Golfland SunSplash, usually the second-happiest place on Earth, has once more reinvented itself for All Hallows with The Gauntlet, a 5,000-square-foot maze re-creating the bubonic plague of the 1300s. Horrifyingly, the Black Death left its 75 million victims with decaying flesh, dark, scabby spots all over their bodies, and inflamed…

There’s no separation of church and scare at Final Destination IV. This guided walk-through depicts horrifying morality plays of sinning and eternal damnation, i.e. gay people worship Satan and abortions are a one-way ticket to Hades. These so-called “Hell Houses” are nationwide franchises preaching the literal translation of the Bible;…

Here’s a golf challenge: We triple dog dare you that you can’t land on the green in the dark. Sounds all Mission Impossible, right? Well, when the balls are fluorescent like they will be during the Night Flight Golf event at Palo Verde Golf Course, then it’s, like, mission possible…

Braiiiiiiinstorming for something to do on Halloween? Forget about handing out candy to the kids; on October 31, get your zombie on while riding the light rail from Mill Avenue to downtown Phoenix and back during the Zombie Light Rail Ride. Zombie walks might be popping up everywhere from Helsinki…

We have some pretty sick fantasies, but none ever centered on staring at the night sky through a telescope. Undaunted hat- and scarf-wearers and general-punishment gluttons can rendezvous at the secluded Estrella Mountain Regional Park for this 3.7-mile jaunt up the Toothaker Trail that ends at arguably the best place…

All Hallows Eve is almost upon us, and we’re jonesing for one more perfect panic before settling into our boyfriend’s candy bag. With 12 years to get it right, it’s hard to beat the hair-raising institution known as Arizona’s Original Scream Park. The 10-acre lot features four bloodcurdling attractions: Alice’s…

Giddy up, Skelly! We’re galloping your bleached bones to the 2009 incarnation of Rawhide’s annual haunted attraction, Doomtown: Refuge of the Unwanted, and keeping our eyes peeled for the headless horsemen and the “extra goblins and goo” at the Old West townlet. Kids of all ages will appreciate the fear…

May 8, 1928. 2:45 in the morning. The wretched figure of Leone Jensen has flung herself off the seventh-floor rooftop of the Hotel San Carlos, finishing like a broken doll on the dirty asphalt of Monroe Street. Girl, he was not worth it! Eventually, Miss Jensen’s ghost – like many…

Most haunted houses try gamely to slay you with their imagination. The West Valley haunt named The Nest utilizes real-life local horror – and some badass FX – in re-enacting the rampage of 15-year-old Arizona serial killer Jacob Kell, who, guided by “voices,” massacred his stepfather and 34 other people…

We’re not huge fans of being scared shitless in cornfields at night. Silhouetted, human shapes screaming and waving God-knows-what. Is that a bloody pitchfork, a chainsaw, or a wriggly, dismembered arm? Lord, we’re getting the vapors. Please stop. The West Phoenix haunt named Fear Farm celebrates what owner Ed Sheely…

One thing you can say about the Arizona Derby Dames – their ambition is as ample as their skirts are short. As the roller girls close the season – their first at cavernous Veterans’ Memorial Coliseum, the “Madhouse on McDowell” – with a championship bout pitting the 2008 champs, the…

Here’s a golf challenge: We triple dog dare you that you can’t land on the green in the dark. Sounds all Mission Impossible, right? Well, when the balls are fluorescent like they will be during the Night Flight Golf event at Palo Verde Golf Course, then it’s, like, mission possible…

A lot can happen in 10 minutes. Condemnation, absolution, murder, birth — a simple word or gesture can change the course of someone’s life. Remember that at 8 p.m. Thursday, September 10, when Space 55 Theater opens its new season with the latest in its 10-Minute Play Showcase series. Artistic…

In WikiHow’s analysis of “How to Write a Symphony,” the first step is, “You must know a lot of music theory for the structure and analysis of music.” Yuck. That’s too hard. We’ll stick to mix tapes and leave the thrilling, grandiose accompaniment to our top local orchestra during Phoenix…

Sometimes, too many high-powered, intelligent women in one small pot creates a bitches’ brew of throat-lunging and back-stabbing (we’ve seen the diabolique that is America’s Next Top Model). Regardless, we’ve got extremely high hopes for Femocracy, the latest in a series of local productions hosted and run largely by females…

Craving a rave with techno pumping, we’re writing this at 4 a.m. after spending hours in our water closet, blasting Citizen Records’ Teenage Bad Girl and flipping the light switch on and off in quick succession. We’re completely exhausted, and we adore this band. Performing at The Rogue Bar on…

Here’s a golf challenge: We triple dog dare you that you can’t land on the green in the dark. Sounds all Mission Impossible, right? Well, when the balls are fluorescent like they will be during the Night Flight Golf event at Palo Verde Golf Course, then it’s, like, mission possible…

DJ Gramophonic, a.k.a. Pete Petrisko sporting a golden tuxedo jacket, yanks the time-traveling rug from under us via his dual wind-up Decca gramophones, spinning the warm crackle and pops of Billy Murray, Doris Day, and the Peerless Quartet from his 60-count collection of 78s. The canny lunatic, who also spearheads…

Hey princess, your lumberjack prefers camping and shooting targets to your expensive dinners and satin gloves, but still makes time to pull out your chair? Well, love is a two-way street, sister, so adjust your tiara and sign up for the “Introduction to the Great Outdoors – Diva Style” event…

“Too Thirsty for Love” is the latest swamp-rock dance-craze release from Rhinestone Records’ darlings of all things violently innocent: Quintron and Miss Pussycat. The New Orleans-based musician and puppeteer, respectively, co-headline a Puppet Rock Show for big kids at Great Arizona Puppet Theater. What exactly, New Times asked the pair,…

We have some pretty sick fantasies, but none ever centered on staring at the night sky through a telescope. Undaunted hat- and scarf-wearers and general-punishment gluttons can rendezvous at the secluded Estrella Mountain Regional Park for this 3.7-mile jaunt up the Toothaker Trail that ends at arguably the best place…

Here’s a golf challenge: We triple dog dare you that you can’t land on the green in the dark. Sounds all Mission Impossible, right? Well, when the balls are fluorescent like they will be during the Night Flight Golf event at Palo Verde Golf Course, then it’s, like, mission possible…