Author: Matt Artz

2017 Festival of Trees Christmas Benefit Returns to Kill Devil Hills

The 29th Annual Outer Banks Hotline Festival of Trees will be held at the Ramada Plaza Nags Head Oceanfront in Kill Devil Hills on December 1 and 2, 2017.  Bargains abound at the Bazaar in...

‘Thor’ Sequel Ragna-Rocks [Review]

 I don’t know why it took so long for Led Zeppelin’s pummeling anthem “The Immigrant Song”, which includes lyrics about Thor’s “hammer of the gods”, to be used in a live action Thor movie, but...

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Free Winter Climb Day Announced

The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will be open to the public for a free Winter Climb on Saturday December 9, 2017 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Volunteers from the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society and...

Weekend Movie Update – Nov. 10, 2017: ‘Murder’ Mystery Train Ride

An all-star cast attempts to solve a Murder in theaters this week, while the Daddys celebrate Christmas in a blended family. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of Nov. 10, 2017! Based on...

2017 Outer Banks Halloween Parade Highlights [Video / Photo Gallery]

2017 Outer Banks Halloween Parade Highlights [Video / Photo Gallery]

The 4th Annual Outer Banks Halloween Parade returned for a final march around Kelly’s Restaurant and Tavern in Nags Head on Sunday, October 29, 2017, and despite some rain, a spirited crowd turned out...

OBX Halloween International Film Festival 2017 Award Winners Announced

OBX Halloween International Film Festival 2017 Award Winners Announced

The 2nd Annual Halloween International Film Festival returned to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina for three days, October 26-28, featuring a total of 46 Official Selection independent films from eight different countries around the...

Weekend Movie Update – Nov. 3, 2017: ‘Thor’ Returns

Thor and the Hulk are back in theaters this week, while the Bad Moms celebrate Christmas. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of Nov. 3, 2017! Marvel’s latest action sequel Thor: Ragnarok (rated...

OBX Halloween International Film Festival Returns Oct. 26-28

The 2nd Halloween International Film Festival returns to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina October 26-28, 2017 during HalloWeek on the Outer Banks, presented by Halloween Daily News and OBX Entertainment, featuring independent films submitted from...

Weekend Movie Update – Oct. 20, 2017: Medea’s ‘Halloween’

Weekend Movie Update – Oct. 20, 2017: Medea’s ‘Halloween’

Madea celebrates Halloween, the Brave fight fires, and something Different arrives in theaters this week. Here’s your Outer Banks Movie Update for the weekend of Oct. 20, 2017! Tyler Perry’s new comedy sequel Boo 2: A Madea...

Jason Meets Michael at Killer Friday the 13th Halloween Event [Photo Gallery]

Jason Meets Michael at Killer Friday the 13th Halloween Event [Photo Gallery]

Two of the most iconic masked horror villains in all of pop culture, Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th films and Michael Myers from the Halloween films, were on the Outer Banks for...

‘It’ Returns As Scarier, Hungrier Pennywise [Review]

 It has returned to terrorize a new generation of kids, and he’s scarier, angrier, and hungrier than ever before in the new big screen adaptation of author Stephen King’s classic novel.   As in the...

UNC CSI Researchers Rediscover Forgotten Gunboat Near Rodanthe

A team of East Carolina University (ECU) graduate students led by Dr. Nathan Richards, head of the UNC Coastal Studies Institute’s (UNC CSI) Maritime Heritage Program and Associate Professor in the Program in Maritime...

‘The Houses October Built 2’ Joins OBX Halloween Film Festival

‘The Houses October Built 2’ Joins OBX Halloween Film Festival

The 2nd Annual Halloween International Film Festival returns to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina this October 26-28, featuring more than 40 independent films from around the world, culminating with a special Showcase screening of...

4th Annual OBX Halloween Parade Returns to Kelly’s, Nags Head Oct. 29

The 4th Annual Outer Banks Halloween Parade returns to Kelly’s in Nags Head on Sunday, October 29, 2017, starting with the pre-parade kickoff party at 2pm, with the walking parade itself beginning at 3pm,...