Here at Artvoice we hold Halloween parties to the highest standards. You can’t just throw a DJ and some fake spider webs into a club and get onto this list. We combed through a plethora of creep-tastic events to find the ones with some real bite. So grab your spookiest (or sluttiest) costume, a Red Bull, and get ready to dance…’til you die! —jill greenberg

October 23rd

Elk’s Lodge (1805 Factory Outlet Blvd.) Queen City Roller Girls Halloween Party. Costume contest with prizes, scary snacks and music, plus your favorite “roller-ghouls!” $5 (free with your ticket stub from the earlier roller derby bout). Visit www.qcrg.net. 9pm.

Dnipro Ukrainian Hall (562 Genesee St.) Prom of the Dead. Costume ball and fundraiser for Torn Space Theater. Irving Klaws & Vic Lazar (playing the Pixies), Dan Harper & the Magic Show, DJs, emcees James Wild & Ron Ehmke (of Real Dream Cabaret). $15/advance: $20 at door. Tix at Torn Space (612 Fillmore Ave.), Rust Belt Books, Talking Leaves locations, Terrapin Statio, www.brownpapertickets.com/event/128768. 9pm.

October 28th

Cozumel Grill (153 Elmwood Ave.) Haunted Pub Crawl: Allentown! (every Thursday through Halloween). Meets at Cozumel Grill. $20. Contact 655-6663 or www.masonwinfield.com. Ages 21+ 6:30pm.

Club Diablo (517 Washington St.) Flatlines Thursday Night Spook Show. Feat. Pig Rectum, Patrick Higgins, Rev Arlow Price, K.C.L Killaz, Dark Bluud, Trip, & more. Magic, Freak Shows, Comedy, Horror Flicks. 16+ $5. 8pm.

Nietzsche’s (248 Allen St.) Monster Mashup. Presented by the People’s Party (Buffalo First!, Buffalo CarShare, Heart of the City Neighborhoods). Critt’s Juke Joint, Lazlo Hollyfeld & Sonny Baker (Tribute to the Talking Heads), Turntable Tricks & Treats by DJ Cutler & DJ LoPro. Musical Costume Contest! 21+ $10. 8pm.

October 29th

Soundlab (110 Pearl St.) Another Halloween Party. Joysdead! Presents, London VS New York, (AT SEA), White Whale, Treehouse, DJ Jill Apex Hunter. Costumes, Candy, Dancing. 8pm.

Club Diablo (517 Washington St.) Marilyn Mason vs Nine Inch Nails Dance Party. DJs Dani All Night, RachZilla. Guest Boom Boom Betties. $5. 9pm.

Funeral Home (366 Ontario St.) This will most likely be the last ever Halloween Party at the Funeral Home, so come rage one last time with us. Sabres game screened on projector, most likely in bar room at 7:30pm. Bands at 10pm. “The Ramones” performed by Resist Control, “TurboNegro” performed by a crazy collection of pizza-lovin’ Buffalo apocalypse dudes (A. Adkins, Glenn S., A. Weese, E. Foster, J. Smith), “Kiss” performed by Herod. Free!

Cole’s Restaurant & Bar (1104 Elmwood Ave.) The Bazoinker Ball Part VII. Music by Rhubarb, Arm Cannon, Type Relevant. Retro horror movies projected. Costume contest. 10pm.

Club Infinity (8166 Main St., Williamsville). Halloween Bash. Hosts Shy Guy Shawn, Tony Mamaluke, Erik Moley, Nelly, Goldy, Johnny Fee. Music by DJ Q-Ball, DJ Sweetz, Devious. Open Bar, Costume Contest, Photobooth. 21+. $25 presale/$30 at door.

Pure (75 W. Chippewa St.) A Factory Halloween. Feat. Dubfire w/ Jesse Aaron, Money Grip International, Huxley, The Communist Party, Angelo Petrucci, Mike Parker. 18+ 10pm.

Talty’s (2056 South Park Ave.) Greg Sansone’s Huge Halloween Bash. 9:30pm.

Riviera Theatre (67 Webster St.) Rocky Horror Picture Party. $15/$18. Rivieratheatre.org. 10pm.

October 30th

Bidwell Pkwy. (Elmwood & Bidwell) 4th Annual Zombie Walk Redux. Starts near Cafe Aroma, ends in Days Park. For more info imazombie@rocketmail.com. 1pm.

Adonia’s (20 Allen St.) Annual Halloween Bash: The Monster Ball. Costume contest. No cover, drink specials. 9pm.

Broadway Joe’s. (3051 Main St.) Sonic Indian Halloween Show. 16+ $7/$10. Tickets at sonicindian.com.

Faso’s Grateful Bear & Grill (1506 Abbott Rd). Featuring The Final Night and Day film clips, CBC, The Arlowe Price show, and metal maniacs Ace in the Hole. 10pm.

Tralf Music Hall (622 Main St.) The Black Angels w/ Black Mountain. $15/presale; $17/day of show at all Ticketmaster locations. 7pm.

El Museo (91 Allen St.) Altars—15th Annual El Dia De Los Muertos Celebration & Exhibit. Costume party during the opening reception. 8pm.

Club Diablo (517 Washington St.) Halloween Dance Party. The Sins w/ DJ Bud, DJ Old Skool. Drink specials, costume contest at midnight. 9pm.

Nietzsche’s (248 Allen St.) The Newly Dead Game. With the Stripreasers, Storyville Players, Rabble Rousers, DJ R. Phitswell, and the Stamplickers. Contest for the most original and creative Lady Gaga costume (winner receives two tickets to her concert!). $5. 9pm.

Hamlin House (432 Franklin St). Halloween Party at the Hamlin House. DJs: Marcos Udagawa, Christ Sinister, 3PO, Whorhey. Hosted by James Wild. 21+.

Town Ballroom (681 Main St.) House of Horrors & Haunted Catacombs—3rd annual Buffalo’s Biggest Halloween Party. Cash prizes given out for Best Costume, Most Creative Costume, and Sexiest Costume. $15/presale; $20/at door. Tickets include two free drinks and are available at Tickets.com, Tops Markets, Town Ballroom box office, & After Dark offices (385 Franklin St.). Portion of the proceeds will be donated to Hospice Buffalo. Ages 21+ 9pm.

Munjun’z (1514 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls). 8th Annual Devil’s Night Bash & Halloween Party. Music by Floozie, Twin City Kings, Lucid Fire, Hold It High, Brick Savage, Sleepless City, Scrambled Eggs, & more. Drink Specials, Costume Contest, Door Prizes, Raffles. 21+ $5 presale/$7 at door. Tickets at 213-3161, Munjunz or devilsnightnfny@aol.com

Golden Key Tavern (367 Connecticut St.). Painkillers Halloween Party with Black Bloc. 8pm-2am.

Roxy’s (884 Main St.) Halloween Bash. DJ Eva. Theme “Kiss Army” Costume Contest. 9pm.

DBGB (253 Allen St.) DJ Nix Beggar’s Banquet. Costume Contest. 10pm.

Kitchen Distribution (20 Auburn Ave.) Hallowasted. Nsfw, MJB Corp., NY Sexybeast, Snax, The Rowdy Snakes. 21+ $13. www.hallowasted.com. 10pm.

Verve Dance Studios (910 Main St.). Battle @ Buffalo Halloween Jam. All ages urban dance competition. Kids costume contest (prize for winner). Cash prizes. Hosted by BBoy Depree. Music by DJ Simple. Come early to sign up or at vervedancestudio.com. $5 spectators/$6 competitors.

October 31st

Club Diablo (517 Washington St.) Halloween Horror Night. Local Horror Films all night (Born to Die). Live performances by Skinbound, Bender, N3WT, CBC. Free w/ a costume or $5 without. 10pm

DBGBs (253 Allen St.) DBGB Halloween QCC, Big Basha, Pets Heads.