They might not pack stadiums like Guns 'N Roses, but on Halloween, The Creepshow is the band to see.

The Toronto punkabilly quartet will appear in costume as the Addams Family at New City Compound tomorrow night, headlining for The Dreadnoughts and The Hypnophonics.

Morticia Addams wasn't frontwoman Sarah "Sin" Blackwood's first choice of attire for the evening, but it will have to do.

"I wanted to be Axl Rose, but the guys were like, 'Don't do that, it's stupid,' " Blackwood laughs.

Speaking over the phone from Beverly Hills near Rose's stomping grounds, the vibrant singer/guitarist wishes she could bring the hot sun up north for the weekend.

"Halloween's the best, man (but) sometimes I wish that we had (better) weather," she says. "We're in California and it's so sunny, you can wear a tanktop and shorts ... and I was thinking the other day how awesome their Halloween must be 'cause you don't have to put a jacket on every time you go outside."

Oct. 31 has never lost its appeal for Blackwood, who remembers her childhood days trick-or-treating with her family -- including older sister and Creepshow founder Jen, who fronted the band until she got pregnant three years ago and asked Sarah to take her place.

"My dad used to dress up with us all the time, so that was always really cool," Blackwood says. "I remember we all went as like the Superman, Superkid family. So it was my dad, my brother, my sister and I, and we were Supergirl and they were Superkid and Superman."

These days she just can't down the sweets like she used to.

"Now it's like you eat two or three chocolate bars and you're like, 'I feel like s---,' " she says with a giggle.

While Welcome to the Jungle won't be on tomorrow's set list, you can be dead sure New City will resemble a forest of freaks and ghouls as The Creepshow tears through rockabilly-tinged punk sing-alongs like Rue Morgue Radio, Demon Lover and Zombies Ate Her Brain.

Blackwood, who will tour Europe with her more subdued solo project after The Creepshow's current jaunt, has been a horror fan since a young age.

"Anything '80s is great. Before CGI came in and they actually had people dress up in costumes and the monsters were actually handcrafted, those kinds of movies are great," she says, naming Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors as her all-time favourite horror flick.

But she won't be running out to catch Saw VI anytime soon.

"I think nowadays what they're doing with horror is they're really taking out the fun monster element and they're just making you watch some really sick s---.

"I wanna see Freddy (Krueger) slice somebody's stomach out and their guts go all over the place but you know it's totally fake and it's kinda funny ... give me the monsters, give me the stuff I can laugh at," she says.

Halloween suits the hard-touring band not only because of its horror themes, but because of its penchant for dressing up.

At a normal gig, you'll likely find all four band members sporting sharp outfits and nifty hairdos, which is a refreshing contrast at most punk shows.

"I know the guys in my band like to look good. For me it also gives me something to do three hours before we play," Blackwood laughs. "Fashion's cool, man. It's fun to dress up."