House of Flies at Secret Pour, Bushwick NYC: A Nu-Metal Halloween Night

Nü Girl Order took over Secret Pour in Brooklyn on Saturday, October 17, for House of Flies, a Halloween party built around heavy music and horror nostalgia. The night ran from 8pm to 2am, entry was free, and the flyer listed it as 21+. Nü Girl Order describes itself as a women-focused collective that gives women a place to connect over a shared love of heavy music and alt style. It produced the party together with Trash Cherry NYC.

The music centered on nu metal, alt-metal and metalcore, along with heavy tracks pulled from 2000s horror movie soundtracks. DJ Nü Dez handled the decks with a playlist curated for the night. The event page also linked the Queen of the Damned soundtrack.

The dress code was "horror baddies." The organizers' suggested icons were Jennifer Check from Jennifer's Body, Queen Akasha from Queen of the Damned, Nancy Downs from The Craft, "Freaky" Nikki from Obsession, and Maxine Minx or Pearl from X and Pearl. A costume inspiration board was linked from the event page.

Inside, alt accessory vendors set up shop, tarot readers gave live readings, and Nü Girl Order merchandise was on sale. A raffle gave away three One Wish Willows. Drag performer Corma Kelley hosted, with a surprise drag show or two planned. Vendors accepted CashApp, Venmo, PayPal and cash, with cash preferred, while tips for the drag performers were cash only.

The venue is at 1114 DeKalb Avenue, on the Bushwick and Bed-Stuy edge of Brooklyn. Secret Pour has promoted itself in past Halloween seasons as the Halloween bar of "Bed-wick," with Blood Shots and costume contests on its calendar. For this party, the hosts described the space as women-focused but open to everyone who respected the venue and the people around them. The Partiful guest list filled up, and a waitlist formed.