has been on my…

Myself standing in the middle of the exhibit space.

Looking back at Halloween in Anaheim

September 28, 2023, Leave a Comment on Looking back at Halloween in Anaheim

This year mark’s the 100th anniversary of Anaheim’s Fall Festival, and to celebrate this occasion, the Muzeo has put together not one, but two exhibits showcasing not only Anaheim’s Halloween history, but some Halloween’s earliest traditions in a unique antique postcard exhibit. Halloween at the turn of the 20th century looked much different than today,…

A UFO flies overhead beaming up three Jack o' Lanterns. Text reads "Atomic Redhead presents 10 Unearthly Halloween Tunes"

Ten Unearthly Halloween Tunes

September 26, 2023, Leave a Comment on Ten Unearthly Halloween Tunes

I can’t believe October arrives this weekend! I feel like I’m so far behind in fall festivities! But as long time readers know I always kick off the Halloween season with a sampling from my extensive Halloween playlist! So here we go! While aliens and UFOs aren’t strictly Halloween, many people decorate with aliens for…

Myself, wearing a red chiffon scarf around my neck, a white shirt with a dead bird silhouette and text reading "Death Records" below, a blue jean jacket, black denim flares, and black leather gloves.

Screen Style: Swan’s Entourage from Phantom of the Paradise

October 26, 2022, Leave a Comment on Screen Style: Swan’s Entourage from Phantom of the Paradise

Something Patrick and I do quite often, but doesn’t get talked about here on the blog, is participate in monthly neighborhood clean-ups through Green Bird. While we usually wear jerseys featuring the Green Bird logo on them, for October costumes were encouraged. As I’ve said before, I love to dress up as obscure characters, and…

It’s Halloween Time!

October 5, 2022, 5 Comments

Life has been so busy lately I haven’t had time to photograph our home all decorated for Halloween, despite it being decorated for a month! If you’ve been following the blog for awhile then you may have noticed a few big changes around our living room and dining room from last year to this year.…

Image features Dracula wearing a long cape, carrying a blonde woman in a green dress, yellow gothic script reads "Atomic Redhead Presents" and in bloody letters reads "Transylvanian Tunes" followed by yellow gothic letters again reading "13 songs to sink your fangs into"

Transylvanian Tunes

September 28, 2022, 2 Comments

It’s hard to believe it’s almost October! I’ve been putting the finished touches on Halloween decorations and it’s that time of year where I share a handful of selections from my ever growing collection of Halloween music, because there is more to Halloween music than “Monster Mash” and “Werewolf of London” alright? This year I…

Myself, wearing a sea foam maxi length dress with bell sleeves and white lace detailing, walking through New Orleans Square. Various balconies features green wrought iron, swags of Christmas ornaments hang from balconies.

A Haunting Halloween at Disneyland

November 4, 2021, 2 Comments

For Halloween we spent the first half of the day at Disneyland before returning home to pass out candy to trick or treaters, or rather checking in on our bowl out front, refilling it as necessary. For our visit to the park, I wanted to deviate from the classic orange and black, and opted for…