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October Spooky Cinema
Thursday, October 2nd through Friday, October 31st!
Let us help you be very afraid in the lead-up to Halloween this year with a choice selection of terror-filled iconic classics and popular popcorn thrillers in all their gory glory on the big screen with panic-inducing surround-sound. And we’ve also included a few not-so-scary Halloween movies suitable for PG young’uns.
48 Hour Film Project: Horror 2025
Monday, October 27th, 8pm – 10pm
Screening followed by Awards Ceremony
Celebrate this independent film challenge! The first weekend of October local filmmakers accepted the challenge to make a short film in 2 days. Each film is 4 – 7 minutes. The horror genre was a surprise to each filmmaker! In 48 hours scripts were written, shot, edited and submitted. See what your local filmmakers created and vote for your favorite films! Audience Favorite awards and awards by industry judges are announced at the Awards Ceremony immediately following the screening. All tickets $15; Naro Ticket Books are valid.
The Beyond
Thursday, October 30th 8:00PM
A Special Screening Event presented by FILM BREAK SOCIETY
ALL TICKETS $15, ticket books are NOT valid for this event.
What kind of Halloween would it be without a few man-eating tarantulas, melting faces, burst brains, mauled throats and eye gougings? Why, no Halloween at all! Fortunately for us, the violent and disturbed of the Film Break Society, Grindhouse Releasing remastered the hellacious video nasty, THE BEYOND, from maestro della morte Lucio Fulci (ZOMBIE, CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD). Thick with dread and geek show gooey, the story of a young woman who inherits a fixer-upper New Orleans hotel (sick!) that rests atop a gateway to Hell (drag!). Arthouse glam but mostly nasty, THE BEYOND splatters all kinds of phobias and traumas into a bespoke nightmare vision of the end times. The end is nigh! Damnation for all! (1981, X, 1hr 27min)
THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES:
Preshow megamix by D.J.S.H.O.D.A.N., an industrial and EBM specialist and host of Aquanet Rejects, a monthly fundraiser Goth night at Norfolk Taphouse. Beer & Wine sales benefiting Film Break Society
Presented by FILM BREAK SOCIETY, a nonprofit organization dedicated to big screen presentations of classic films and under-the-radar contemporaries.
The Addams Family
Saturday, October 25th at 1pm &
Sunday, October 26th at 12noon!
When a man (Christopher Lloyd) claiming to be Fester, the missing brother of Gomez Addams (Raul Julia), arrives at the Addams’ home, the family is thrilled. However, Morticia (Anjelica Huston) begins to suspect the man is a fraud, since he cannot recall details of Fester’s life. With the help of lawyer Tully Alford (Dan Hedaya), Fester manages to get the Addams clan evicted from their home. Gomez realizes the two men are conspiring to swindle the Addams fortune and that he must challenge Fester. Also featuring a very young Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams. (1991, PG-13, 1h 39m)
Casper
Saturday, October 11th at 1pm!
Sunday, October 12th at 12noon!
Casper (voiced by Malachi Pearson) is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James Harvey (Bill Pullman) arrives to communicate with Casper and his fellow spirits, he brings along his teenage daughter, Kat (Christina Ricci). Casper quickly falls in love with Kat, but their budding relationship is complicated not only by his transparent state, but also by his troublemaking apparition uncles and their mischievous antics. (1995, PG, 1h 40m)
Death Becomes Her
Thursday, October 9th at 8pm!
When a novelist loses her man to a movie star and former friend, she winds up in a psychiatric hospital. Years later, she returns home to confront the now-married couple, looking radiant. Her ex-husband’s new wife wants to know her secret, and discovers that she has been taking a mysterious drug which grants eternal life to the person who drinks it. The actress follows suit, but discovers that immortality has a price. Starring Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn, Isabella Rosselini and Ian Oglivy Chagall. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. (1992, PG-13, 1h 43m)
Idle Hands
Wednesday, October 15th at 8pm!
When slacker teen Anton Tobias (Devon Sawa) has his right hand possessed by a demonic force, he finds that his life gets a lot more interesting. While Anton himself is an amiable guy, his hand proves to be an appendage of death, killing his two best buddies, Pnub (Elden Henson) and Mick (Seth Green), who return to life as wisecracking zombies. In addition to murdering those closest to him, Anton’s evil hand significantly hinders his chances with lovely neighbor Molly (Jessica Alba). (1999, R, 1h 30m)
Practical Magic
Thursday, October 16th at 8pm!
Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian’s vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov — and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line. Starring Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing and Aidan Quinn. (1998, PG-13, 1h 45m)
Young Frankenstein
Saturday, October 25th at 3pm!
Respected medical lecturer Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) learns that he has inherited his infamous grandfather’s estate in Transylvania. Arriving at the castle, Dr. Frankenstein soon begins to recreate his grandfather’s experiments with the help of servants Igor (Marty Feldman), Inga (Teri Garr) and the fearsome Frau Blücher (Cloris Leachman). After he creates his own monster (Peter Boyle), new complications ensue with the arrival of the doctor’s fiancée, Elizabeth (Madeline Kahn). Made with obvious affection for the original by director Mel Brooks, Young Frankenstein is a riotously silly spoof featuring a fantastic performance by Gene Wilder. (1974, PG, 1h 45m)
They Live
Friday, October 3rd at 9:30pm!
Nada (Roddy Piper), a wanderer without meaning in his life, discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. As he walks the streets of Los Angeles, Nada notices that both the media and the government are comprised of subliminal messages meant to keep the population subdued, and that most of the social elite are skull-faced aliens bent on world domination. With this shocking discovery, Nada fights to free humanity from the mind-controlling aliens. (1988, R, 1h 33m)
The Ring
Saturday, October 4th at 9:30pm!
It sounds like just another urban legend — a videotape filled with nightmarish images leads to a phone call foretelling the viewer’s death in exactly seven days. Newspaper reporter Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) is skeptical of the story until four teenagers all die mysteriously exactly one week after watching just such a tape. Allowing her investigative curiosity to get the better of her, Rachel tracks down the video and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery. (2002, PG-13, 1h 55m)
The Witch
Friday, October 10th at 9:30pm!
In 1630 New England, panic and despair envelopes a farmer, his wife and their children when youngest son Samuel suddenly vanishes. The family blames Thomasin, the oldest daughter who was watching the boy at the time of his disappearance. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, twin siblings Mercy and Jonas suspect Thomasin of witchcraft, testing the clan’s faith, loyalty and love to one another. (2016, R, 1h 32m)
Jennifer’s Body
Saturday, October 11th at 9:30pm!
A beautiful cheerleader (Megan Fox) gains an insatiable appetite for human flesh after a hungry demon takes control of her body. (2009, R, 1h 41m)
Suspiria
Saturday, October 18th at 9:30pm!
Suzy (Jessica Harper) travels to Germany to attend ballet school. When she arrives, late on a stormy night, no one lets her in, and she sees Pat (Eva Axén), another student, fleeing from the school. When Pat reaches her apartment, she is murdered. The next day, Suzy is admitted to her new school, but has a difficult time settling in. She hears noises, and often feels ill. As more people die, Suzy uncovers the terrifying secret history of the place. (1977, R, 1h 32m)
Candyman
Saturday, October 25th at 9:30pm!
Skeptical graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) befriends Anne-Marie McCoy (Vanessa Williams) while researching superstitions in a housing project on Chicago’s Near North Side. From Anne-Marie, Helen learns about the Candyman (Tony Todd), a knife-wielding figure of urban legend that some of her neighbors believe to be responsible for a recent murder. After a mysterious man matching the Candyman’s description begins stalking her, Helen comes to fear that the legend may be all too real. (1992, R, 1h 32m)
Phantom of the Opera with Live On-Stage Musical Score
Thursday, October 2nd at 8pm!
The iconic moment when Mary Philbin removed Lon Chaney‘s mask in The Phantom of the Opera (1925, dir. Rupert Julian) is one of cinema’s most enduring images. Now, The Invincible Czars will bring their signature blend of eclectic instrumentation, adventurous arrangements and sense of emotional depth to this 100-year-old silent classic with their new, tastefully modern soundtrack, performing it live with the film in art house cinemas across the US and Canada in 2025. The tour will celebrate the 100th anniversary of this early American horror film. The band has been captivating both music and film enthusiasts across North America since 2015 when their soundtrack for Nosferatu earned them accolades in the art house community and made them staple of the silent film circuit. All tickets $22; ticket books are not valid.
Scream
Friday, October 17th at 9:30 pm!
Legendary director Wes Craven (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET) re-invented and revitalized the slasher-horror genre with this funny, clever and scary first film in the hit franchise. After a series of mysterious deaths, an offbeat group of scary movie fans become the target of a masked killer. As the body count begins, it’s clear that the rules must be followed, and everyone’s a suspect. David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich, and Drew Barrymore star in this semi-satire, all-scares first installment. (1996, R, 1h 51m)
The Birds
Tuesday, October 28th & Wednesday, October 29th at 7:15pm
Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) meets Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor) in a San Francisco pet store and decides to follow him home. She brings with her the gift of two love birds and they strike up a romance. One day birds start attacking children at Mitch’s sisters party. A huge assault starts on the town by attacking birds. Proving once again that build-up is the key to suspense, director Alfred Hitchcock successfully turned birds into some of the most terrifying villains in horror history. (1963, 119 min.)
Psycho
Friday, October 31st at 8:15pm!
Phoenix secretary Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), on the lam after stealing $40,000 from her employer in order to run away with her boyfriend, Sam Loomis (John Gavin), is overcome by exhaustion during a heavy rainstorm. Traveling on the back roads to avoid the police, she stops for the night at the ramshackle Bates Motel and meets the polite but highly strung proprietor Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), a young man with an interest in taxidermy and a difficult relationship with his mother. The film was initially considered controversial and received mixed reviews, but audience interest and outstanding box-office returns prompted a major critical re-evaluation. Psycho was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress for Janet Leigh and Best Director for Alfred Hitchcock. Psycho is now considered one of Hitchcock’s best films, and is arguably his most famous work. (1960, 109 min.)
Evil Dead 2
Friday, October 24th at 8:30pm!
The second of three films in the Evil Dead series is part horror, part comedy, with Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) once again battling horrifying demons at a secluded cabin in the woods. After discovering an audiotape left by a college professor that contains voices reading from the Book of the Dead, Ash’s girlfriend Linda (Denise Bixler) becomes possessed by evil spirits that are awakened by the voices on the tape. Ash soon discovers there is no escaping the woods. 95% Rating on RT! (1987, R, 85 min.)
Hocus Pocus
Saturday, October 18th at 1pm &
Sunday, October 19th at 12noon
After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and their new friend, Allison (Vinessa Shaw). After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a coven of evil witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy) who used to live in the house. Now, with the help of a magical cat, the kids must steal the witches’ book of spells to stop them from becoming immortal. (1993, PG, 96mins)
Rosemary’s Baby
Thursday, October 23rd at 8pm!
Waifish Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow) and her struggling actor husband Guy (John Cassavetes) move to a New York City apartment building with an ominous reputation and odd neighbors Roman and Minnie Castevet (Sidney Blackmer, Ruth Gordon). When Rosemary becomes pregnant she also becomes increasingly isolated and believes that her offspring is not of this world. (1968, R, 137 mins)