I get the drill, of course. Freddie is an evil bastard, he diddles some kids, parents get upset and burn him alive, he comes back to haunt his killers by getting their children where they have no hope of helping them – in their dreams.

So you can imagine that tonight’s double bill of the first and third installments of this series has me a little excited. It’s gonna be an evening of red & black striped sweaters and awkward finger claws. Join us, won’t you?

The Nightmare on Elm Street double is screening at Ed’s place, starting with Nightmare on Elm Street at 7pm, and Nightmare on Elm Street part 3 at 9pm.

As usual, if you want to come out to these films, feel most welcome to. That’s why we post this on the internet, after all…

Friday, Oct. 22

Jess’ @ 8pm

The Car

Saturday, Oct. 23

Ed’s @ 8pm

Splice

Sunday, Oct. 24

Ed’s @ Noon

Return of the Fly

Monday, Oct. 25

Jess’ @ 8pm

Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly

Tuesday, Oct. 26

Ed’s @ 7pm

Don’t Look in the Basement

Wednesday, Oct. 27

Jess’ @ 6pm

The Dead Pit

Thursday, Oct. 28 – OUR SECOND DOUBLE BILL, FREDDIE STYLE!

Ed’s

Nightmare on Elm Street – 7pm

Nightmare on Elm Street 3 – 9pm

Friday, Oct. 29

The Mayfair @ 11:55pm

Zombie

Saturday, Oct. 30

Jess’ @ 3pm

Trick R Treat

Sunday, Oct. 31

Ed’s @ Noon

Halloween 2

Just wanted to let everyone know tonight’s 6pm screening of Strangers on a Train will be delayed, due to real life.

It will be a later in the evening screening, which we don’t have an exact time for, but, if you want to come out, let one of us know, and we’ll keep you posted.

Friday, October 15
Midnight* @ Jess’
Videodrome

Saturday, October 16
8 p.m. @ Ed’s
The Dead Zone

Special Bonus Screening!
1 p.m. @ Jess’
Tokyo Zombie

Sunday, October 17
Noon @ Ed’s (First double bill extravaganza!)
Dracula (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)

Monday, October 18
11 p.m. @ Jess’
The Gate

Tuesday, October 19
7 p.m. @ Jess’
The Strangers

Wednesday, October 20
6 p.m. @ Ed’s
Strangers On A Train

Thursday, October 21
8 p.m. @ Jess’
The Vanishing (Spoorloos)

Join us for a terror-filled evening, afternoon, or two.

* The timing of this screening is somewhat tentative. If you wish to attend, feel free to get in contact with Jess or Ed for updates about timing.

Basically, due to Thanksgiving, we may have to delay tonight’s screening of Romero’s Survival of the Dead.

It is still happening tonight, just later than 8pm. Also, we’re not sure when exactly…

SO – here’s what to do. If you want to join us tonight, contact me, and you will be notified ASAP of when we’re screening it. It will still be at my place, and we anticipate it will start no later than 10pm. It might be earlier. Who’s to say?

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8th
Jess’ place @ 8pm
Dead Snow

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9th
Ed’s place @ 8pm
Shock Waves

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10th
Jess’ place @ 12pm
Fido

MONDAY, OCTOBER 11th
Ed’s place @ 8pm
Survival of the Dead

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13th
Ed’s place @ 6pm
The Crazies (2010)

Thursday, OCTOBER 14th
Jess’ place @ 8pm
Death Dream

Heeeeeey everybody!

We’ll be posting next week’s schedule sometime today, but until that time, let me just siren-song you into considering coming out for tonight’s screening of [rec] 2!

“Ed, that’s silly. I’ve never seen [rec]! Why would I see [rec] 2?”

I’m glad you asked me that, invisible interactor.  The main attraction for the masses about [rec] 2, is that the original [rec] is Quarantine in a different language (Spanish trailer for [rec], but, don’t worry, our copy of [rec] 2 has subtitles). Basically, what I am trying to say if that if you’ve seen EITHER film, you are a valid candidate for [rec] 2.

“Now, surely there are SOME differences between [rec] and Quarantine?”

Surely! But not many.  Other than some very minor stylistic choices, and a few extra characters in Quarantine to up the body count (USA! USA! USA!),  the only major and relevant difference is the nature of the virus that turns people into the zombies in the film.

(Here come those spoilers I warned you about…)

Essentially, both films end in the room where the virus originated – the penthouse apartment at the top of the building. In Quarantine, if I remember correctly, the virus has been developed in smaller mammals (dogs and cats), and – oops – somehow spread to humans. It’s basically super rabies.

In [rec], however, it is discovered that the person living in the penthouse is part of a doomsday cult, has bred this disease in rats, and then systematically infected himself and several doomed orphans whom he has been keeping in his attic. His intention being to remove life from the planet in the name of Satan (presumably).

In both films, you get to see both the Alpha Zombie (it looks way different than the others, so that’s the term I’m giving it) and one of the orphans, which is all-hopped up on virus too (though in Quarantine, because of their changed ending, there is no explanation of why there’s an Alpha Zombie, or why there’s a plagued child in the attic). The films end with the heroine, Angela Vidal, and her Camera man getting dispatched by the Alpha Zombie.

“Okay, so there’s some differences. I think I can keep those straight. But why tell us this?”

[rec] 2, from what I have read, begins immediately after the first one ends. 15 minutes after their last contact with anyone alive inside, A SWAT team, outfitted with cameras, goes into the tenement building to clean house. Will they succeed? Hard to say.

I guess you’ll just have to come and watch it…

[rec] 2 screens tonight at 8pm @ Ed’s place.

Trailer?

Having not watched the trailer before now, I cannot with any certainty tell you if the copy I have includes the warning bells before ‘erotic or gruesome’ scenes, but here’s hoping.

So, yeah, come see this cinematic gem tonight, at my place, at 8pm. We’ll be starting the movie sharpish, so be sure to arrive beforehand.

Submitted for your approval (not really), here is the viewing schedule for the first week of Horroctober:

Friday, October 1
8 p.m. @ Ed’s
Blacula

Saturday, October 2
12 p.m. @ Jess’
Bride of the Monster

Sunday, October 3
8:30 p.m. @ the Mayfair Theatre
Frankenstein & the Monster From Hell

Monday, October 4
8 p.m. @ Ed’s
Cannibal Girls

Tuesday, October 5
7 p.m. @ Jess’
The Haunting

Wednesday, October 6
6 p.m. @ Jess’
House of the Devil

Thursday, October 7
8 p.m. @ Ed’s
[REC] 2

If you would like to attend any of these screenings, feel free to get in touch with us. If you require any extra information, you should know at least a few ways to get in contact with one of us.

Note: These screenings will start at the given time, sharp.

1. Blacula
2. Bride of the Monster
3. Mayfair: Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell
4. Cannibal Girls
5. The Haunting (1963)
6. House of the Devil
7. [REC] 2
8. Fido
9. Dead Snow
10. Shock Waves
11. Survival of the Dead
12. Martin
13. The Crazies (2010)
14. Don’t Look in the Basement (also known as The Forgotten)
15. The Dead Pit
16. Dead of Night (also known as Deathdream)
17. The Dead Zone
18. Videodrome
19. The Strangers
20. Strangers on a Train
21. The Vanishing
22. Dracula (1931)
23. Frankenstein (1931)
24. Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
25. Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
26. Splice
27. Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly (also known as Girly)
28. Return of the Fly
29. The Car (also known as Death Mobile)
30. The Gate
31. Mayfair: Zombie
32. Trick R Treat
33. Halloween 2