The Addams Family News

Like the proverbial snake swallowing its tail, the entertainment business' latter-day emphasis on 'reimaginings' was always destined to collapse in on itself.

They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky. But get that song outta your head.

The very first cartoon depicting members of what eventually would become the Addams Family appeared in The New Yorker magazine in 1938.

Posted Nov 13th 2009 10:02AM by Allison Waldman Filed under: OpEd , Casting , Reality-Free The Addams Family is coming back.

Evanston native Joan Cusack was the villain Debbie Jellinski in the 1993 Hollywood sequel "Addams Family Values." Morticia Addams sits with her children, Wednesday and Pugsley , in the 1991 Hollywood film adaptation of "The Addams Family" The cast of the 1991 Hollywood film version of "The Addams Family." Wesley Taylor and Krysta Rodriguez star as ...

The macabre clan of characters created by late illustrator Charles Addams have jumped from the pages of The New Yorker magazine to television, film and - starting Nov.

Watch out Windy City! Jackie Hoffman is in town with some serious comedy kvetching.

On Halloween night, the Cassadaga Elementary gymnasium was awash with monsters, original designs and sweet little ones dressed up in costumes.

TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE: World Series, 4:30 p.m., Fox. Now the series moves to Philadelphia, where the Phillies are trying to repeat as champions.

A rebroadcast of "Johnny Mathis: Wonderful, Wonderful! A Golden 50th Anniversary Celebration" features a concert intertwined with a look at the singer's career and biography.

WGN America has a marathon of "The Addams Family" from 3pm to 11pm. Did you know this 1964 TV classic was based on a series of New Yorker cartoons by Charles Addams ? Carve out some time today to spend with Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, and Lurch.

For a child not intimidated by its weighty history and negative connotations, All Hallows Eve is one of the most looked-forward-to nights of the year.

Vic Mizzy, a film and television composer best known for writing the memorable theme songs for the 1960s sit-coms "Green Acres'' and "The Addams Family,'' died of heart failure Oct.

Idon't know about you, but I love Halloween. I get to dress weirdly and scamper around the neighborhood banging on doors demanding candy.

The composer of the TV themes for The Addams Family and Green Acres , Vic MIzzy, has died.

Gomez Addams is bluetoothing from 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. 'I'm standing here with this thing in my ear and the phone is in my pocket,' actor John Astin says in a voice that is so recognizable one wonders if Uncle Fester will get on the line.

Comedy takes center stage this November in downtown Chicago theaters as lighthearted shows deliver laughs in time for the holidays.

Hundreds of Edgar Allen Poe fans paid tribute well into the early morning hours Thurday.

BALTIMORE - For Edgar Allan Poe, 2009 has been a better year than 1849. After dozens of events in several cities to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth, he's about to get the grand funeral that a writer of his stature should have received when he died.

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 29, the 272nd day of 2009. There are 93 days left in the year.