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RECOMMENDED This Weekend
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It's the last weekend to get your scare on. Looking for a trick or a treat? We've got the skinny on places that will chill, thrill or tickle 'dem bones.
GROWN-UP GORE: 
KID-FRIENDLY FAIRS & EVENTS
ODDS & ENDS
Find even more scary and spooky things to do on our Halloween Guide.
Cultural & Food Festivals are as abundant as fall harvests - fun, food, dancing and entertainment. Find out what festivals are coming up on our Festival calendar.
If you prefer to consult the charts before you go anywhere, check out Cici Psy-Chic's monthly event picks that will align with your sign in the Eyestrology Event Forecast.
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See all of this week's Editors Picks or view the full Eye Spy LA Calendar
TIP: you can find events and other things to do near you - you'll find neighborhood and regional calendar links at the bottom of all Eye Spy LA web pages.
Happy Weekend! --Andrea Kirk (editor@eyespyla.com)
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An A-MAZE-Ing Fright Night! Halloween Horror Nights by Mark Share
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This year's "Halloween Horror Nights" event brings together the sickest minds in horror to immerse guests in the living, breathing, three-dimensional world of the most notorious and terrifying creatures.
- "The Walking Dead: Dead Inside," based on AMC's Golden Globe®-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning TV series
- "Welcome to Silent Hill," based on the popular video games and film franchise
- an encore performance by legendary musician Alice Cooper in "Alice Cooper Goes to Hell 3D"
An all-new "Terror Tram: Invaded by The Walking Dead," also based on the hit AMC TV series, unleashes hordes of flesh-eating "walkers" on Universal's world-famous backlot.
READ THE FULL ARTICLE
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Corn Mazes, Nightmares & Pumpkins in Woodland Hills by MR Hunter
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Be prepared to scream, run and get lost in this all-inclusive festival of horrors located on the agricultural section of Pierce College in Woodland Hills. The newly expanded grounds include two longer corn mazes, one filled with ghouls and goblins, the other a labyrinth, and two haunted houses: The Factory of Nightmares and Insane Reaction.
There are also kid-friendly rides such as a carousel, a petting zoo and a real pumpkin patch. There's a midway section with food vendors and treats, reasonably priced as well as a gourd store for that perfect pumpkin to carve...
If you live in the Valley, this is one you don't want to miss.
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Haunted Attractions by MR Hunter
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Over the years we've seen zombies, ghosts, monsters and mayhem...oh my! These are two of our personal EyeSpyLA-Halloween faves we've pulled from our crypt.
SEA EVIL AT QUEEN MARY'S DARK HARBOR
 Dark Harbor does very well with its specialized location, its special effects and overall production within the mazes. Guests will enjoy the spirit and atmosphere with the Queen Mary as its crown jewel of terror in the background. Each of the shipboard attractions has a theme that conjures up primal fears relating to perils at sea, 'Submerged,' "Containment' and 'Hellfire'-not exactly what you'd find on any Princess Mary cruise ship brochure. For those looking for something scary but different without going overboard on budget, the Queen Mary dares you to come on board...
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LA's HAUNTED HAY RIDE IN GRIFFITH PARK
 Whether or not there are actual ghosts lurking in the old portion of Griffith Park's Zoo grounds is uncertain, but this hayride through the dark woods filled with monsters is almost as scary as the real thing. This Halloween event also features a traditional hay maze and a scaled-down carnival with a couple of foodie trucks and a few small rides. Kids will enjoy the carnival atmosphere, but adults will want to skip over these lesser attractions and just enjoy the thrilling hayride itself...
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Jack-O-Cheeze Ball, How-To, Halloween 2012 by Charles Phoenix
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The Jack-O-Cheeze Ball is a salsa-filled Velveeta ball Halloween party appetizer that melts into yummy queso fondue dip! Your guests will be mesmerized.
Velveeta is an incredible medium to work in and is very under-rated in the sculpture world. I prefer working with Velveeta more than clay and even more than Play-Doh. And when you're done playing with it, you can eat it too. Tastes just like liquid mac 'n' cheese.
What you'll need to create your own Jack-O-Cheeze Ball:
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Get Your Scare On at Halloween Town & Cinema Secrets in Burbank
by MR Hunter
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Wanna look like the Bride of Frankenstein this year but the thought of trying to find a costume leaves your hair standing on end? Within only a few blocks of each other, Halloween Town and Cinema Secrets is the one-stop costume shop and special effect makeup warehouse located in Burbank. Planning a party? Both stores offer spooky accessories, lawn decor and fun items to flesh out your macabre evening.
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Before Reality TV There Were Shows Like These: "You Can't Take It With You" by MR Hunter
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It's difficult for classics to compete with the deluge of crap bombarding us on every flat screen. Isn't it nice when something doesn't rely on f-bombs, histrionic meltdowns, catfights and shameless exploitation to still be funny, relevant, touching and voyeuristically satisfying? That's what "You Can't Take It With You" at Antaeus provides which is more than I can say for my TV Guide. Tune into this show and give the sleazy, self-obsessed anti-heroes a rest for one night...
READ THE FULL REVIEW
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| Eyestrology - This Month's Event Forecast | | By Cici Psy-Chic | |
Happy birthday to these celebrity October Scorpions: Ryan Reynolds (10/23), Monica (10/24), Katy Perry (10/25), Keith Urban (10/26), John Cleese (10/27), Bill Gates (10/28), Kate Jackson (10/29), Henry Winkler (10/30), Willow Smith (10/31)
Celebrity November Scorpions: Jenny McCarthy (11/01), David Schwimmer (11/02), Roseanne (11/03), Matthew McConaughey (11/04), Tatum O'Neal (11/05), Ethan Hawke (11/06), Bianca Trump (11/07), Gretchen Mol (11/08), Nick Lachey (11/09), Ellen Pompeo (11/10), Leonardo DiCaprio (11/11), Anne Hathaway (11/12), Whoopi Goldberg (11/13), Prince Charles (11/14), Beverly D'Angelo (11/15), Maggie Gyllenhaal (11/16), Daisy Fuentes (11/17), Mickey Mouse (11/18), Jodie Foster (11/19), Josh Turner (11/20), Carly Rae Jepsen (11/21) Scarlett Johansson (11/22)
SCORPIO - Nightmares
SAGITTARIUS - Watch Your Words
CAPRICORN - Good Boundaries
AQUARIUS - Regret
PISCES - Reach Out
ARIES - Reconfigure and Rethink
TAURUS - Interlude of Fortune
GEMINI - Motivated
CANCER - Feel Special
LEO - Peaceful Respite
VIRGO - Strategy
LIBRA - Wait and See
With the changing seasons and Thanksgiving on the horizon, most signs can also expect a significant change in their own lives. This obvious shift will be felt throughout November. We should take care of what we say and make sure our words match up with our actions. Election Day is upon us, but instead of promoting rhetoric, it would be better to study and examine the issues without making a big issue just to prove a point. Patience is highly recommended for most signs as many of us are operating with a short fuse. We should remain calm and collected.
Read your full EYESTROLOGICAL Forecast
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Tap to go Metro - No More Paper Tickets by Andrea Kirk
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No more paper tickets on Metro. Here is what you need to avoid frustration with your first TAP transaction.
I was a bit late to the party on this one. The MTA began locking the turnstiles and requiring TAP cards during August and September. No more paper tickets. The ticketing has changed but it's actually quite easy to use. You will need to buy a $1.00 TAP card as a part of your transaction (if you have not already done so).
READ MORE ON WHAT TO DO
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ABOUT EYE SPY LA | | | |
Eye Spy LA has been the online Local's Guide to L.A. since 2003. Content is written, edited and maintained by locals and focuses on local and nearby events and the local creative community.
Editorial policy: Eye Spy LA editorials are stories written about places, entertainment and events that we go to. The opinions are those of our editorial staff and the writer of the piece. Calendar listings are ads posted by the people producing events and activities in the local area. Each week we pick and recommend events and other things to do based on our experience or sometimes because they look particularly unusual, unique or in some other way interesting. We do not recommend them based on any fees they may or may not have paid us for advertising.
You'll always find the latest events & activities plus commentary about where we've been at eyespyLA.com - updated daily.
Andrea Kirk, publisher (editor@eyespyLA.com)
 EYE SPY LA CONTRIBUTORS:
M.R. Hunter - editorial and reviews
Mark Share - reviews
Kelly Hargraves - dance and reviews
Abby Abanes - food adventures
Charles Phoenix - retro slide of the week
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