REPERTORY
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
DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)
Directed by George A. Romero
As hordes of zombies swarm over the U.S., the terrified populace tries everything in their power to escape the attack of the undead, but neither cities nor the countryside prove safe. In Pennsylvania, radio-station employee Stephen and his girlfriend, Francine, escape in the station helicopter, accompanied by two renegade SWAT members, Roger and Pete. The group retreats to the haven of an enclosed shopping center to make what could be humanity's last stand.
United States | 127 minutes
DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)
Directed by George A. Romero
Trapped in a missile silo, a small team of scientists, civilians and trigger-happy soldiers battle desperately to ensure the survival of the human race, but tension inside the base is reaching breaking-point, and the zombies are gathering outside.
United States | 100 minutes
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
HOCUS POCUS (1993)
Directed by Kenny Ortega
After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani and their new friend, Allison. After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a coven of evil witches 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.
United States | 96 minutes
LAND OF THE DEAD
Directed by George A. Romero
Zombies have taken over the world and those left alive are confined to a walled-in city that keeps out the corpse corps. As anarchy rules the streets, a group of scavengers must thwart an attempt to overthrow the city while the dead are evolving from brainless slow-moving creatures into more advanced creatures.
United States | 92 minutes
LORDS OF SALEM (2012)
Directed by Rob Zombie
A radio DJ in Salem, Mass., is plagued by nightmarish visions of vengeful witches after she plays a record by a mysterious group known only as "The Lords."
United States | 101 minutes
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NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
Directed by George A. Romero
A disparate group of individuals takes refuge in an abandoned house when corpses begin to leave the graveyard in search of fresh human bodies to devour. The pragmatic Ben does his best to control the situation, but when the reanimated bodies surround the house, the other survivors begin to panic. As any semblance of order within the group begins to dissipate, the zombies start to find ways inside -- and one by one, the living humans become the prey of the deceased ones.
United States | 97 minutes
Introduction by Suzanne Romero-Desrocher
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
May 3 - May 5, 2024
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