When it's a question of spectral orbs -- or ectoplasm, or cold spots, or plain old ordinary ghosts -- who are you going to call? Why, Bay Area Paranormal Investigations, of course.
Police call Bernard Temple the meanest hit man ever to roam the gang-infested streets of Bayview-Hunters Point. Temple calls himself a soul-jacker -- someone who kills to steal the spiritual power of his victims.
The old neighborhood has really gone to hell...One of the most sobering things about being a reporter is to read the police department's wrap-up of the prior day's assaults each morning. Do it enough and you start to believe it's darn near a miracle you got home without getting stabbed.
Well, according to a list released by NeighborhoodScout.com, we can all breathe easy. No neighborhood in San Francisco -- not the Bayview, not the Mission, and not the Tenderloin --
BaldoI've been really digging Austin garage punks Hex Dispensers for a while now. Their gothic Ramones sound comprises traces of the Wipers and a perverted fascination with criminal behavior. The group's debut, self-titled album was infested with lover -assassins, television-haunting ghosts, and arsenic milkshakes. On the tight tunesmith's new (excellent) follow-up, Winchester Mystery House, the Texans continue putting the fun back into funereal, with tracks about doomsday, phantom limbs, and ob
Being a cheapskate is easy in this city -- there's plenty of culture to be had for less than the price of a fancy farmer's market cocktail. Below, our picks for a low-budget weekend.Dead Meadow at McLaren Park on SaturdayHex Dispensers @ Annie's (Friday) Loud, fast, and macabre: That seems to be the mantra of Austin's Hex Dispensers,
an underrated act with a Halloween-themed wit and the rapid pacing of a
slasher flick. The band sprints through haunted topics with a
sociopath's smile, its songs s