PODCASTS
CAT PEOPLE (1942)
w. Faculty of Horror
Directed by Jacques Tourneau
Irena Dubrovna, a New York City--based fashion designer who hails from Serbia, begins a romance with marine engineer Oliver Reed. After the couple gets married, Oliver becomes concerned about Irena's notion that she is cursed and may transform into a large cat in the heat of passion. Confiding in his beautiful assistant, Alice Moore, about his marital issues, Oliver unwittingly triggers Irena's curse, with tragic results.
United States | 73 minutes
Followed by Faculty of Horror
SECRET SCREENING
w. Cinematic Void
From out of the mouth of cinemadness comes Cinematic Void Up All Night. Originating as the online extension of the Los Angeles based film screening series, the Cinemandess Movie is hosted by James Branscome and features Deanna Rooney (Mystery Science Theater 3000). Harkening back to gonzo late night TV of the 80s and 90s, this cult film odyssey features a mystery movie with vintage commercial breaks and host segments and sketches.
For this exclusive Salem Horror Fest presentation, the featured mystery film not only has ties to not only the city of Salem but its very history.
Salem MA | 88 minutes
Followed by Cinematic Void
THE GRUDGE (2004)
w. Horror Queers
Directed by Takashi Shimizu
Matthew Williams, his wife, Jennifer, and mother, Emma, are Americans making a new life in Tokyo. Together they move into a house that has been the site of supernatural occurrences in the past, and it isn't long before their new home begins terrorizing the Williams family as well. The house, as it turns out, is the site of a curse that lingers in a specific place and claims the lives of anyone that comes near.
United States | 100 minutes
Followed by Horror Queers
TALES FROM THE CRYPT :
DEMON KNIGHT (1995)
w. Girl, That’s a Massacre
Directed by Ernest Dickerson
Ex-soldier Frank Brayker is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil; the sinister but charming Collector is a demon who wants the key so he can initiate the apocalypse. On the run from wicked mercenaries for almost 90 years, Brayker finally stops in at a boarding house in New Mexico where -- with the help of its quirky residents -- he plans to face off against the Collector and his band of ghouls, preventing them from ever seizing the key.
United States | 92 minutes
Followed by Girl, That’s a Massacre
April 26 - April 28, 2024
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