FILM SERIES
Spooky Season returns October 2023!
From crypts to cryptids, ghouls to ghastly gargoyles, The Little’s Spooky Season is here to fill your October with harrowing, haunting films and events! From classic horror to modern family-friendly fare, international frights to 90s-witchy-vibes, we hope you join us to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year, here in the house of silent shadows!
UPCOMING
The NeverEnding Story – Oct 1
SPOOKY SEASON | 35mm | Sunday, October 1 at 3:30pm | The amazing 1984 fantasy is a generation-traumatizing classic, featuring such nightmares as the Swamp of Sadness, Sphinx Gate, and The Nothing.
The Devil’s Backbone – Oct 2
SPOOKY SEASON | Monday, October 2 at 7:30pm | Guillermo Del Toro’s third film features the writer/director’s signature mix of creepy atmosphere, melancholy history, and fantastic special effects in this “Spanish Gothic” tale of a haunted orphanage.
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster – Oct 4
BLACK CINEMA SERIES x SPOOKY SEASON | Wednesday, October 4 at 7:30pm | Vicaria is a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal murder of her brother, she embarks on a dangerous journey to bring him back to life, injecting the classic “Frankenstein” story with fresh innovation and social relevance.
Hot Fuzz – Oct 7
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND X SPOOKY SEASON | Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 8pm | Edgar Wright’s 2007 action-comedy about a skilled London police officer (Simon Pegg) transferred to a village where the easygoing officers object to his fervor for regulations, as a string of grisly murders strikes the town.
The Cabin in the Woods – Oct 9
STAFF PICKS x SPOOKY SEASON | Monday, October 9 at 7:15pm | Don’t read anything about this, don’t watch the trailer, just prepare for a ride that’s one million times wilder than what you’re expecting. Picked by the entire Little staff!
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood – Oct 13
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND x SPOOKY SEASON | Friday, October 13 at 8pm | Jason Voorhees is accidentally freed from his watery prison by a telekinetic teenager. Now, only she can stop him.
Night of the Living Dead – Oct 14
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND x SPOOKY SEASON | Saturday, October 14 at 8pm | A ragtag group in Pennsylvania barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls. George A. Romero’s film completely redefined the modern zombie genre, and remains as affecting, influential, and terrifying today as it did in 1968.
Hereditary – Oct 16
SPOOKY SEASON | Monday, October 16 at 7:30pm | A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences in Ari Aster’s directorial debut from A24. Starring Toni Collette.
Huesera: The Bone Woman – Oct 18
HIGH FALLS WOMEN IN FILM x SPOOKY SEASON | Wednesday, October 19 at 7:30pm | Valeria’s joy at becoming a first-time mother is quickly taken away when she’s cursed by a sinister entity. As danger closes in, she’s forced deeper into a chilling world of dark magic that threatens to consume her.
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark – Oct 19
SPOOKY SEASON | Thursday, October 19 at 7:30pm | Upon arriving in a small town where she has inherited a rundown mansion, the famous horror hostess Elvira battles an evil uncle, and townspeople who want her burned at the stake, in this campy, 80s horror-comedy.
Eraserhead – Oct 20
SPOOKY SEASON | Friday, October 20 at 7:30pm In David Lynch’s 1977 feature debut, Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space – Oct 21
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND x SPOOKY SEASON | 35mm | Saturday, October 21 at 8pm | When teenagers see a comet crash outside their sleepy small town, they discover a pack of murderous alien circus clowns, hellbent on harvesting and eating people in bloody rampage. Goofy, inspired, and filled with imaginative creatures and special effects, this cult classic is more fun than a cotton-candy cocoon.
Wendell & Wild – Oct 22
SPOOKY SEASON | Sunday, October 22 at 3:30pm | Scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Jordan Peele) enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat — a tough teen with a load of guilt — to summon them to the Land of the Living.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Oct 22
WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS x SPOOKY SEASON | Sunday, October 22 at 7pm | A barber (Johnny Depp) returns to Victorian London after wrongful imprisonment by Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman). Now mad, seeking revenge, and calling himself Sweeney Todd, he joins meat-pie shop owner Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter) in finding a way to simultaneously satisfy his bloodlust and her need for cheaper pie filling.
Santa Sangre – Oct 23
SPOOKY SEASON | Monday, October 23 at 7:30pm | A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless mother–the leader of a strange religious cult–and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name as he becomes “her arms”.
A Tale of Two Sisters – Oct 25
SPOOKY SEASON | Wednesday, October 25 ay 7:30pm | After spending time in a mental hospital, a girl is reunited with her sister and returns home, only to see some truly strange events start to happen.
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror – Oct 26
SPOOKY SEASON | Thursday, October 26 at 7:30pm | A look at the history of black horror films and the role of African Americans in the film genre from the very beginning.
The Craft – Oct 27
SO FETCH! x SPOOKY SEASON | Friday, October 27 ay 7:30pm | A newcomer to a Catholic prep high school falls in with a trio of outcast teenage girls who practice witchcraft, and they all soon conjure up various spells and curses against those who anger them, in this 90’s cult classic.
Halloween Double Feature – Oct 28
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND x SPOOKY SEASON | Saturday, October 28 at 6:30pm | Halloween Double Feature! – Halloween (1978) and, on 35mm, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Casper – Oct 29
SPOOKY SEASON | Sunday, October 29 at 3:30pm | An afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the house of wicked spirits.
Pumpkinhead – Oct 29
SPOOKY SEASON | 35mm | Sunday, October 29 at 7:30pm | After a tragic accident, a man conjures up a towering, vengeful demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy a group of unsuspecting teenagers. Directed by special effects wizard Stan Winston.
Nosferatu with Live Score – Oct 30
SPOOKY SEASON | Live original score! | Monday, October 30 at 7:30pm | In this highly influential silent horror film, the mysterious Count Orlok summons Thomas Hutter to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains, where he reveals his true vampiric nature.
The Exorcist: Extended Director’s Cut – Oct 31
SPOOKY SEASON FINALE | Tuesday, October 31 at 8pm | When a teenage girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter in 1973’s horror classic. The extended director’s cut — billed as “The Version You’ve Never Seen” — features 10 minutes of additional footage and changes by director William Friedkin.
PAST
Ginger Snaps (with Rachel Harrison discussion) – Aug 4
SPOOKY SEASON | Friday, August 4 at 7:00pm | Theatre 1 | Join us to hear national best-selling author Rachel Harrison speak about her novel “Such Sharp Teeth,” followed by a screening of the cult classic “Ginger Snaps.”
Shaun of the Dead – Oct 15, 2022
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND x SPOOKY SEASON | Saturday, October 15 at 8 p.m. | The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.
Halloween (1978) – Oct 22, 2022
SATURDAY NIGHT REWIND x SPOOKY SEASON | Saturday, October 22 at 8 p.m. | Cue the iconic theme song, the 1978 original HALLOWEEN is back at The Little.
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