On Halloween night, both floors of Hyperreal Film Club in East Austin were covered in fake spiderwebs as a couple hundred people — drinks in hand — danced, joked and talked movies. A 12-foot skeleton loomed over the dance floor.
The night’s only requirement: costumes. Guests dressed up like everyone from ’90s indie star Parker Posey to the beloved Miss Spider from James and the Giant Peach to cult classic icons like The Stranger from The Big Lebowski.
The one thing nearly every outfit had in common? It originated on the big screen…