by deadstarlet

Known for resurrecting dead and buried stars and starlets during their summer film screenings, the Hollywood Forever Cememery is also in the business of resurrecting the rest of us stiffs. Well, at least this Saturday they are.

In only a production worthy of it’s Hollywood location, the Cemetery’s Dia De Los Muertos features dramatic processions, vibrant cultural performances, musical productions, elaborate costumes and an altar contest. Yes, an altar contest. Because the dead like their altars and their trendy Hollywood parties.

Okay, so the plot kind of sounds like a cross between Death Becomes Her and a Romero flick. And maybe the colors are too bright for some of our gothier Halloween sensibilities, but according to the event’s website: The Day of the Dead is an ancient and enduring ritual when the living commune with the dead – a mystical night when the veil is lifted between their two realms and they may share a day together.

That’s pretty cool. And I do have a few questions for Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawkings. Wait, maybe Hawkings just looks dead. How the hell did he outlive Sagan?! Would the ghost of Carl Sagan even be caught dead in Hollywood?

I guess I’ll find out this Saturday.

L.A. Day of the Dead - Saturday 10.24.09- 4pm-11pm

General Admission: $10

Hollywood Forever Cemetery
6000 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038