Reality Bites

Where the vampires will be vamping this weekend . . .

* Bar Sinister at Boardner’s on Saturdays. The dress code’s “Blak & Sexi,” and the theme is “The Seductive Horror of a Decadent World.” Hey, here’s a place that might even slay Buffy (wishful thinking). 1652 N. Cherokee Ave., Hollywood, (323) 769-7070. 21 and older. $5-$10. There’s a special Halloween engagement on Saturday, where guests are encouraged to come in mourning attire.

* Coven 13 & Fetish Ball’s “Halloween Masquerade Ball,” at the Variety Arts Center, Saturday. Good luck to the competition, because not only are the Creatures performing (i.e., Siouxsie and Budgie), but this devilish ball has the best eye candy each year: the beautiful transvestites, vampires, goths and average Joes who come to worship them. Sometimes, I don’t know which specimens are more interesting--the exhibitionists or the voyeurs. 940 S. Figueroa St., downtown L.A., (323) 644-1811 or (323) 769-5500. 18 and older. $35-$45.

* Make-Up at Baby’s (located in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas), Oct. 30. Hostess Torment and deejay Jason Lavitt take Make-Up--a fabulous monthly glam club at the El Rey Theatre--to Vegas for a one-night stand. Fittingly, the event’s being held at home-town boy Sean MacPherson’s Baby’s. 4455 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas. 21 & over, $25 cover. Almost sold out. (323) 769-5500.

* Third Annual Pimp ‘N Ho Halloween Costume Ball at C2K (at the Venetian Hotel and Casino), Las Vegas. O.C. promoters John Huntington and Damian Sanders lured “Super Pimp” Verne Troyer (Mini Me) to host this monster mash in Vegas. 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, (714) 973-7576 or (702) 933-4C2K. 21 and older. $40-$100.

* The Red Cross/Give Blood, (800) 448-3543. Remember, for many Hollywood vampires, this ain’t no seasonal thing. Here’s the hotline for those who wish to donate to their bloody cause. Information available in English and Spanish.

* Sin-A-Matic at the 7969 Club on Saturdays. Every Saturday night, this raging dance club carves another notch in Hollywood’s fetish history. You really should visit at least once, just to tell your grandkids you went there back in the day. 7969 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, (323) 654-0280. 18 and older. $10 cover.