If you still haven't secured yourself a costume for our party tomorrow night, check out our guide from years past. All that stuff is still relevant. But if you're looking for even MORE options, here are a few stores and websites we've stumbled upon more recently: more ›

We're sorry to say that the parade for the Shanghaiist & BEAN's Halloween Party @ Cargo JJ has been canceled, meaning partygoers should head directly to Cargo JJ on Friday night, rather than Windows Too. more ›

It's that time of year again: our favorite non-holiday Halloween is fast approaching! And like the years before, we're going to have a kickin' Halloween bash! This year, we celebrate the end of Expo with the vision it has given us: a ruined city controlled by our robotic Haibao overlords. Yeah, party! more ›

We're still bummed out that Halloween is over, so we figured we'd stretch out the mystique of the holiday by featuring this video, shot by contributor Jeremy Breningstall, of what our terrorizing on the Zombie Walk actually looked like. more ›

Here are the rest of the photos (if you're looking for the Zombie Walk stuff, check it out here. Thank you to MNO, R3, Baijiu Robot and Kidplastik for their awesome sets and that crazy live show. Thank you to Not Me for keeping up with the hundreds of people that crowded the bar. And most of all, thank you Shanghaiist readers (and friends) who helped populate a super cool, super be-costumed Halloween extravaganza. more ›

As with most things in Shanghai, the Zombie Walk started a little later than we had planned. Still, by around 8:45pm, a good crowd of 30 to 50 people had gathered at the corner of Tianping Lu and Hengshan Lu. After making sure everyone had gotten a little yellow bracelet to signify their zombie walking prowess (and to get them into Not Me for free), Shanghaiist Editor Elaine Chow, dressed as a videogame character, rallied the troops and commenced the walk. more ›

8:30PM: Zombie Walk (MORE DETAILS HERE) Meet us at Tianping Lu and Hengshan Lu. Don't be late! 9PM: Doors @ Not Me 12AM: Costume Contest - We'll declare the winner of the Shanghaiist costume contest at this time. First place gets a night at the Shangri-La (courtesy of Ctrip!) and second place gets 300RMB in Sherpas vouchers. (MORE DETAILS HERE) more ›

So yes, you heard correctly. The Shanghaiist Halloween Party was shut down prematurely early this morning by the Shanghai po-po (or middle aged Chinese men with excellent costumes and very poor senses of humor). And yes, this really sucks. Shanghai's finest arrived shortly after midnight and around 1 a.m. "encouraged" the venue's management to the pull the plug, citing alleged neighborhood complaints about noise outside the entrance. Many people had to be turned away at the door, and then, down in the bomb shelter, the lights went up, the music went off, and that was eventually that. Not fun. We apologize to everyone whose night was adversely affected by this. We wish there was a way we could give you all candy or something. more ›

Are you reeeeaaaaaddddy? With less than a day to go TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT, here are a few last-minute things we'd like you to know about the Shanghaiist Halloween Party:
• Come as John McCain and Sarah Palin and if our door bitches recognise you, you'll get an ADDITIONAL free drink from us! (Don't come as a hangin' Palin though!) If you still haven't gotten your costume yet, well shame on you! Get yourself some last-minute help here and here.
• DJ Joseph Kyle is going to hit the decks from around midnight and take us partying all through to daybreak.
• Best male and female costumes stand to win RMB1,000 in VOUCHERS from Sherpa's. Runners-up can drown their sorrows in a case of Brooklyn Lager - also from Sherpa's (not a bad consolation prize)!

Think you finally found the perfect Halloween costume this year? The outfit that will put all others to shame? Then come down to Shanghaiist's Halloween Party on Friday and prove it to us. more ›

UPDATE: The best costumes for the evening will be awarded great prizes from Sherpa's! 1,000 RMB will go to the top male and female costumes, and the runners-up will get a case of Brooklyn Lager! Start getting your costumes ready today! (More details here.) more ›

This is your final warning! more ›

A quick note to interrupt your last-minute Halloween costume shopping (we made our costume yesterday ... you'll definitely hear us coming) to let you know what films we plan to show at the big Shanghaiist Halloween Party on Saturday night. If you haven't been to Shanghai Studio, it's a spooky maze-like place that occupies an old bomb shelter. So if music and dancing are your things, we've got rooms for that. If chatting and drinking are your things, we've got rooms for that, too. For those of you who have "other" activities in mind, there are also plenty of dark hallways and corners for you to do your thing. more ›

Well, at least Puxi appears to be safe. Thank god for the Huangpu! more ›

Ever thought of what you're doing to offset your carbon footprint? This Saturday, instead of driving your car or taking a taxi, why don't you try taking public transport, cycling or walking instead? Residents will be asked to avoid driving private cars within the Inner Ring Road, and while compliance is not mandatory, driving will be banned outright in some areas.
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Halloween is our favorite holiday in the whole wide world -- check out the photos from Saturday night's Shanghaiist Halloween Party at Shanghai Studio and maybe you'll get an idea why. Conservative estimates say 500 to 600 people most definitely were in violation of some kind of fire code packed the bomb shelter (which Shanghaiist staff and the amazingly great people from MANifesto and Shanghai Studio turned into a dungeon for a day). more ›

What a weekend—the Shanghaiist Halloween Party was a blast! We loved the diverse crowd and friendly vibe. (Local residents, who contacted the police about the noise, were rather less enthused.) We’ll start planning for the next event soon — when we nail down the details, we’ll be sure to let you know. Any suggestions on places to go? more ›

That quote makes a lot more sense if you have just watched the long version of Michael Jackson's Thriller video (or at least the very beginning of it) like we just did -- hard to believe it really scared us back in 1983. But please, please, please watch the spectacular Indian take on Thriller (second video above) -- and a special prize goes to the first person who arrives at the Shanghaiist Halloween Party on Saturday sporting jheri curls, a red pleather suit and Dracula teeth. more ›

Decorations: Yep, we got 'em. Skeletons? Check. Bats? Check. Spiders? Check. Spooky sound effects? Of course. more ›

While Shanghaiist’s mind is usually consumed with cocktails, food, and finding a costume for the AWESOME Shanghaiist Halloween Party, our mouth started watering immediately upon seeing this email from Ken Walker, the man behind Bubba’s Bar-B-Que & Saloon in Hongqiao: more ›

Although the tattooing took place in a bar -- Shanghai Studio, which happens to be the site of the upcoming Shanghaiist Halloween Party -- the guy was not drunk at the time of the inking. In fact, he made an appointment the night before once he learned that one of Shanghai Studio's bartenders, Xiaobai (pictured), does freelance tattooing (he carries his tools, disposable needles and all, with him, and even makes house calls). He found the design on the internet -- perhaps here or here? -- and the rest is permanent history. more ›