The production addresses 21st century fears with “Blood,” a jaw-dropping assemblage of puppet-led vignettes that spin real-world terrors into elaborate metaphors and eyeball-popping gore.

It’s Chicago’s one and only puppet haunted house. “House of the Exquisite Corpse” is back for its 5th Halloween season with a new, immersive horror experience sure to make your blood run cold. We just ...

So I went to Steppenwolf’s Merle Reskin space to partake of the fifth installation of Rough House Theatre’s Halloween show. Be you a fan, follower or newbie when it comes to “House of the Exquisite ...

CHICAGO — Not gonna lie. The jump scares found in the region’s haunted houses have been both adrenaline and fuel for many Halloweens past. But this time around, I wanted to merge my love of puppetry ...

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Doctor Victor Frankenstein and Guillermo del Toro are not so unlike. Each man is an unfettered genius, employing loyal servants in decades-long pursuits that others might dub extreme, even mad. But ...

Pulsating on the floor around the four players is an octopus-shaped light sculpture, while behind them on screen are intricate line drawings of strange, fantasy creatures that jiggle and gyrate.

Johnson discusses how 'Corpse Bride' reshaped stop-motion, proving the medium could match CG in fluidity and ambition while keeping to its handcrafted roots.

Editor’s note: This video is from previous coverage of this case. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Kamery Wooldridge, 32, pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of tampering with a corpse, in connection with the 2024 death ...