Drag Me to Hell: Demonic Drag Performances and Costume Contest

Join ONE Archives at the USC Libraries presented at the USC Fisher Museum of Art for a festive night of dancing, drag, and dress-up! Drag Me to Hell is a one-of-a-kind Halloween event inspired by queer pioneers in 1930s–60s Los Angeles who found refuge in science-fiction fandom and the occult underground. The evening will include demonic drag performances by Specimen Scythe and world-renowned Dragula stars Vander Von Odd and HoSo Terra Toma, followed by a DIY costume contest for USC students, hosted by international DJ and drag sensation Miss Toto.

Pre-show attractions will include a live choral performance by students from the USC Thornton School of Music led by Professor Emily Sung and haunting tours of the ONE Archives and USC Fisher Museum’s PST ART: Art & Science Collide exhibition Sci-fi, Magick, Queer LA: Sexual Science and the Imagi-Nation (August 22–November 23, 2024).

Presented by USC Visions and Voices. Organized by Quetzal Arevalo and Alexis Bard Johnson (ONE Archives at the USC Libraries). Co-sponsored by the USC Fisher Museum of Art.