Friday,
September 25th
8:30 PM
Carrie – 1980
Brian De Palma
1h 38m
Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) faces bullying from classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.
Serve with a "bloody" drink!
Serve with a "bloody" drink!
Total:
1h 38m
Triple Feature
Saturday,
September 26th
7:00 PM
Werewolf of London – 1935
Stuart Walker
1h 15m
One of the earliest horror movies in the Werewolf genre, and inspiration to the iconic Warren Zevon song of the same name, Werewolf of London tells the story of a botanist from London who is attacked by a strange beast, and becomes one himself.
8:15 PM
The Wolf Man – 1941
George Waggner
1h 10m
Lon Cheney Jr.'s defining role tells the story of Larry Talbot, who returns to the home of his father, John Talbot (Claude Rains), and falls victim to a wolf attack that transforms Larry into the titular Wolf Man. Featuring appearances from Bela Lugosi and Maria Ouspenskaya.
9:25 PM
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man – 1943
Roy William Neill
1h 14m
Grave robbers open the grave of the Wolf Man (Lon Cheney Jr.) and awaken him. He doesn’t like the idea of being immortal and killing people when the moon is full so tries to find Dr. Frankenstein, in the hopes that the doctor can cure him. Cheney stars beside Bela Lugosi who plays Frankenstein's Monster, along with the Gypsy, Maria Ouspenskaya and appearances from Lionel Atwill and Dwight Frye.
Total:
3h 39m
Double Feature
Sunday,
September 27th
7:00 PM
Black Sabbath – 1963
Mario Bava
1h 35m
Boris Karloff stars in this 1963 horror anthology film as narrator and as a monstrous Wurdulak, a vampiric monster who wreaks havoc on his family.
8:35 PM
Fade to Black – 1980
Vernon Zimmerman
1h 42m
A shy, lonely film buff, played by Dennis Christopher (Eddie Kaspbrak in IT, 1990), embarks on a killing spree against those who browbeat and betray him, all the while stalking his idol, a Marilyn Monroe lookalike.
Total:
3h 17m
Monday,
September 28th
8:00 PM
Madhouse – 1974
Jim Clark
1h 32m
Horror legends Vincent Price and Peter Cushing star in Madhouse, a film that follows a horror movie star who returns to his most famous role after spending years in a mental institution, but the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.
Total:
1h 32m
Tuesday,
September 29th
8:00 PM
The Sentinel – 1977
Michael Winner
1h 32m
The Sentinel follows the story of Alison Parker, who grew up enduring sexual abuse from her father, going so far as to attempt suicide. Now an elite fashion model, she moves to a Brooklyn Heights apartment building where she encounters a number of bizarre, eccentric tenants and attempts to uncover the building’s sinister secret.
Starring Chris Sarandon (Fright Night, A Nightmare Before Christmas), Martin Balsam (Psycho), and horror movie legend John Carradine, with appearances from Christopher Walken (Pulp Fiction), Eli Wallach (The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly), Jeff Goldblum (The Fly, Jurassic Park), and Richard Dreyfuss, (Jaws).
Starring Chris Sarandon (Fright Night, A Nightmare Before Christmas), Martin Balsam (Psycho), and horror movie legend John Carradine, with appearances from Christopher Walken (Pulp Fiction), Eli Wallach (The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly), Jeff Goldblum (The Fly, Jurassic Park), and Richard Dreyfuss, (Jaws).
Total:
1h 32m
Wednesday,
September 30th
8:00 PM
Sleepy Hollow – 1999
Tim Burton
1h 45m
Tim Burton's take on the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the story follows Johnny Depp as the young detective Ichabod Crane, who gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitations of three people – murders the townsfolk attribute to a legendary specter, The Headless Horseman.
Also starring Christina Ricci, (Wednesday Addams, Addams Family), Miranda Richardson and Michael Gambon (Harry Potter Series), Jeffery Jones (Beetlejuice), Christopher Walken, horror legend Christopher Lee, and Ian McDiarmid (Star Wars).
Also starring Christina Ricci, (Wednesday Addams, Addams Family), Miranda Richardson and Michael Gambon (Harry Potter Series), Jeffery Jones (Beetlejuice), Christopher Walken, horror legend Christopher Lee, and Ian McDiarmid (Star Wars).
Total:
1h 45m
Double Feature
Thursday,
October 1st
7:30 PM
The Old Dark House – 1932
James Whale
1h 10m
Boris Karloff and James Whale follow up Frankenstein with The Old Dark House, a horror film with a cheeky tone. Also starring Gloria Stuart (The Invisible Man, Titanic), Ernest Thesiger, who plays Dr. Pretorius in Bride of Frankenstein as well as Charles Laughton, who played Dr. Moreau in the Island of Lost Souls.
8:40 PM
The Old Dark House – 1963
William Castle
1h 26m
A 1963 remake of the original The Old Dark House from 1932, starring Janette Scott.
Total:
2h 36m
Double Feature
Friday,
October 2nd
6:30 PM
Queen of the Damned – 2002
Michael Rymer
1h 41m
Vampire Lestat awakens from his slumber and becomes a rock star. But chaos strikes when his music awakens Akasha,(Aaliyah) the vampire queen, who may not rest until she makes Lestat her new king.
8:10 PM
Fright Night – 1985
Tom Holland
1h 47m
High school student Charley Brewster accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, (Chris Sarandon) his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him. He must enlist the help of his friends, and a horror actor named Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall) to defeat the evil next door.
Total:
3h 28m
Triple Feature
Saturday,
October 3rd
2:15 PM
The Phantom Carriage – 1921
Victor Sjöström
1h 48m
An alcoholic, abusive ne’er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year’s Eve before the clock strikes twelve to take the reins of Death’s chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.
4:00 PM
The Shining – 1980
Stanley Kubrick
2h 24m
6:25 PM
The Shining – 1997
Mick Garris
4h 33m
Total:
8h 45m
Double Feature
Sunday,
October 4th
7:55 PM
The Abominable Dr. Phibes – 1971
Robert Fuest
1h 35m
Vincent Price plays the titular Dr. Anton Phibes, who is distraught
after a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife’s operation. Thus, he unleashes a score of Old-Testament atrocities on his enemies.
after a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife’s operation. Thus, he unleashes a score of Old-Testament atrocities on his enemies.
9:30 PM
Dr. Phibes Rises Again – 1972
Robert Fuest
1h 29m
Vincent Price stars alongside returning actors Caroline Munro (Dr. Phibes' wife),
Peter Jeffrey (Inspector Trout),
Terry-Thomas, (Dr. Longstreet & Lombardo) and Hugh Griffith (Rabbi & Harry Ambrose), in a plot that follows Dr. Phibes after having awakened from a decade of suspended animation. With the corpse of his dead wife, Phibes heads for Egypt, where he intends to resurrect her by murdering people in strange and heinous ways.
Peter Jeffrey (Inspector Trout),
Terry-Thomas, (Dr. Longstreet & Lombardo) and Hugh Griffith (Rabbi & Harry Ambrose), in a plot that follows Dr. Phibes after having awakened from a decade of suspended animation. With the corpse of his dead wife, Phibes heads for Egypt, where he intends to resurrect her by murdering people in strange and heinous ways.
Total:
3h 4m
Monday,
October 5th
7:00 PM
Possession – 1981
Andrzej Żuławski
2h 4m
Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, In The Mouth of Madness) and Isabelle Adjani (Nosferatu the Vampyre) star as husband and wife in this 1981 film. The plot follows a young woman who leaves her family for an unspecified reason. The husband seeks the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
Total:
2h 4m
Double Feature
Tuesday,
October 6th
7:00 PM
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – 1974
Tobe Hooper
1h 23m
Tobe Hooper's 1974 grizzly horror masterpiece, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre follows five friends that head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover the sinister goings-on within.
8:30 PM
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 – 1986
Tobe Hooper
1h 40m
Tobe Hooper's followup to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre stars Dennis Hopper as a Texas Marshall who hunts down the notorious cannibalistic family who in turn hunt down a radio host.
Total:
3h 13m
Wednesday,
October 7th
7:30 PM
The Witch – 2015
Robert Eggers
1h 32m
Drunken Witch Cocktail
Total:
1h 32m
Thursday,
October 8th
8:00 PM
Doctor X – 1932
Michael Curtiz
1h 16m
The first of three films on this month's calendar to feature the pairing of Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray, Doctor X tells the story of a wisecracking New York reporter who intrudes on a research scientist’s quest to unmask the mysterious "Moon Killer."
Total:
1h 16m
Double Feature
Friday,
October 9th
7:00 PM
The Rocky Horror Picture Show – 1975
Jim Sharman
1h 40m
It's The Rocky Horror Picture Show, no further introduction needed!
9:00 PM
Shock Treatment – 1981
Jim Sharman
1h 34m
Shock Treatment is the sequel, or parallel equal, to The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Directed by Jim Sharman, it stars Cliff DeYoung (Clear Light, The Hunger) as Brad, and Jessica Harper as Janet (Suspiria, Phantom of the Paradise.)
Charles Gray, Nell Campbell, Patricia Quinn and Richard O'Brien all return, this time as new characters.
Charles Gray, Nell Campbell, Patricia Quinn and Richard O'Brien all return, this time as new characters.
Total:
3h 34m
Triple Feature
Saturday,
October 10th
6:00 PM
The Thing – 1982
John Carpenter
1h 49m
The first of three movies in John Carpenter's "Apocalypse Trilogy," The Thing tells the story of a group of American researchers in an Antarctic base, who must overcome paranoia to battle with an uncovered alien life form.
Starring Kurt Russell (Tombstone), Keith David (They Live, The Quick and the Dead), Richard Masur (IT's Stan Uris) and Wilford Brimley, amongst others.
Starring Kurt Russell (Tombstone), Keith David (They Live, The Quick and the Dead), Richard Masur (IT's Stan Uris) and Wilford Brimley, amongst others.
7:50 PM
Prince of Darkness – 1987
John Carpenter
1h 42m
The second film in Carpenter's "Apocalypse Trilogy," Prince of Darkness stars longtime Carpenter collaborator Donald Pleasence, and Alice Cooper, who recorded a song for the film, in a supporting role. The film follows a group of quantum physics students who assist a Catholic priest in investigating an ancient cylinder hidden beneath a Los Angeles monastery, only to uncover the sinister contents within.
9:35 PM
In the Mouth of Madness – 1994
John Carpenter
1h 35m
Sam Neill stars alongside David Warner (The Omen) and Charlton Heston (Tombstone, Planet of the Apes) in the third film in Carpenter's "Apocalypse Trilogy." In the film, An insurance investigator (Neill) visits a small town while looking into the strange disappearance of a popular horror novelist. He soon finds that the impact of the author’s books is far more than inspirational.
Total:
5h 6m
Triple Feature
Sunday,
October 11th
5:30 PM
A Nightmare on Elm Street – 1984
Wes Craven
1h 31m
Wes Craven's genre-defining film introduces Freddy Krueger, portrayed by Robert Englund, the burned, razor-gloved killer who stalks the teenagers of Springwood... in their dreams. There is no safety in slumber however, as whatever happens when asleep, happens in reality. Heather Langenkamp stars as Nancy, with a young Johnny Depp (who shares this month's calendar in Sleepy Hollow) in his film debut as her boyfriend.
7:00 PM
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge – 1985
Jock Sholder
1h 27m
The second entry in the series, Freddy's Revenge, follows a new family in the Elm Street house and their teenage son Jesse (Mark Patton), whom Freddy (Robert Englund) begins using as a doorway into the waking world. Long noted for its subtext, this one takes the dream logic in a decidedly different, more corporeal direction than the original.
8:25 PM
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors – 1987
Chuck Russell (R.I.P.)
1h 36m
Dream Warriors reunites the series with original Nancy (Heather Langenkamp), now a doctor treating the last surviving Elm Street children at a psychiatric hospital, where Freddy (Robert Englund) is picking them off in their sleep. Co-written by Wes Craven, with an early role for Patricia Arquette (who appears later this month in Lost Hightway,) and a supporting turn from Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix,) widely held as the strongest of the sequels. Directed by the late Chuck Russell (R.I.P.)., and with a theme song provided by the iconic, Sunset Strip hair metal band Dokken.
Total:
4h 34m
Monday,
October 12th
8:00 PM
The Black Cat – 1934
Edgar G. Ulmer
1h 5m
Starring Boris Karloff of Frankenstein fame, and Bela Lugosi and David Manners of Dracula's cast, The Black Cat tells the tale of a pair of honeymooners and one Dr. Werdegast (Lugosi) finding refuge in the home of Hjalmar Poelzig (Karloff) who shares a dark past with the doctor.
Total:
1h 5m
Double Feature
Tuesday,
October 13th
7:00 PM
Murders in the Rue Morgue – 1932
Robert Florey
1h 1m
Bela Lugosi stars as Dr. Mirakle, a carnival sideshow barker and mad scientist in nineteenth-century Paris, who abducts young women to mix their blood with that of his captive ape in pursuit of a grotesque experiment. Loosely drawn from the Poe story, shot by the great cinematographer Karl Freund. The film's title later influenced Iron Maiden to record a song of the same name.
8:00 PM
Island of Lost Souls – 1932
Erle C. Kenton
1h 11m
An adaptation of H.G. Wells' The Island of Doctor Moreau, with Charles Laughton, who shares this month's calendar as the gin-loving guest in The Old Dark House, as the genial, whip-cracking Doctor. Moreau presides over a remote island where he surgically transforms beasts into half-men. Bela Lugosi appears buried under makeup as the Sayer of the Law. A shipwrecked traveler washes ashore and slowly grasps the nature of the doctor's House of Pain.
The novel, and resulting film adaptation served as inspiration for the Oingo Boingo song, "No Spill Blood," as well as the DEVO album title "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO!" and the track "Jocko Homo."
The novel, and resulting film adaptation served as inspiration for the Oingo Boingo song, "No Spill Blood," as well as the DEVO album title "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO!" and the track "Jocko Homo."
Total:
2h 12m
Double Feature
Wax Wednesday,
October 14th
7:00 PM
Mystery of the Wax Museum – 1933
Michael Curtiz
1h 18m
One of the first horror films in color, and original film to the 1953 remake, House of Wax, this film stars Fay Wray whose horror renown, includes roles in The Vampire Bat, King Kong and references in Rocky Horror, and Lionel Atwill, known for leading roles as Dr. X, and across Universal's Horror franchises as various Inspectors and Doctors alike.
8:30 PM
House of Wax (3D) – 1953
André de Toth
1h 28m
The House of Wax, starring Vincent Price, was the first movie from a major motion-picture studio to be shot using the three-dimensional, or stereoscopic, film process, is the very first 3D film in the horror genre, and one of the first horror films to be shot in color.
Directed by Andre De Toth, The House of Wax was a remake of 1933’s Mystery in the Wax Museum.
Directed by Andre De Toth, The House of Wax was a remake of 1933’s Mystery in the Wax Museum.
Total:
2h 56m
Thursday,
October 15th
8:00 PM
Lost Highway – 1997
David Lynch
2h 14m
Total:
2h 14m
Marathon
Dwight Fryeday,
October 16th
7:00 PM
The Crime of Dr. Crespi – 1935
John H. Auer
59m
Dwight Frye
8:05 PM
The Vampire Bat – 1933
Frank R. Strayer
1h 4m
Dwight Frye is billed with Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, and Melvyn Douglas.
9:20 PM
Dead Men Walk – 1943
Sam Newfield
1h 4m
10:35 PM
Dracula – 1931
Tod Browning
1h 14m
Total:
4h 51m
(incl. 3 break(s) of 10 min)
Marathon
Saturday,
October 17th
6:30 PM
Dracula's Daughter – 1936
Lambert Hillyer
6:40 PM
Son of Dracula – 1936
Robert Siodmak
1h 8m
8:00 PM
House of Frankenstein – 1944
Erle C. Kenton
1h 11m
9:20 PM
House of Dracula – 1945
Erle C. Kenton
1h 4m
10:35 PM
Bud Abbot and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein – 1948
Charles Barton
1h 23m
Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney Jr. reprise their roles from Dracula and The Wolf Man respectively, with Glenn Strange as Frankenstein and a cameo from Vincent Price as the Invisible Man. Great horror ensemble cast for a fun movie.
Total:
5h 26m
(incl. 4 break(s) of 10 min)
Sunday,
October 18th
9:10 PM
From Dusk Till Dawn – 1996
Robert Rodriguez
1h 48m
Total:
1h 48m
Monday,
October 19th
7:00 PM
The Descent – 2005
Neil Marshall
1h 40m
Total:
1h 40m
Double Feature
Tuesday,
October 20th
7:00 PM
The Innocents – 1961
Jack Clayton
1h 40m
8:40 PM
The Haunting – 1963
Robert Wise
1h 52m
Total:
3h 32m
Wednesday,
October 21st
7:30 PM
The Hunger – 1983
Tony Scott
1h 37m
Total:
1h 37m
Thursday,
October 22nd
7:00 PM
The Fog – 1980
John Carpenter
1h 30m
Total:
1h 30m
Double Feature
Family Friday,
October 23rd
6:45 PM
The Addams Family – 1991
Barry Sonnenfield
1h 40m
8:25 PM
Addams Family Values – 1993
Barry Sonnefield
1h 34m
Total:
3h 14m
Double Feature
Saturday,
October 24th
The Comedy of Terrors – 1963
Jacques Tourneur
1h 24m
The trio of Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff and Vincent Price from The Raven (1963) return in this horror comedy about a bankrupting undertaker without any 'customers,' who must raise money to pay a year's worth of back rent. He must kill to raise enough funds, bringing about absurd results in the process.
Theatre of Blood – 1973
Douglas Hickox
1h 44m
Vincent Price headlines this Shakespearean horror-comedy about an actor who seeks his revenge upon his critics.
Double Feature
Full Moon Sunday,
October 25th
7:30 PM
An American Werewolf in London – 1981
John Landis
1h 37m
Hammer Horror Werewolf Movie, the only one by that studio.
9:15 PM
Curse of the Werewolf – 1961
Terence Fisher
1h 33m
Hammer Horror Werewolf Movie, the only one by that studio.
Total:
3h 20m
Monday,
October 26th
7:00 PM
The Nightmare Before Christmas – 1993
Henry Selick
1h 16m
Total:
1h 16m
Tuesday,
October 27th
7:00 PM
Dracula – 1958
Terence Fisher
1h 22m
Total:
1h 22m
Witchfinder Wednesday,
October 28th
7:30 PM
Witchfinder General – 1980
Michael Reeves
1h 27m
Total:
1h 27m
Thursday,
October 29th
7:30 PM
The Devil Rides Out – 1968
Terence Fisher
1h 36m
Christopher Lee, renowned for his villainous horror movie roles like Dracula, plays a rare heroic character who battles against the forces of Satan and evil, in this Hammer Horror production directed by Terence Fisher. Charles Gray, of Rocky Horror and James Bond fame, plays Mocata, a Satanist who seeks to make victims of the friends of the Duc de Richelieu (Lee).
Total:
1h 36m
Friday,
October 30th
10:20 PM
House of the Long Shadows – 1983
Pete Walker
1h 40m
Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, John Carradine, a great venn diagram horror cast.
Total:
1h 40m
Halloween,
October 31st
10:25 PM
Halloween – 1978
DireJohn Carpenter
1h 31m
Total:
1h 31m