As much as I love movies and watch them you would think I would watch Horror Films as well. But oh, no, not I. Not now and not event. But Charlie and David enjoy Horror films and I can’t wait to share 31 Days of Horror At Alamo Drafthouse DFW with David and Charlie. I bet you they will want to go.
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE DFW PRESENTS: DRAFTHOUSE OF HORRORS
Set The Mood For The Spookiest Time Of The Year With 31 Days of Horror At Alamo Drafthouse DFW
Dallas, TX — October 1, 2019 — Alamo Drafthouse DFW is celebrating the month of October with “Drafthouse of Horrors,” 31 straight days of flesh-ripping, nail-biting, fear-inducing terror.
Classic horror films, both new and old, will be shown all month long. There’s sure to be another spine-tingling film to satiate anyone’s horror hunger every single night.
For a full listing of upcoming films and ticketing, visit Alamo Drafthouse DFW’S Drafthouse of Horrors webpage.
DRAFTHOUSE OF HORRORS Movie Lineup
When you say “defining piece of ’80s pop culture,” we say “Movie Party.”
Whether you’re a blood-sucking “el vampiro” or the meanest, baddest monster-basher in town, everyone’s invited to a night of ’80’s vampires, interactive props, and excessive beach saxophone at THE LOST BOYS Movie Party.
We’ll have all sorts of fun stuff available for you when you arrive, including vampire fangs, confetti poppers, bubbles, flashlights, and, of course, an inflatable saxophone that’ll make you feel like you just moved to Santa Carla.
So don’t sit around at home reading the TV Guide. Join us for a fun night celebrating one of the most entertaining pieces of ’80’s pop culture ever made.
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If you’ve ever wanted to completely lose yourself in a favorite movie, this series is for you.
At an Alamo Drafthouse Movie Party, you can cheer for your heroes, boo the bad guys, shout out your favorite lines, and even sing along with the songs – all in a theater packed with fellow fans.
Your ticket always includes themed props to bring the action on screen to life around you, so you can sword fight along with Inigo Montoya during THE PRINCESS BRIDE, rock out on guitar with SCOTT PILGRIM, or even get a whiff of manure along with Biff during BACK TO THE FUTURE.
The possibilities – and the fun – are endless. Come live your cherished movies along with us.
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Featuring an incredible cast of current and future stars, including Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric, and both Coreys (Feldman and Haim), THE LOST BOYS has endured as one of the defining pieces of ’80s pop culture with its monstrous thrills and dark sense of humor.
Teenage brothers Michael (Patric, SLEEPERS) and Sam (Haim, SILVER BULLET) move to a beach town called Santa Carla. Sam falls in with a group of comic book nerds while Michael falls for a girl named Star (Jami Gertz, TWISTER) who has a connection to David (Sutherland, YOUNG GUNS), the head of a local biker gang… who also happen to be vampires. It’s up to Sam and his geeky friends to save Michael before it’s too late.
Under the direction of Joel Schumacher (FLATLINERS), the young cast deliver electric performances in one of the most entertaining films of the ’80s.
For George and Kathy Lutz, the Long Island colonial house on the river’s edge seemed ideal: quaint, spacious and amazingly affordable. Of course, six brutal murders have taken place there just a year before, but houses don’t have memories… or do they? Soon their dream house becomes a hellish nightmare, as walls begin to drip blood and satanic forces threaten to destroy them. Now after 28 days, the Lutz family must attempt to escape from the demonic inhabitants… or forfeit their lives.
Based on a true story that was claimed by writer Jay Anson, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR is nightmarish haunted house tale that’ll make you think you twice about foregoing any sort of research before you buy that dream house of yours.
The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.
Provocative, shocking, funny and ultimately confrontational, THE ABC’s OF DEATH is the definitive vision of modern horror diversity. Drafthouse Films, Magnet Pictures and Timpson Films are proud to present this alphabetical arsenal of destruction orchestrated by what Fangoria calls “a stunning roll call of some of the most exciting names in horror across the world.”
WOLFMAN’S GOT NARDS w/ Live Q&A
Star of THE MONSTER SQUAD André Gower is coming to Alamo Drafthouse to showcase his new documentary WOLFMAN’S GOT NARDS, a loving tribute to THE MONSTER SQUAD and its legion of fans.
When it was released in 1987, THE MONSTER SQUAD was a critical and box office failure, but decades of word of mouth eventually turned it into a cult phenomenon. Through interviews with the cast, crew, filmmakers, academics, celebrities, original reviewers, and everyday fans, as well as through never-before-seen footage, WOLFMAN’S GOT NARDS turns the lens on an audience of self-proclaimed misfits who have kept THE MONSTER SQUAD alive for more than thirty years.
Join us for this heartfelt and funny celebration of fan culture, friendship, and anti-monster justice, followed by a Q&A with Gower.
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Got a question for the director? Wanna meet the cast? At our special Live Q&A events, we follow an exclusive screening with an in-person Q&A.
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When it was released in 1987, THE MONSTER SQUAD was a critical and box office failure, but decades of word of mouth eventually turned it into a cult phenomenon. Through interviews with the cast, crew, filmmakers, academics, celebrities, original reviewers, and everyday fans, as well as through never-before-seen footage, WOLFMAN’S GOT NARDS turns the lens on an audience of self-proclaimed misfits who have kept THE MONSTER SQUAD alive for more than thirty years.
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN Cereal Party
Your ticket includes all-you-can-eat breakfast cereal.
Whether you want to share a spooky comedy classic with the family, or you just want to have some “me time” laughing yourself silly with a bottomless bowl of cereal, everyone is welcome at our ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN Cereal Party.
This horror-comedy gem sees the boys playing baggage clerks handling a couple of crates headed to a “House of Horrors” wax museum. Of course – OF COURSE – these crates contain the totally-alive bodies of Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi’s only other time playing the role) and Frankenstein’s Monster (Glenn Strange). Wackiness ensues.
Also featuring the legendary Lon Chaney Jr. as Larry “The Wolf Man” Talbot, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN is a zany monster mash that’ll have everyone in stitches.
THE EVIL DEAD – 4K Restoration
Five kids go to an isolated cabin in the woods. They find a haunted tape. All hell breaks loose. American horror movies were never the same again.
Listen, EVIL DEAD II is a blaaaaaast, ARMY OF DARKNESS is super fun. But tonight we’re celebrating the grimy, gory, ingenious original – a movie borne out of a crazed love of horror that metastasized into a genre-shaking game-changer.
This special edition of EVIL DEAD presents the horror classic for the first time in 4K plus with a reimagined score by original composer Joseph LoDuca and a thrilling new 5.1 surround mix created by Marti Humphrey and Jussi Tegelman, the award-winning sound crew behind DRAG ME TO HELL and ASH VS. EVIL DEAD.
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Sam Raimi must be the happiest person on earth. Not content with creating one of the most ferocious lo-fi horror movies ever, Raimi one-upped himself by reimagining the original EVIL DEAD as a parody. And a sequel.
The gonzo, ultra-creative EVIL DEAD 2 reunites the iconic Ash (Bruce Campbell) with a possessed cabin in the woods. But this time, Raimi and co-writer Scott Spiegel weren’t happy with simply fashioning chainsaws as hands, decapitating demons, and filling up rooms with blood. They wanted more!!
And so, the spirit of EVIL DEAD was combined with the mystique of Val Lewton, the energy of Looney Tunes, and the slapstick of The Three Stooges to create the definitive horror head-rush of 1987. And also all years forever after infinity. (Joseph A. Ziemba)
HOUSE OF GHOSTS w/ Christopher R. Mihm
Rich socialites Isaac and Leigh have a tradition of throwing exclusive dinner parties that include unique (and expensive) forms of entertainment.
This time, they’ve booked a spiritual medium who promises to “open a portal to the great beyond” and allow the couple’s equally eccentric guests to contact the “afterworld.” But, before he begins his presentation, the occultist offers a warning: once the door has been opened, no human being can anticipate or control what might come through.
Regardless, the group collectively agrees to go forward, only to find itself greatly disappointed by the results… at first. Trapped in the couple’s oversized house by a massive winter storm, the partygoers begin to experience unexplainable and increasingly frightening things.
As these occurrences intensify, it becomes apparent that something evil is at work. Can the group survive the night or will ignoring the medium’s warning be the last thing they ever do?
Because it is a tribute to William Castle – the king of movie gimmicks – attendees will experience a bevy of otherworldly shenanigans as the film will comes ALIVE, pulling filmgoers into the HOUSE OF GHOSTS—and unleashing the terrifying spirits seen on screen!
NOTE: All attendees must sign “waivers” so as to release writer/director Christopher R. Mihm, Saint Euphoria Pictures and the Alamo Drafthouse from all liability should they be frightened to death during the event. To guard against this, all attendees will be provided fear shields.
DVDs, posters and other merchandise will be on sale at the event. For more information about the films of Christopher R. Mihm, visit sainteuphoria.com
THE MUMMY (1932)THE MUMMY (1999) Movie Party
We have a soft spot for 1999’s THE MUMMY, with its thrilling action sequences, sweeping romance, goofy sense of humor, exotic locales, and, of course, the pure, unbridled star power of Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz.
So we’re inviting you to journey with us to Hamunaptra as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of our favorite pieces of ’90s popcorn cinema with THE MUMMY Movie Party
We’ll have all sorts of fun props to help you get swept up in this rousing throwback to the adventure films of early Hollywood, including a Magi tattoo, an explorer’s torch (it’s a lighter), a glider to toss around during Winston’s legendary flight, and more as we unlock the secrets of the mummy’s tomb with Rick and Evelyn.
An ancient curse. A supernatural monster. A bumbling librarian. A dude who definitely isn’t Indiana Jones. Join us for a night of grand, old-fashioned adventure.
AFGA Secret Screening 6 Year Anniversary Double Feature
Every month since, we’ve experienced life and love and death (lots and lots of gory death) and even birth (well, one birth) together on screen through 35mm prints of some of the most gnarly genre films the world has to offer – all programmed from the depths of the American Genre Film Archive.
So join us as we celebrate 6 years of face melting, brain hemorrhaging genre films with a special AGFA Secret Screening 6-year-anniversary double feature! Whether it’s your first or your fiftieth screening, it’s sure to be an unforgettable night that may make all of your dreams come true…or haunt your nightmares.
All primitive screwheads, listen up!
Cult superstar Bruce Campbell reunites with director Sam Raimi to battle the deadly forces of evil in ARMY OF DARKNESS – the outrageous, effects-fueled action epic that will make you scream with fear and laughter.
Forced to lead a makeshift Dark Ages army against the demonic Deadites, who possess all the deadly magic of hell, the shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed, reluctant 20th century time traveler Ash must save the living from the dead, rescue his medieval girlfriend and get back to his own time.
Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean desperate for survival. With plenty of alcohol and very little food and water, emotions run high and their delusions become a reality. As the days stretch on and death seems inevitable,
Horror Show, every Wednesday at Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes. Only $5 per ticket!
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Ambushed at their isolated home by Sheriff Wydell (William Forsythe) and a squad of armed men, the Firefly family wakes up one morning with guns blazing – yet only Otis (Bill Moseley) and his sister, Baby (Sheri Moon Zombie), manage to escape the barrage of bullets unharmed.
Hiding out in a backwater motel, the wanted siblings wait to rendezvous with their errant father, Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig), killing whoever happens to stand in their way.
Even if you have never seen NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, you have experienced its influence. Not only was it turning point for the “zombie” phenomenon in both American and global culture, but it also demonstrated the capacity of horror films to comment on politics and society.
Released in 1968, a time of great upheaval in American history, George Romero’s film violates the boundary between the dead and the living to reflect on everything from the Space Race to the Civil Rights Movement.
Part of the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD is both harrowing and beautiful, and worth seeing on the big screen
Fast moving and suspenseful, this is one of the second wave of Universal Horrors. Full of the atmosphere that characterizes the first batch of their iconic monster films, with a jolt of the energy and momentum that the studio brought to their ‘40’s output.
Lon Chaney Jr. will forever be known as Lawrence Talbot, an unfortunate man bitten by a gypsy lycanthrope who undergoes a frightening transformation when the moon is full. Universal’s horror queen Evelyn Ankers is a lovely and welcome presence and Claude Rains does the heavy acting as Talbot’s father.
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)
Tobe Hooper memorial screening benfiting the Austin Film Society nonprofit – helping to preserve Austin as a destination for film production, provide grants and services to emerging filmmakers, teach filmmaking to over 300 students in underserved schools, and showcase over 250 repertory, classic and independent films that wouldn’t normally make it to the big screen in Austin.
A slow burn of a ride, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE makes your breathing quick and your skin gooseflesh no matter how many times you’ve seen it. Five friends set out in a van and have the misfortune of crossing paths with the demented Sawyer family.
The ones that are slaughtered right away are lucky – poor Sally becomes more intimately acquainted with the weirdos, resulting in her jumping through a glass window not once but twice! Director Tobe Hooper made something so special, the imagery sticks with you, be it the most unsettling close-up on an eyeball, or the room full of feathers and bones. People with 100x the budget couldn’t come close if they tried.
Video Vortex: SOUL OF THE DEMON
Halloween isn’t Halloween unless someone gets sawed in half by a demon wearing a Freddy Krueger mask from Target. When two kids find a gargoyle statue by a lake, they unknowingly unleash a demon with an insatiable bloodlust for humans.
Naturally, the demon shows up for some mega-gory mutilation at a pizza party on Halloween night thrown by rejects from BILL AND TED’S BOGUS JOURNEY. Most non-heinous!
SOUL OF THE DEMON is the world’s first-est, best-est, and only-est shot-in-Las-Vegas rip-off of NIGHT OF THE DEMONS. But it’s also an unheralded no-fi dimension-warp with incredible effects, guitar wailing, BMX tricks, miracle mullets, and characters who say things like, “This is a mixture of MAGNUM P.I., DRACULA, and your fuckin’ mom!” In other words: Happy Halloween! (Joseph A. Ziemba)
AGFA’s 2K preservation of the unreleased horror-blast starring John Hawkes!
Never legitimately distributed until this very moment, SCARY MOVIE is a joyous horror triumph starring Academy Award© nominee John Hawkes (EASTBOUND AND DOWN).
On Halloween night, big-time nerd Warren (Hawkes, channeling a mix of Buster Keaton and Crispin Glover) attends a spookhouse in a small Texas town. But is the haunted house as harmless as it seems, or has a psychotic mental patient found a new stomping ground?
Shot in Austin, Texas, SCARY MOVIE combines Argento-esque neon, Freddy Krueger dreamscapes, and slapstick inspired by EVIL DEAD 2 to forge a valentine to Halloween, rubber monster masks, and chopped-off limbs.
From the songs by Roky Erickson and Butthole Surfers to the surrealistic mood, this is a true discovery for adventurous horror-heads. (Joseph A. Ziemba)
This demon-encrusted cinematic deathcoaster was somehow marketed to pre-teen audiences despite the fact that it’s undeniably the most mentally abusive PG-13 film to ever hit the screen.
Two 12-year-old outcasts find the actual doorway to Hell in their own backyard, inadvertently releasing an unstoppable tempest of supernatural violation. Drywalled corpses, stop-motion beastopoids and adolescent self-mutilations culminate in a feature that shouldn’t be viewed by any child under the age of 40.
If your child’s bed is too dry, bring ‘em along to this show and it oughtta just do the trick. (Zack Carlson)
Kurt Russell’s beautiful beard captains the manliest of manly casts in John Carpenter’s monster masterpiece of aliens, paranoia, and sub-zero temperatures. Twelve men have just discovered… something. For 100,000 years it was buried in the snow and ice. Now, it has found a place to live… inside the closest warm body, where no one can see, hear, or even feel it.
Flame throwers, gooey practical effects, Cthulhuian terror, claustrophobic dread, and glorious pillowy beards. This brain blast from 1982 has it all — and no equal. See it large and loud, with a gorgeous new tee in one hand and, preferably, a tall glass of scotch in the other.
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Movie Party
When A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET came out 35 years ago, it cemented Wes Craven’s status as a horror icon, telling a chilling urban legend about a wise-cracking, knife-fingered villain named Freddy who haunts the dreams of unsuspecting teenagers. Is it scary? Yes. Is it a damn good time at the movies? Hell yes. So we figured that made it prime Movie Party material.
At our A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Movie Party, we’ll provide you with your very own Freddy glove, so you and your neighbors can slash each other as Freddy terrorizes the teenagers onscreen, as well as some Sta Awake Fast Action Pills to ensure that Freddy doesn’t getcha.
With fun props and one of the most iconic horror movies ever made, you’ll have more fun than Freddy Krueger at naptime.
FRANKENSTEIN & BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN Double Feature
In 1931, director James Whale (THE OLD DARK HOUSE) brought Mary Shelley’s popular novel to screen with Boris Karloff in an iconic role as the titular doctor’s creation.
Released to both critical acclaim and huge commercial success, the film would also be the target for censorship and claims of blasphemy. In 1935, Whale brought the first of the film’s sequels out in BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, which wasn’t as initially successful but was also a target for censorship.
Over the years, it has become as revered as Whale’s original film (if not more so, in some circles) with heavy focus applied to its grandiose aesthetic and queer subtext.
Before Christian Bale was the savior of Gotham, he was the chainsaw-wielding, business-card slinging scourge of Manhattan. Caught during the height of American Yuppieism in the late 80’s, Patrick Bateman finds himself surrounded by friends that he hates and a culture he can’t stand. Can anyone blame him for allowing his nightly bloodlust to overflow into the day?
It’s hard to imagine anyone aside from Christian Bale lecturing a soon-to-be victim on the cultural undertones found within Huey Lewis and The News’ “Hip to be Square,” all while wearing a raincoat and holding an incredibly shiny axe.
But, what now seems meant to be almost wasn’t! The role was originally offered to none other than Leonardo DiCaprio. However, due to his newfound fame within the teenaged female demographic, Leo’s managers felt that a stint as a sociopathic mass murderer might somehow taint his image. I guess a career in murders and executions isn’t for everyone.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to return some videotapes. (Wylee Wooldridge)
To celebrate the release of his Palme d’Or-winning new film, PARASITE, we’re revisiting a few of our favorite films from director Bong Joon-ho. See what else we have in store for you here.
In between his first two outings as Captain America, Chris Evans showed us his darker, grittier side in Bong Joon-ho’s dystopian action classic, SNOWPIERCER.
The world is frozen over, and humanity’s few remaining survivors live out their lives on a train that endlessly travels the globe. Of course, society has stratified into different classes, with those at the back of the train living in squalor.
Curtis (Evans) is sick of it, and he leads a revolution to fight his way toward the front of the train and force the rich to share the wealth.
With the aid of a remarkable cast, including Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Octavia Spencer, and Ed Harris, Bong Joon-ho constructs a witty, gut-wrenchingly violent film that’s as thrilling as it is thought-provoking.
Anime-Zing: VAMPIRE HUNTER D (Subtitled)
One of the things we love about anime is its ability to transport us to different times and different worlds, and VAMPIRE HUNTER D, set in the year AD12,090 in a world that has experienced a nuclear holocaust, is one of the finest examples the genre has to offer.
In this bleak wasteland, humans have to survive against harsh conditions, demonic creatures, and dangerous vampires. When a young girl is attacked by a vampire named Count Magnus Lee, people in her community hire D, a part-vampire swordsman, to track down and kill the Count, thus saving the girl from turning.
With a huge dose of gore, scares, and badass action, VAMPIRE HUNTER D is a dark horror film for grownups that showcases the kind of eye-popping, fantastical entertainment that only anime can provide.
What unfolds is an absolute nightmare of seclusion, captivity and abuse that reaches a boiling climax of white knuckle suspense! This is easily one of the best Stephen King adaptions.
“Like any good work of popular culture, Rob Reiner’s film of Stephen King’s best-selling book Misery functions on more than one level.”Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune
DRACULA (1931) [Spanish] MUBI Free Victory Screening
This free screening for members of Alamo’s Victory program is presented by MUBI.
MUBI is a curated online cinema, streaming hand-picked award-winning, classic, and cult films from around the globe. Every day, MUBI’s film experts present a new film and you have 30 days to watch it.
Whether it’s an acclaimed masterpiece, a gem fresh from the world’s greatest film festivals, or a beloved classic, there are always 30 beautiful hand-picked films to discover. Victory members are eligible for a special 30 day free trial.
Admission is free for Victory members, but you can reserve your seat in advance with a $5 food and beverage voucher.
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The legend of Dracula is one of the most oft-told stories in cinema, from Murnau’s NOSFERATU in 1922 to Coppola’s BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA in 1992. In the minds of many film-lovers, though, the quintessential version will always be 1931’s DRACULA, directed by Tod Browning (FREAKS) and starring an electric Bela Lugosi (THE BODY SNATCHER) as the fabled vampire.
But there’s another version of the tale once thought lost to time that many consider to be the superior version of the film, and it was shot at exactly the same time as Lugosi’s classic.
Join us as we watch DRÁCULA, a Spanish-language production of the legendary tale that was shot on the exact same sets at night that Browning’s film utilized in the daytime. With identical settings and a familiarly creepy atmosphere, director George Melford instills DRÁCULA with a more dynamic and aggressive visual style than Browning’s film, making for a fascinating piece of cinema history that also happens to be a thoroughly fun night at the movies.
And that thing is Gary Busey aka THE BUSE IS LOOSE!! SILVER BULLET stars Busey as a “loose cannon” uncle (“Goddamn it, why don’t you eat a rat poison omelette?!”), Corey Haim as his pee-wee vigilante nephew, and someone’s drunk dad as a werewolf.
Together, they tackle hard-hitting topics such as alcoholism, unwed mothers, and wheelchairs that transform into werewolf killing machines. Plus brutal gore! And decent performances! And also a werewolf using a baseball bat as a weapon —
TWICE!! This slick, coming-of-age trash-fest is THE WONDER YEARS as filtered through a 1950’s E.C. horror comic book with the added bonus of Gary Busey yelling stuff like, “Holy jumped-up baldheaded Jesus palomino!” every five minutes. This movie might be better than LUCAS. (Joseph A. Ziemba)
AGFA Presents: DISMEMBER THE ALAMO
BUT BETTER. Join us this Halloween season in celebrating the cream-of-the-rot from AGFA’s phantasmic collection with mystery movies, mystery surprises, and mysteries of every cerebral un-plane imaginable.
IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS is a Moebius-strip of a film, a circular narrative of post modern dismantling tools filtered through a fever dream fantasy/parody of Stephen King (with some HP Lovecraft thrown in for good measure).
In this universe his name is Sutter Kane. What in the hands of a lesser filmmaker would be an empty excercise in lit crit, is one of a John Carpenter’s best films. A genuinely terrifying, reality-melting ride through a shape shifting house of horrors, a brain bending horror anthology put in a blender.
About the only point of comparison I can think of is CABIN IN THE WOODS, but that movie’s got nothing on this one.
As the movie progresses the horror tropes snowball, Kane becomes a God, and Trent’s (Sam Neill) mind disintegrates along with reality around, until the film completely unravels in the glorious fin
Champagne Cinema: THE CRAFT Movie Party
Who doesn’t love a good high school movie cliche? You know, tropes like the mean popular girl, the incredibly winsome new kid, the snarky outsiders, the handsome jock who always turns out to be a d-bag. Well, THE CRAFT takes all of those vital elements and throws in some black magic to create a thoroughly entertaining Gen-X witches’ brew.
This film is about as insane as ’90’s Hollywood could get. New girl in school, Sarah (Robin Tunney), becomes instantly cooler when you realize she’s a natural witch, while the goth girl, Nancy (Fairuza Balk, who should’ve spurned a whole new Oscar category for Best Crazy Eyes) becomes tremendously freakier when you realize that she can kill you on a whim.
At this interactive presentation of THE CRAFT, we’ll welcome you to the coven with your very own witchy accessories – candles! rosaries! snakes! – and we’ll even loosen our normally strict Quiet Zone policy a bit so you can cackle along with Nancy and cheer when you’re 100% that witch. And maybe, just maybe, we’ll get in a game of Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board before the show.
Dee Wallace (E.T.’s pal, CUJO’s nemesis) is a television news anchor in Los Angeles. But she’s also being stalked by a serial killer. After an elaborate trap is set for the killer in a porno theater, Wallace loses her memory.
Then her therapist suggests that she and her husband visit “The Colony,” a wooded resort for people with problems. Some of those problems might involve sex. And werewolves. And werewolves and sex.
THE HOWLING joins THE WOLF MAN (1941) and AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON as one of the most triumphant werewolf movies of all time. It’s sleazy, smart, and completely self-obsessed all over.
It’s also the only movie in history to reference nine werewolf movies during its opening credits. But that makes sense. From THE MOVIE ORGY to GREMLINS, director Joe Dante has proven himself to be a master at transforming genre pastiche into peerless entertainment.
THE HOWLING is one of several culminations of Dante’s talent, a fresh composite of mood, suspense, and “adults only” fun. It’s a perfect complement to the Halloween season. If you don’t care about any of that, there are also cool werewolves in this movie. (Joseph A. Ziemba)
Ti West’s THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL very well may be the greatest horror film of the last decade. The film is a slow-burning occult shocker, plotted with an emphasis on suspense and shot to recreate the glory days of ‘80’s horror.
Where some throwback films feel plastic and phony (and, at their worst, self-parodying), THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL hits the nail firmly on the head – it works. West’s script and direction operate together to bring the characters to a boil, resulting in a third act that will paralyze you.
Starring Jocelin Donahue (INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER TWO), Tom Noonan (THE MONSTER SQUAD), Mary Woronov (ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL), AJ Bowen (YOU’RE NEXT), and a beautiful Greta Gerwig, just before she started to make it in Hollywood (in hip huggers!).
In 1978, legendary NEW YORKER film critic Pauline Kael reviewed John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN. She didn’t like it.
“HALLOWEEN has a pitiful, amateurish script (by Carpenter and his producer, Debra Hill). An escaped lunatic wielding a kitchen knife stalks people in a small Midwestern town (Haddonfield, Illinois), and that’s about it. Maybe when a horror film is stripped of everything but dumb scariness — when it isn’t ashamed to revive the stalest device of the genre (the escaped lunatic) — it satisfies part of the audience in a more basic, childish way than sophisticated horror pictures do.”
Eternal respect to Ms. Kael, but what she disdained more than forty years ago are the very elements that’ve made this film endure for over four decades.
HALLOWEEN might not have resembled the “sophisticated” horror films of the 1970s, but the simplicity of the film’s story and production values allowed director John Carpenter to focus on staying one step ahead of the audience. From Dean Cundey’s flowing, blue-hued photography to Carpenter’s minimalist score to the blank, ominous mask of Michael Myers, nothing in this moody, terrifying film is misplaced.
Just as BLAZING SADDLES, DIE HARD, and THE MATRIX reinvigorated their genres by satisfying in “basic, childish ways”, John Carpenter created a pitch-perfect prototype in HALLOWEEN that changed an entire genre forever. 31 Days of Horror At Alamo Drafthouse DFW
About Alamo Drafthouse
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema was founded in 1997 as a single-screen mom and pop repertory theater in Austin, TX. Twenty-two years later, with 40 locations and counting, Alamo Drafthouse has been called “the best theater in America” by Entertainment Weekly and “the best theater in the world” by Wired. Alamo Drafthouse has built a reputation as a movie lover’s oasis not only by combining food and drink service with the movie-going experience, but also introducing unique programming and high-profile, star-studded special events.
Alamo Drafthouse created Fantastic Fest, a world renowned film festival dubbed “The Geek Telluride” by Variety. Fantastic Fest showcases eight days of genre cinema from independents, international filmmakers and major Hollywood studios. Alamo Drafthouse’s collectible art gallery, Mondo, offers breathtaking, original products featuring designs from world-famous artists based on licenses for popular TV and Movie properties including Star Wars, Star Trek & Universal Monsters.
Alamo Drafthouse continues to expand its brand in new and exciting ways, including Birth.Movies.Death., an entertainment content platform for movie lovers, and the American Genre Film Archive, a nonprofit film archive dedicated to preserving, restoring and sharing film.
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Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
