“You don’t read the book. The book reads you.” A group of teenagers discover a sinister collection of stories and unleash dark forces they are unable to control. From the imaginations of Guillermo del Toro and director André Øvredal, based on the iconic book series. | Country: United States, Canada, Mexico | Language: English
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Screening as part of our Kubrick in July series | In Kubrick’s 1980 masterpiece, Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren’t prepared for the madness that lurks within. | Country: United Kingdom, United States | Language: English
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Country: Argentina Language: SpanishTwo troubled women find their lives intertwined when they embark on a vicious crusade of revenge, fueled by shifting passions and haunting secrets. Winner of the New Visions competition at the 2021 Sitges Film Festival.
Read MoreThe Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch (1968) with Hardcover Hotties Book Club
Posted on May 22, 2023
Country: Japan Language: JapaneseIn partnership with Hardcover Hotties, the Film Center presents Noriaki Yuasa’s cult classic horror film. Before the screening, join us for a happy hour in The Festival Lounge from 5:00pm – 6:00pm.A young girl named Sayuri is reunited with her estranged family after years in an orphanage – but trouble lurks within the walls of the large family home.
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One of the most revered folk-horror films ever made returns with a new 4k restoration in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there. | Country: United Kingdom | Language: English
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Country: United States Language: EnglishWhen a little girl has a terrible accident and slips into a coma, she finds herself thrust into a darkly surreal industrial dreamworld. A fantastical odyssey shot on expired 35mm film stock with vintage rehoused lenses. Prize winner at the 2022 Nightmares Film Festival.
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The enchanted lives of a couple in a secluded forest are brutally shattered by a nightmarish hippie cult and their demon-biker henchmen, propelling a man into a spiraling, surreal rampage of vengeance. | Country: United Kingdom, Belgium, United States | Language: English
Read MoreDouble Feature: The Third Saturday In October Part V and The Third Saturday In October (2023)
Posted on April 25, 2023
Country: United States Language: EnglishIf you see his face on the Third Saturday in October, you won’t live to see Sunday morning. A one-of-a-kind cinematic experience featuring two “lost” films in an imagined horror franchise.
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Country: United States Language: EnglishLock your doors. Bolt your windows. There’s something in THE FOG! An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.
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Country: United States Language: EnglishShe loved men… to death. A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, in a tribute to 1960s Technicolor thrillers.
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