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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Monday, January 9 at 7:15pm | Little Theatre 5 | The 1985 whodunnit classic screens as part of the Staff Picks series.
SPOOKY SEASON | Monday, October 28 at 7:30pm | After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor’s assistant finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood. Bill Gunn’s 1973 American black horror film stars Marlene Clark and Duane Jones, and has been finding new appreciation and respect, in recent years, for its impact, and representation, in horror.
SPOOKY SEASON | Wednesday, October 30 at 7:30pm | In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk in Ray Bradbury’s dark fantasy based on his novel.
SPOOKY SEASON | Thursday, October 31 at 8:00pm | FREE FOR LITTLE MEMBERS | A family’s home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts, in Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg’s fantastical phantom-filled 1982 horror.
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The Little’s Staff Pick series is a grab bag of the mysterious, the fun, and the purely awesome. Each staff member has selected a movie to recommend — no genre or era is off limits. This series is the modern equivalent of stepping into your favorite video rental store, and seeking a film you’ll swoon over. These are favorites from our Little staff, but hopefully they’ll become your new favorites as well.