SPOOKY SEASON | Thursday, October 10 | Tim Burton’s ode to Hammer Horror, based on Washington Irving’s classic tale! Presented with our friends at Genesee Country Village and Museum, on-site in Mumford!
Sleepy Hollow (at GCV&M) – Oct. 10
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Series
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage – Jan 5, 2023
JANUARY GIALLO | Thursday, January 5 at 7:30pm | Theatre 1 | Master of horror Dario Argento’s 1970 film, where an American expatriate in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city.
Halloween (1978) – Oct. 12, 2024
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND x SPOOKY SEASON | Saturday, October 12 at 8:00pm | Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
L’Inferno (with Montopolis live score) – Oct. 15
SPOOKY SEASON | Tuesday, October 15 | The first feature length horror film ever released, 1911’s L’Inferno adapts Dante’s classic journey through hell with elaborate costumes, special effects, and set design to create an awe-inspiring and ethereal world. An original score by Montopolis brings new life to this silent film classic with a mix of psych rock, dark wave and terrifying sound effects performed live.
The Thin Man – Oct. 19
95 YEARS OF THE LITTLE | Saturday, October 19 at 3:00pm | A retired detective — while spending much of his time managing his wife’s considerable fortune and consuming quantities of alcohol — is asked to follow the trail of a missing inventor. Although reluctant to interrupt his holiday in Manhattan, he is persuaded to investigate by his wife’s craving for adventure, and together they embark upon a case that leads to the disclosure of deception and murder.
Slumber Party Massacre: Double Feature – Oct. 19
SPOOKY SEASON | Saturday, October 19 | The 80’s cult classics, together in one night! A slumber party turns into a bloodbath when a psychotic serial killer wielding a power drill prowls the neighborhood. AND THEN a condo weekend getaway is rocked when a supernatural rockabilly driller killer comes for blood (and to sing).
Young Frankenstein – Oct. 21
STAFF PICKS x SPOOKY SEASON | Monday, October 21 at 7:30pm | A grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather wasn’t as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body. The Mel Brooks comedy classic starring Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn.
The Blackening – Oct. 23
BLACK CINEMA SERIES x SPOOKY SEASON | Wednesday, October 23 at 7pm | Seven friends go away for the weekend, only to find themselves trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. They must pit their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies against the murderer to stay alive.
Scream (1996) – Oct. 25
SO FETCH x SPOOKY SEASON | Friday, October 25 at 7:30pm | Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson’s 1996 original meta-horror-slasher. A year after the murder of her mother, Sidney Prescott is terrorized by the masked killer Ghostface who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.
Barbarian – Oct. 26
SPOOKY SEASON | Saturday, October 26 | A woman staying at an Airbnb discovers that the house she has rented is not what it seems. Zach Cregger’s R-rated horror-thriller has developed a passionate following since its 2022 release, collecting more and more fans thanks to its “chilling and consistently unpredictable thrill ride” of a plot. Starring Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and “scream king” Justin Long.
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat – Oct. 24 & 26
ONE TAKE | Oct. 24 & 26 | Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) – Oct. 26
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND x SPOOKY SEASON | 35mm “Grindhouse” on Saturday, October 5 at 8pm | 4K Digital Restoration on Sunday, October 6 and Saturday October 26 | Five friends 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 something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
The Wolf Man (1941) – Oct. 27
SPOOKY SEASON | Sunday, October 27 at 4pm | The Universal Monsters classic! Upon his return to his father’s estate, aristocrat Larry Talbot meets a beautiful woman, attends a mystical carnival and uncovers a horrifying curse.
Possessor – Oct. 27
SPOOKY SEASON | Sunday, October 27 at 7:00pm | An agent works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies – ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients. Written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg; starring Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Clue – Jan 9, 2023
Monday, January 9 at 7:15pm | Little Theatre 5 | The 1985 whodunnit classic screens as part of the Staff Picks series.