Halloween III: Season of the Witch
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Hospital emergency room doctor Daniel "Dan" Challis (Tom Atkins!) and Ellie Grimbridge (Stacey Nelkin), the daughter of a murder victim, uncover a terrible plot by small-town mask maker Conal Cochran (Dan O'Herlihy), a madman who's planning a Halloween mass murder utilizing an ancient Celtic ritual. The ritual involves a boulder stolen from Stonehenge, the use of Silver Shamrock masks and a triggering device contained in a television commercial -- all designed to kill millions of children.
John Carpenter and Debra Hill were bored with Michael Myers halfway through filming Halloween II and decided the next installment would introduce Halloween as an anthology series. Season of the Witch was the first (and ultimately only) film in what was supposed to be this series. When first released the film was panned due to lack of Michael Myers and the anthology was dead. You could have had a new John Carpenter cinematic universe of Halloween movies but idiots in the early 80's just wanted Myers to poke people with knives over and over. I'm not bitter or anything. Join Dreadphile at Columbus Theatre on Thursday October 24th! Doors open at 7PM. TICKETS ON SALE NOW! |
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Cathy's Curse
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“Operating a plane of existence and basic logic far removed from our own, CATHY’S CURSE remains one of the craziest entries in the decade's run of sinister kid movies -- and one that actually rewards repeated viewings once you've fallen under its crackpot spell.” -- Nathaniel Thompson, Mondo Digital
There is no greater horror subgenre than “shitty kids.” And no shitty kid is shittier than the shitty kid in CATHY’S CURSE. We’d love to share the plot of this movie, but it’s been difficult for us to summarize! For now, imagine Bergman’s SCENES OF A MARRIAGE as a 25¢ EXORCIST rip-off directed by Argento’s third cousin in a Toronto suburb. Add multiple counts of senior citizen abuse, epic synth bloops and a foul-mouthed, telekinetic rampage from shittiest-kid Cathy culminating in the most gratuitous violence against dinnerware ever filmed. When someone in this movie says, “You and I both know that I’ve had a nervous breakdown,” you will believe them. Join Dreadphile at Acoustic Java Café and Microcinema (the old Cable Car Cinema space) for 1970's bat-shittery Cathy's Curse! TICKETS ON SALE NOW! |
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Dreadphile Yellow: Giallo Night at Courtland Club
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Put on your black gloves and black lace and join us as Dreadphile kicks off the Courtland Club Monday night double feature film series with a set of essential giallo films.
Giallo films (Italian for yellow) get their name from the pulp genre books in which they are based on. These mystery novels - adorned in yellow covers - were soaked in eroticism, violence and mystery. Giallo films are no different. Enjoy some bites and beverages as you experience two essential gialli at the cozy and elegant Courtland Club on October 28th! FREE! JOIN THE FACEBOOK EVENT NOW! |
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