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University Pizza Company’s courtyard turned into a macabre bazaar on August 23rd, when Spooky Baby Events’ Slasher Market Riverside roared to life from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. It was a four-hour frights-and-finds mashup where horror fans, casual browsers, and pizza lovers mingled under the hot and humid California night.
Davey Jones Haguewood
Over a dozen vendors hawked eerie delights: handcrafted jewelry, horror-themed art, creepy 3D prints, pop culture patches, and collectibles that delivered exactly the kind of weird charm you'd expect. Think detailed spiked jewelry next to macabre art prints, horror-themed dolls, and crystal skulls, to unique levels of deliciously dark merchandising.
Davey Jones Haguewood
The market's star attraction was the “Ghostface Labubu” photo op: a bizarre, cute-meets-creepy mashup featuring a plush styled as Ghostface, complete with a tiny mask and toy knife. It offered a playful sweet spot between scary and lovable.
Davey Jones Haguewood
The vibe leaned more family-friendly horror anthology than shriek-fest. Rather than a hardcore horror scene, the night felt like a sociable kids' get-together, with a creepy face painter and UPC’s pizza-fueled energy. Patrons grabbed slices, wandered stalls, and soaked in the macabre atmosphere despite the heat.
Davey Jones Haguewood
Slasher Market Riverside served exactly what it promised: an all-ages horror-themed shopping experience wrapped in ominous-but-friendly family energy. It wasn’t about serious scares, it was about indulging your inner fiend, scoring unusual merch, and, heck, grabbing a slice while surrounded by plushy serial killers. For Riverside’s alternative-pop culture crowd, it was creepily delightful.
