a pair of films featuring freaky cats! stephen king's 'sleepwalkers' (1992) + japan's 'evil dead' on acid 'hausu (house),' (1977) bam, $7-11 >>
10:45am-9:30pm: peek inside a 'wonder cabinet ' of live oddities incl. laurie anderson, walter murch, vice mag's drug hound and something called 'the nose fantastic.' (seriously, read the flyer) nyu's cantor film center, free >>
11am-4pm: pick your own pumpkin and find your way out of a 3-acre corn maze/maize @ the queens county farm museum, $8 >>
12-3pm: halloween pups on parade! costume parade and contest @ washington park (park slope) >>
2-5pm: adults get to sample 5 liquid treats (bourbon + caramels!) @ bottlerocket wine, free >>
starts @ 5pm: the 'clinton hell carnival of carnage' = residence becomes a scene for theater w. 3-legged freaks, bearded ladies, 'misfortune-tellers,' a corpse-kissing booth + professional fire spinners. free >>
5-11pm: you're on your own as 'haunted house' promises 15 mins of horror, sexual content, tight spaces, crawling... fun! vortex theater, $12-14 >>
6pm: trick + treat! go trick or treating @ babeland, get a free candy vibe >>
6pm-midnight: treat! get a free black jack taco from taco bell >>
6pm-closing: dress like an item on the menu (or just sport some tin foil), get a free boo-rito from chipotle >>
7pm: wear your favorite book-themed costume @ mcnally jax's annual halloween party, free >>
7, 9pm: listen to readings from 19th-century horror classics and hear about paranormal events at 'manhattan’s most haunted house' in a parlor arranged for a mid-19th century funeral, the merchants house museum, $15-25 >>
7-10pm: this is the big one... anyone can march or watch as the 36th annual village halloween parade takes over 6th ave (spring to 21st), free >>
7pm-2am: the 'haunted house of yes' promises to range from x-rated to other worldly, w. demented performance, installation and video artists, musicians, architects and comedians, $10 >>
7pm-7am: 'the last masquerade' = 36+ artists and performers transform 3 bushwick spaces into an all-night pre-apocalyptic fairy-tale. $20 >>
7:30pm: montreal's the king khan & bbq show mix doo-wop + punk @ bell house, $15 >>
7:30 & 9:45 pm: for your creepy improv fix, check out the national comedy theater's annual 'halloween spooktacular,' $15 >>
8pm: alloy orchestra perform their score live while the silent classic 'phantom of the opera' (1925) screens, 92yt, $15 >>
8pm: vhs horror double feature: 'killer workout' + 'chopping mall,' both shown the way 1986 intended it... in glorious vhs, 92yt, $12 (includes a beer) >>
8pm: theater for the new city's 31st annual village halloween costume ball includes big band dancing, dining, cabaret and theater acts, $20 >>
plus, free to the public (outside): bluegrass and jazz bands, fire eaters, jugglers, story weavers and stilt dancers
8pm: the greatest halloween party ever 5: 'the annihilation of oz,' feat. a life-sized tornado, fighting tree see-saw, dorothy's demolished bedroom, ball pit. free beer 8-9pm, perogies 8-10pm. warsaw, $20 >>
8-11:30pm: encounter churning gears, mechanical monstrosities, and steam-powered cyborgs @ the steampunk haunted house, abrons arts center, $20-25 >>
9pm: deer tick plays the songs of the sex pistols, plus dangerous: all metal tribute to michael jackson and special guests playing sonic youth. brooklyn bowl, $5 (free if wearing costume) >>
9pm-3am: flavorpill's 'gods and heroes' halloween party feat. performances by the very best, stretch armstrong, more. plus, an all-night open bar. brooklyn masonic temple, $20 >>
9pm-4am: get your edward gorey on for the dances of vice 'dwindling party' fête and murder mystery, 303 bond (bk), $20 >>
9pm-9am: gemini + scorpio's 'masquerade macabre' has live music, dancing, circus arts, fire, face + body painting, occult fortune tellers, silver-film photos, absinthe... breakfast! $15 >>
10pm: michael t + theo's rated x: the panty party halloween extravaganza, don hill's, $5-7 w. rsvp >>
10pm: dress as your favorite character and watch episodes @ hope lounge's 'true blood' party, free >>
10pm-4am: holla-ween 3: the 'crooked disco' anniversary party feat. dj morsy and dj kestar, lpr, free >>
11:45pm: 'danny's not here, mrs. torrance' 'the shining' screens @ ifc, $12.50 >>
midnight: transexual transylvania comes to chelsea clearview cinemas when 'the rocky horror picture show' (1975) screens, $9 >>
midnight: patricia arquette really doesn't want to go to sleep in 'a nightmare on elm street 3: dream warriors,' landmark sunshine, $9.99 >>
2am: set your clock back one hour before you go to sleep tonight... daylight savings time ends sunday morning. fall back and get an extra hour of sleep... free!
sunday
pick a spot to cheer for the runners of the ing new york city marathon >>
12-5pm (thru 11/3): philippe chow's philippe express (6th ave bet 11+12) celebrates its 1st b-day, offers yummy chicken satays for $1 >>
2pm: get your hands purple @ city winery's first annual nyc cab(ernet) crush and tasting, $15 >>
2pm: chef jamie oliver chats about his newest cookbook for those who thought they'd never learn how to cook, b+n 86th st, free >>
10pm: the ghost of a saber toothed tiger (sean lennon + gf charlotte kemp) perform @ mercury lounge, $10 >>
thru 11/5: get 60%-95% off retail on balenciaga, chanel, dior, gucci, prada, philip lim 3.1, vince, tons more @ the jcp girl's garage sale >>
thru 11/22: 150+ artists participate in performa 09's biennial of new visual art performance >>
+ all weekend
it's a bloody massacre at trattoria cinque (363 greenwich st)! all bloody marys are just $5 (tomato|bocconcini|basil, yellow heirloom tomatoes|clamato juice, shrimp, more) >>
coupon for a $1 chicken meal (chicken, mashed potatoes, cornbread) at boston market (wait for linked page to load fully to view coupon) >>
get up to 85% off dresses, coats, etc. at the max+co. sample sale, chelsea market >>
get up to 80% off @ the a.p.c. surplus store sale >>
get 60% off past-season merchandise (opening ceremony, rachel comey, more) @ oak's 'skeletons in our closet' sale (28 bond st) >>
thru 11/2: save 20% at sephora friends + family sale (use code 'ff2009') >>
thru 11/5: gruesome twofer! 'theater of blood' (1973, vincent price) + 'scream of fear' (1961, susan strasberg), film forum, $12 >>
thru 11/8: 7 of roger corman's edgar allan poe films + others ('the wild angels,' 'x: the man with the x-ray eyes,' more) screen @ anthology film archives >>
