CAC Scream Society Presents Scream Society: All Night Horror Marathon

Saturday, Jan 11, 2025 at 9:30pm

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The CAC Screen Society presents a new all-night horror movie marathon!

Featuring screenings of 5 horror classics: The Toxic Avenger (1984), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Society (1989), Phantasm (1979) & a bonus mystery film that will be a surprise on the night of the marathon!

THE TOXIC AVENGER (1984)
The Toxic Avenger stands with Pink Flamingos and The Evil Dead as one of the most gleefully offensive "midnight movies" of the twentieth century. Now, this 1980s horror classic returns to the big screen in a big way! Among the residents of Tromaville is Melvin, a nerdy janitor at the local health club. A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong and Melvin is cast through a third story window into a vat of toxic waste. However, an unexpected metamorphosis takes place. As the chemicals take hold of his body, Melvin turns into the Toxic Avenger, doer of good, and brutal mauler of evil! The excitement is non-stop as Toxie sets out to single handedly wipe out the forces of evil that torment the people of Tromaville. (USA, 1984, 82 mins, R, English | Dir. Lloyd Kaufman)

NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979) (German Version)
Werner Herzog’s only horror film is as rich with artistry and tragedy as his most grounded, human work. It is 1850 in the beautiful, perfectly-kept town of Wismar. Jonathan Harker (Bruno Ganz, Downfall; Wings Of Desire) is leaving on a long journey over the Carpathian Mountains to finalize real estate arrangements with a wealthy nobleman. His wife Lucy (Possession’s Isabelle Adjani) begs him not to go and is troubled by a strong premonition of danger. Despite her warnings, Jonathan arrives four weeks later at a large, gloomy castle. Out of the mist appears a pale, wraith-like figure with deep-sunken eyes who identifies himself as Count Dracula (Klaus Kinski). The events that transpire slowly convince Harker that he is in the presence of a vampire. Even still, he doesn’t realize the magnitude of danger he, his wife and his town are about to experience. (West Germany, 1979, 107 mins, PG, German, English, Romany | Dir. Werner Herzog)

SOCIETY (1989)
After producing Re-Animator, Brian Yuzna turned his hand to directing with Society, and gave birth to one of the ickiest, most original body horror shockers of all time. Teenager Bill Whitney has always felt like the odd one out in his wealthy, upper-class Beverly Hills family. But his sense of alienation takes a sinister turn when he hears an audio recording of his sister’s coming-out party, which seems to implicate his family and others in a bizarre, ritualistic orgy. Packing stomach-churning grue courtesy Screaming Mad George (A Nightmare On Elm Street 4) and thought-provoking social commentary in equal measure, Society is a biting satire that culminates in the most gag-inducing “climax” in all of horror history. (USA, 1989, 99 mins, R, English | Dir. Brian Yuzna)

PHANTASM (1979)
Like The Shining and Dawn Of The Dead, Phantasm is a cerebral nightmare that we never want to end. Written, produced, directed, shot, and edited by Don Coscarelli when he was only 23-years-old, the movie follows a group of small-town friends as they battle the "Tall Man"—a mysterious force of cosmic horror who wields flying silver murderballs. This Lovecraftian vortex deftly combines gothic horror, surrealism, and a killer prog rock score into a concoction that horror fans have never stopped worshipping. Thanks to a stunning restoration and 5.1 surround sound mix produced by J.J. Abrams's Bad Robot and Coscarelli, Phantasm has never looked or sounded better. (USA, 1979, 88 mins, R, English | Dir. Don Coscarelli)

+ a mystery film!

Tickets: $50 Public | $40 Members

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