Category: Halloween
Halloween season is ‘go time’ for monster band The Ooozin’ Ahhhs (Episode 890)
I’m joined by members of monster band the Ooozin’ Ahhhs for this Halloween/Candy Corn Carne episode. Maximilian, Mx. Supreme, Boris and Icfos packed their scary selves into my car to talk about their origins in Romania, the rich history of…
A visit to 13th Floor Haunted House with You Died (Episode 786)
This episode finds Car Con Carne at 13th Floor Haunted House (5050 River Road, Schiller Park). Featured in this episode: Fred Frey (frontman/songwriter, You Died), Zach Spangler (video producer, ZSpang) and Bryan Kopp (Senior General Manager, Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group)…
A visit to Old Joliet Haunted Prison with James the Boneless (Episode 785)
It’s that time of year! Car Con Carne hit the road to visit the The Old Joliet Haunted Prison (401 Woodruff Rd, Joliet, IL 60432). Sharing in the spooktacular with me were James Farber and Patrick McDermott of local band…
B-Movie themes collide with Chicago in George Zak’s latest artwork (Episode 677)
Artist George Zak is back with new paintings to show off. See them in person at the Liar’s Club Spooky Day Kickoff on Thursday 10/28!
Is Wolfden Brewing haunted? (Episode 674)
Is Wolfden Brewing haunted? There’s an awful lot of lore around the 170 year-old house to support that belief. Wolfden GM Kyle Brauch joined me to talk about the unexplained phenomena at Wolfden, as well as the brewery’s “Murder Den”…
The Chicago International Film Festival ‘After Dark’ (Episode 670)
Pictured: “The Sadness,” part of the “After Dark” series at the Chicago International Film Festival
Haunted house time! Let’s go to 13th Floor and the Old Joliet Haunted Prison! (Episode 669)
? Spooky season is here! ? Halloween season is my favorite time of the year, and haunted houses are a big part of it. Bryan Kopp, Senior General Manager of 13th Floor Chicago and the Old Joliet Haunted Prison, joined…
It’s a haunted house in an abandoned casket factory: Evil Intentions (Episode 458)
Evil Intentions Haunted House is opening soon, with all sorts of safety restrictions in place. I talked with Haunt Lead Tim Stedman tonight about Evil Intentions, its certifiably creepy location in Elgin, and the comprehensive horror score he created for…
Episode 280 – The Mizzerables are only here for the boos (recorded at 13th Floor Haunted House)
It’s spooky season on Car Con Carne, and this episode finds the podcast at 13th Floor Haunted House in Melrose Park. Joining me for the experience is the Mizzerables (Joe and Korey), whose most recent album, “whatever… this sucks,” is…
Episode 279 – Deep in the bowels of Hellsgate haunted house with 88 Fingers Louie
This is what Halloween fun is all about!
