Ready or not, Christmas is just around the corner. And while I'm not too crazy about that fact, I am very excited to check out the Christmas horror lineup at the Alamo Drafthouse! It starts this week, with Dial Code Santa Clause on Terror Tuesday! I've seen several of the other titles billed for the rest of the month, but this one will be entirely new to me.
December also means the classic Christmas movies will be popping up, and that of course means that Gizmo's adorable face will be appearing at several theatres throughout the month.
The 4 Star Theatre presents a new Taiwanese horror film starting this Friday, and the Roxie gets an Iranian slasher on Sunday.
And that's all before we talk about Another Hole in the Head! Every day this week has something interesting screening at the New People Cinema, except for Wednesday, when the festival screens Lifechanger at the Landmark Embarcadero Theatre. Then on Saturday, Barbara Crampton will be attending the Reborn screening at 7pm, followed by The Fear Footage with an intro by the Overlook maniacs! Check out our review HERE and come by the New People at 9pm to see what we're talking about.
Monday 3rd @ 9pm (1hr 46min)
Horror (Rotten Tomatoes)
After a group of girls get murdered, they come back as ghosts and seek revenge.
Wednesday 5th @ 7:15pm (1hr 24min)
Horror/ Thriller (IMDB)
A murderous shapeshifter sets out on a blood-soaked mission to make things right with the woman he loves.
Thursday 6th @ 7pm (1hr 16min)
Horror/ Slasher
Danny is your average Brooklyn party boy. This year, he and his friends couldn't be more excited about the upcoming "Brooklyn Annual Enema Party"; one of Brooklyn's biggest party, the event is a place "where you come to get douched and dance". While the night starts out fun, it quickly takes a turn for the worst when Danny is attacked by a stranger. In the end, his fabulous drag queen and queer friends are able to save his life, but not without deadly consequences. A year later, Danny is still going throughout the aftermath of that horrible incident and refuses to go to this year's upcoming "Brooklyn Annual Enema Party", despite the pressure of his close friends Cholata, Collin and Gayson. His friends want Danny to face his fears and go back out into the world. Danny refuses, but when a new boy, PuppyPup, enters his life, Danny decides to give his social life and the Brooklyn nightlife scene a second chance. It isn't until his friends start to disappear and get killed in gruesome ways that Danny realizes that his life, and everyone else who helped him that night, are in danger. A man wearing a unicorn mask is killing off Brooklyn nightlife, one queen at a time, and he won't stop until he has his revenge.
Saturday 8th @ 7pm (1hr 18min)
Horror/ Thriller
A stillborn baby girl is abducted by a morgue attendant and brought back to life by electrokinetic power. On her 16th birthday, she escapes captivity and sets out to find her birth mother, leaving a trail of destruction behind her.
With Barbara Crampton in person!
Saturday 8th @ 9pm (1hr 11min)
Horror (IMDB)
On April 19th, 2016, Deputy Leo Cole vanished. The next morning, his body camera was found.
With an intro by the Overlook Theatre!
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Opening This Week
Limited Theatres/VOD Friday 7th (1hr 51min)
Horror (Rotten Tomatoes)
Mateho the Inquisitor (Jake Stormoen, "The Outpost") and his comrade (Kristian Nairn, "Game of Thrones") are summoned to a monastery to investigate a series of mysterious murders and the alleged 'witch' accused of the horrific crimes. It soon becomes clear that something evil haunts the church and Mateho must act quickly to stop the dark vengeance from destroying everything in its path.
Opens Friday 7th (1hr 30min)
Horror (IMDB)
The devil fish which manipulated by Juon-like ghost ''a little girl in red dress'' targets tiger-man's mother. Then, tiger-man tries excising his mother from the devil fish and a little girl in red dress.
Terror Tuesday
Tuesday 4th @ 10pm (1hr 27min)
Action/ Horror/ Thriller (IMDB)
Before HOME ALONE, there was DIAL CODE SANTA CLAUS. Thomas is a typical 1980's kid who loves Rambo, computers, role-playing games and his dog. While Mom's away at the office on Christmas Eve, Thomas and his grandfather are left home alone -- perfect timing for a disgruntled, perverted, bloodthirsty Santa Claus to raid the home down the chimney. But Hell hath no fury like a mulleted 10-year-old with an arsenal of toys!
Weird Wednesday
Wednesday 5th @ 10pm (1hr 30min)
Crime/ Horror/ Thriller (IMDB)
A wagon load of convicts on their way to prison is being escorted through the mountains by a cavalry troop. They are attacked by a bandit gang, and only a sergeant, his beautiful young daughter and an assortment of seven sadistic, murderous prisoners survive, and they are left without horses or a wagon. The sergeant must find a way to get his prisoners to their destination while protecting his daughter, watching out for the still pursuing bandits and trying to determine which one of the prisoners was the man who raped and murdered his wife.
Movie Party
Friday 7th @ 1pm & 6pm (1hr 47min)
Saturday 8th @ 6pm
Comedy/ Horror/ Sci-Fi (Rotten Tomatoes)
A boy inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
Gremlins (1984)
Friday 7th @ 7:30pm (1hr 47min)
Comedy/ Horror/ Sci-Fi (Rotten Tomatoes)
A boy inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
Double Feature
Halloween (2018)
Friday 7th @ 7pm (1hr 46min)
Horror (Rotten Tomatoes)
It's been 40 years since Laurie Strode survived a vicious attack from crazed killer Michael Myers on Halloween night. Locked up in an institution, Myers manages to escape when his bus transfer goes horribly wrong. Laurie now faces a terrifying showdown when the masked madman returns to Haddonfield, Ill. -- but this time, she's ready for him.
-with-
Suspiria (2018)
Friday 7th @ 9pm (2hrs 32min)
Fantasy/ Horror/ Mystery (IMDB)
A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the troupe's artistic director (Swinton), an ambitious young dancer (Johnson), and a grieving psychotherapist (Ebersdorf). Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.
Midnight Madness
Friday 7th & Saturday 8th @ 11:55pm (1hr 39min)
Action/ Adventrure/ Fantasy (Rotten Tomatoes)
"Kurt Russell plays hard-boiled truck driver Jack Burton, who gets caught in a bizarre conflict within, and underneath, San Francisco's Chinatown. An ancient Chinese prince and Chinatown crime lord has kidnapped a beautiful green-eyed woman, who is the fiancee to Jack's best friend. Jack must help his friend rescue the girl before the evil Lo Pan uses her to break the ancient curse that keeps him a fleshless and immortal spirit."
Saturday 8th @ 9:15pm (1hr 33min)
Sunday 9th @ 1:45pm
Fantasy/ Action (Google)
"Jen (Stephen Garlick), raised by the noble race called the Mystics, has been told that he is the last survivor of his own race, the Gelflings. He sets out to try to find a shard of the dark crystal, a powerful gem that once provided balance to the universe. After the crystal was broken, the evil Skeksis used sinister means to gain control. Jen believes that he can repair the dark crystal and bring peace back to the world, if he can only find the remaining shard."
Sunday 9th @ 4pm (1hr 48min)
Drama/ Crime (Google)
Iranian directors are getting slaughtered by an unknown serial killer and a blacklisted director, Hasan Kasmai, is curious about only one thing: Why isn't the killer after him?
-Huntress
