The space connects directly through an interior door to Bric-a-Brac Records and Collectibles, a vintage vinyl and collectibles shop next door, so a coffee run here can turn into a record-digging session without stepping outside. Beyond the drinks, the shop runs a Movie Club and a genuine video rental store — physical media, the kind most of the city has let go extinct — plus merch and space rentals, making it feel less like a themed novelty cafe and more like a real clubhouse for horror and film obsessives who also want good coffee. The site name-drops director David Cronenberg approvingly, which tracks with the overall sensibility: unsettling without being gimmicky, playful rather than try-hard.
Fox32 covered the shop specifically for how it 'blends horror and java,' and other coverage has praised the food menu as seriously good, not an afterthought to the theme. Hours run long, 7am to 7pm on weekdays and 8am to 7pm on weekends, making it a legitimate all-day option rather than a morning-only coffee stop. For anyone exploring the Milwaukee Avenue corridor between Avondale and Logan Square, it's one of the more genuinely distinctive stops on the strip.
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