Wednesday, October 30

Cult MTL’s Halloween party

Clearly the main event tonight is Cult MTL’s Halloween party at Royal Phoenix, starring local pop stars How Sad playing a set of their own material & covers by a certain ubiquitous American music starlet, plus DJs Phil Console, Parklife and the Cult MTL DJ crew. And dress the fuck up, cos there will be prizes. 5788 St-Laurent, 9 p.m., $5/$7 with no costume

Catch some scary stories plus the launch of Emily Pohl-Weary’s Not Your Ordinary Wolf Girl at The Haunted Bookstore, with guests Marianne Ackerman, Adam Leith Gollner and more. Librairie Drawn & Quarterly (211 Bernard W.), 6 p.m., free

Two new exhibits, by Justin Stephens and Alexandre David, open tonight with a vernissage at Parisian Laundry. 3550 St-Antoine W., 6–8 p.m., free

Foonzo is celebrating Halloween with a retro gaming night. Tons of consoles will be available, feel free to bring your favourite games. 1245 Drummond, 7 p.m., free

If Metallica’s your thing, head to the PHI Centre for a screening of the new concert film Through the Never, in 3D! 407 St-Pierre, 7:30 p.m., $9.25

Righteous local rock ’n’ roll band the High Dials return to the stage after a hiatus, unveiling new material and new band members, with openers Blood and Glass. Casa del Popolo (4873 St-Laurent), 9 p.m., PWYC

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