Halloween

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Adult Trick or Treats: Free Sweetness Cupcake, $2 Chipotle "Booritos"

For kids, trick or treating is a no brainer. Show up at people's houses in hastily assembled costumes, get free candy. Simple. But as grown ups, what do we get for donning a disguise every October 31st? A hefty tab at the local bar's Halloween shindig, most likely. But as it turns out, some local bu ... More >>

Liquor, Money, and Porn Flicks: Stuff Adults Want When Trick-Or-Treating On Halloween

Being a grown up is rough. You're held accountable for everything, you have these awful things called "responsibilities," and everyone wants you to give them money -- all the time. It ain't easy. That being said, it's important to satisfy your inner child this time of year. Get dressed up, take t ... More >>

Decapitated Head Cake, Severed Finger Cookies and More: Ten Best Offensive Edibles to Gross Out Your Halloween Guests

Let's face it - a party is an exercise in one-upmanship. If you don't impress your neighbor, your college roommate and the guy who sits in the cube across from you, it was a failed proposition. And when it comes to grown up Halloween parties - the ickier, the better. (Unless you're the squeamish typ ... More >>

Ten Best Music-Related Things to Do This Weekend Under $10

Iceberg Billion swags the f*** out at SoBe Live.​Y'all hear about the plan to move Halloween from October 31 to the last Saturday of the month? According to Connecticut State Representative Tim Larson, "Everyone looks forward to Halloween a little more when it falls on the weekend." Unfortunately ... More >>

Ten Best Halloween Parties in Miami

Photo by Justin Namon​Back when you were just a seven-year-old sugar junkie, Halloween was a pretty simple gig. It was all about dressin' up like a murderer, hittin' the streets after dark, and gettin' that candy. But then you got too old to Trick or Treat. And that's the moment when All Hallows' ... More >>

Sebastian Ingrosso, Erick Morillo, Bob Sinclar at Scope Art Arena October 29

Three Sexy Secrets to Help Sneak Past Security at Maxim's Masquerade Halloween Party

MarkScottAustinTX, Flickr ​Are you an 18- to 35-year-old alpha male? Do you love scantily clad women and binge drinking? Were you ever caught masturbating to PG-13 pictures of teen-romp starlets? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you're going to flip your shit when you hear that Max ... More >>

Ten Perfect Cocktails For Getting Slutty Halloween Characters in the Sack

photo by Ivon David RojasShe doesn't look too happy about her costume...maybe it's because her cup is empty? No, the other cup. ​So, I don't particularly care for the word slut, but seriously ladies, most of the stuff you are wearing as a "costume" is really just naughty lingerie meant for the bed ... More >>

Halloween Spirits and Hitchcocktails at RA Sushi

Courtesy of RA SushiTheir 'Sinner Sangria' will make you feel naughty, even in your nun costume​Growing up doesn't mean you have to grow out of the fun escapades this October 31. Trick or treat yourself to some Halloween cocktails this year. Keep the costume and mischievous appeal and head on over ... More >>

Swedish House Mafia's Sebastian Ingrosso Announces Halloween Costume Party in Miami

Sebastian Ingrosso's gonna Go Big on Halloween weekend.Every weekend, you finish work, catch dinner and drinks with friends, catch some more drinks, and maybe some pills at the club ... And before you know it, you're waking up Sunday morning (uh, afternoon) and you're passed out under a car. On Hal ... More >>

New Therapy Is Scare-apy

Beyond Candy Corn: 5 Easy & Unique Halloween Treats

​Say no to another Halloween candy rut! Here are 5 easy treats that will keep kids and grown-up kids happy this year.5. Funny Bones These little guys can be made in no time and are so sweet to eat. Who doesn't love a chocolate covered pretzel. Especially when that pretzel is dipped in white chocol ... More >>

Best Vegan Halloween Candy Countdown

​To vegans, the frights of Halloween Horror Nights have got nothing on the idea of unknowingly savoring pulverized pig parts in the form of the gelatin or glycerine commonly found in so many candies. But that doesn't mean our plastic jack-o-lantern buckets have to go empty, or even that we've got ... More >>

Weekly Wrap-Up: Halloween Edition

Photo by gamene​ Before you get into your costume and head out for the weekend, check out what you missed this week on Short Order. Five gross, perverted and bizarre Halloween candies.Drink zombie blood, get energy.Dress up like a gross processed food on Halloween and get a $2 meal at Chipotle.Ch ... More >>

Official Halloween Blended Whisky: The Black Grouse

Lee KleinNice gift to find under the Halloween tree!The black grouse is the newest addition to  The Famous Grouse whiskey family. It is touted as having the richest, smoothest flavor of any blended Scotch. Jim Murray's Whisky Bible (whisky bible?)  describes it as "so gentle, with waves of ... More >>

Two Deviously Delicious Halloween Menus on Lincoln Road

www.creatureseast.com​What are you eating this Halloween? Sure, candy is a must, but why not stock up on some hearty foods before you start chowing down on those Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and mini Snicker bars. Some restaurants on Lincoln Road will offer a Halloween prix fixe menu for your treat. ... More >>

Sex Offenders Might Be Banned From Dressing as Santa or Clowns in Florida

​With the saga of sex offenders living under the Julia Tuttle Causeway finally coming to something of an end, a new state law seeks to dictate not where registered sex offenders live, but rather how they dress. The Sun-Sentinel reports that criminals convicted of sex crimes involving children woul ... More >>

Hot Plates: Michelle Conley at Quattro

Photo by Jacquelynn D. PowersMichelle Conley at Quattro​Not only is waitress Michelle Conley a stunning blonde, but she is also very passionate about the food she serves at Quattro. The Connecticut native is a newcomer to the Lincoln Road Italian eatery, but she wows her customers with her knowled ... More >>

Forget Hall-ho-ween and Do Fet Gede Instead

Top 5 New Candies: Chuao's Firecracker, Sour Patch Chillerz and Jitterbeans

It takes more than just a sugar to hit my sweet spot, so I went in search of five new confections that have that added layer of oomph, coupled with some degree of hmm, and the power to make me cry, "Yowza!" Bye, bye Snickers bars and Sweet Tarts--I'm all about these new sugary sensations.Here's what ... More >>

Concert Review: Busy P at Electric Pickle, October 31

Photo by Jipsy​Click here to view more photos from this event.Busy PSaturday, October 31, 2009Electric Pickle, MiamiBetter Than: The prefect pair of alt breast, y'all.If websites like Hipster Runoff have taught us anything is that when the alt community comes together for a 'meaningful' experience ... More >>

Wish You Were There: Video of the NeckFace Opening and Afterparty on Halloween

If you missed it, and it's your kind of thing, you missed out: NeckFace's Devil's Disciple opening at O.H.W.O.W. was one of the best parties on Halloween. And Busy P's set at the afterparty at Poplife didn't disappoint, either. As much as we wanted to hate on it and find the track selection stuck in ... More >>

Over the Weekend: NeckFace, MoonFest and The Other Hollywood

We skipped dressing up for Halloween this year, but people wouldn't stop bothering us as to why we weren't in costume. Being an overworked, underpaid writer is a full-time job and is the scariest costume we could come up with.But enough about us -- here is what you missed over the Halloween weekend: ... More >>

Vampiros en La Habana...La Pequena Habana, That Is!

​Well, it's that special time of year kiddies, when real kiddies get to go door to door yelling "trick or treat!" and collecting candy, most of which their grandmothers will warn, "esta envenenado" ("it's poisoned"). Meanwhile, grownup kiddies get to dress like strippers and dipshits (I managed bo ... More >>

Flyer of the Week: BFGF Resurrect Halloween Eve at White Room Tonight

​By the time you reach a non-trick-or-treating age (i.e., whenever the candy-giving adults start asking for your cell number) it's easy to get all jaded about Satan's birthday. And why not? As a grown-up, your Halloween future sucks. No more free candy, no more shitty-awesome psycho slasher costum ... More >>

Video: Best Halloween Song Ever, the Misfits' "Halloween"

There is no better Halloween song than The Misfits - Halloween. The Fiend Club will be out in force when the band, featuring Danzig's brother Jerry Only, and Dez Cadena, and Robo from Black Flag, hits Culture Room on December 4th. Here are the lyrics to The Misfits - Halloween.Bonfires burning bri ... More >>

Around Town This Weekend

Glynn Jackson brings his legendary hair shows to the 3-0-5 this Sunday.​ Don't call it a comeback, and rapper JT Money isn't rising from the dead, but his last hit, "Who Dat," was in 1999, and he's back for Halloween weekend -- so you can call it a resurrection. Jazz chanteuse Nicole Henry h ... More >>

NeckFace's "Devil's Disciple" at O.H.W.O.W. turns heads and stomachs

You Again, Scary Villain Guy?!

The Freaks Come Out at Night

The Freaks Come Out at Night

Bright Side of the Moon

Bright Side of the Moon

Celebrate Devil's Night with Quantic, Roberto Rodriguez, and Nickodemus at Electric Pickle This Friday

​If Halloween is for treats, then Devil's Night is for tricks! A little known tradition that originated in 1930s Detroit, Devil's Night (or "Mischief Night") involved the Motor City's youth engaging in pseudo-criminal behavior on the night of October 30 each year -- mostly acts of petty vandalism, ... More >>

Metrozoo Provides Family Fun With Dr. Wilde's Screamatorium

Photo by Ron MagillNot the kind of clown you find at Cirque du Soleil.​Finding a place to take the peewees for a wholesome Halloween scare can be a daunting chore in this town. But the folks over at Miami's Metrozoo neatly fit the bill with Dr. Wilde's Screamatorium, the zoo's first full-scale fam ... More >>

MiMoWeen: Free Drinks at Soyka, UVA 69, Le Cafe, Moonchine, & Red Light

Photo via Flickr/CC2.0The party monkey lives.​The Party Monkey rides again.Saturday kicks off the Taste of MiMo season. Get ready for monthly street parties featuring bottom dollar deals on food and drink along Biscayne Boulevard in Miami's Upper Eastside from 50th to 78th streets.This Saturday's ... More >>

Conjunto Progreso and Transit Offer Halloween Prelims

​Hurting on funds after spending 90 bones on that Halloween costume? You know the one, a slutty nurse, or a slutty cop, or a slutty Margaret Thatcher or whatever. And for you ladies, the slutty costumes only get more expensive! But, while Halloween isn't until Saturday, it is Halloween weekend, an ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Junior Boys, Marc Anthony and Halloween Sundowner

We kept it low-key this weekend, saving up our energy for the chaos of what is to be Halloween this week. With it falling on a Saturday, you know South Florida is going to be one big celebration.So in case you rested up as well, here is what you missed over the weekend:Junior Boys at VagabondPhoto b ... More >>

Street Artist Neck Face Scares Miami October 31 at O.H.W.O.W.

Courtesy of Neck Face/O.H.W.O.W.​When we recently caught up with Neck Face, the elusive graffiti goblin was busy conspiring with the crew helping him create his nightmarish opus at O.H.W.O.W. on the corner of NW 32nd Street and 7th Ave. The 25-year-old West Coast street artist has been in to ... More >>

Halloween Street Party Moonfest to Feature Surfer Blood, Astari Night, Mission Veo, and More

Photo by Kara StarzykAstari NightHalloween won't fall on a weekend again until 2014, and it won't fall on a Saturday again until 2015. So Palm Beach residents will have no excuse Saturday. No "next year," no "I'm too tired after working all week." This is a call for them to take to the streets for t ... More >>

Halloween costumes based on Miami's spookiest celebrities

Downtown Lake Worth Hosts a Night of Free Music on Halloween

via myspace.com/theresolversThe Resolvers​The revelry swings into high gear on Lake Avenue on Halloween as Lake Worth's inaugural Halloween Street gets under way that Saturday at noon. Organizers promise three stages of music, "Coney Island-style" freak shows, a psychic fair, a costume contests fo ... More >>

How to Make Costumes Based on Miami's Spookiest Celebrities

​Between the state of the condo market, parking on South Beach, and the final price tag for the new Marlins stadium, Miamians have suffered through plenty of real-life horrors. So for Halloween parties this year, Riptide is going to put away the Freddy mask and show up in homemade costumes inspire ... More >>

Boo!

So many Halloween events it’s almost scary.

Trick or Heat

A new-look Miami Heat kicks off its season on All Hallows Eve.

Candy Is Dandy, Liquor Is Quicker

Halloween fun for kids of all ages

Monster Mash

Who spiked the candy corn?

Macabre Movie Madness!

Get your tricks and treats at MBC

Dress Like a Clown

Today is the best day for it