Kipp's Picks: Where to Find Ghoulish and Debauched Fun this Halloween Weekend
Get ready for an unearthly dose of the macabre this weekend, as a weekend chock full of Halloween parties descends on our fair city. This is the one holiday where gore and fantasy violence go hand in hand with classy inebriation. Here are the best and likely the wildest of the bunch.
Related: Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas
Oct 30: House of Freaks
Last year, these misfits haunted The Bar at Migas with a gaggle of gruesome baby dolls. This time, they are taking on a Japanese cult and horror theme for the 2015 edition of House of Freaks. Using imagery from the frightening minds of Japanese cinema, these Street Kids will “Ringu” you into the Halloween spirit with DJs Will A (Shanghai), Yauman, Ludo V, and some seriously haunting visuals. RMB 60. 10pm. The Bar at Migas
Oct 30-31: Scream Queens 3
Join the folks at Más as they bring you a next level weekend of Halloween themed kitsch. On Friday, they will screen some trash horror classics from their acclaimed video vault. Titles including Society and Chopping Mall are sure to cast a sexy spell on your subconscious. On Halloween night, they will turn off all the lights and have for a night of candlelight, along with some dark, seductive music to put you in the mood for some dangerously good rum potions and Giallo shots. Free. 6pm-late. Más
Oct 30-31: Blood Beach Halloween Pre-Party
Welcome to Blood Beach, where you’ll never make it past the sand! The warm-up to your Halloween night starts Friday at the Liangmaqiao Palms L.A. store with delicious food, a horrific movie screening, free beer for flip cup, a costume contest and tunes with DJ Cousin Kippy. You can also join these cretins on Saturday, as the living dead migrate in mass to their Gulou location, with drink specials all night, Halloween shots at 9pm and a second chance at that costume contest. Free. 8pm. Palms L.A. Kitchen and Bar
Oct 30-31: YEN Fetish Halloween
Show your dominance this year at Yen’s fetish themed two-day Halloween bash at Tango. The first night boasts techno and D’n’B rooms, whereas the second day will pop with house, classic hip-hop, and reggae to bewitch you until you die. RMB 200, RMB 150 (advance). 9pm. Tango
Oct 31: Club Paradise Halloween – BOO-gie Down!
BOO-gie on over to Modernista for a monster mash of a disco party with DJs Ted Dancin' and Gary Boozy. These two slime lords will be hitting the decks with hours of nu-disco, funk, and some ghosts of disco past. Free. 9pm. Modernista
Oct 31: Halloween with Black Eyeliner
Unleash your deviant side on the spookiest night of the year. This is the one day where you are officially allowed to hang your freak flag high, and like all Black Eyeliner parties the freaks will be out in full. DJs Soundspade, Compact Dicks, Count of Monte Disco, Ozone, and DJ Sacco (Shanghai) will all be laying down some monstrous jams until morning. Free. 10pm. Dada
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