Enzian Theater (Facebook | Website) is bringing back its hit seasonal series, 13 Films of Halloween, but this year, it’s “13+,” which means even more amazing/crazy/wtf horror films that will haunt your dreams for weeks after.
This year’s month-long lineup includes programming for all ages, as well as free outdoor screenings, parties, midnight films, and cult classics galore. The Eden Bar will also launch a new “13 Cocktails of Halloween” that were inspired by the film lineup, like “Love Potion” with elderflower liqueur, lavender rose syrup, lemon juice, champagne, and butterfly pea flower gin which was inspired by “The Craft.”
The schedule is as follows:
- 9:30 p.m. October 1 – “The Craft” by Andrew Fleming: After transferring to a Los Angeles high school, Sarah finds that she has a telekinetic gift that becomes stronger when she’s with a group of three wannabe witches, who happen to be looking for a fourth addition to their ooky-spooky high school goth coven. Issues arise when the girls begin to misuse their gifts and shit get real. Expect snakes, Catholic school uniforms, and lots of magic.
- 8 p.m. October 2 – “Tales From The Darkside” by John Harrison: This anthology horror film weaves together four chilling tales from the minds of Stephen King, Michael McDowell, George A. Romero, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. There are witches, resurrected mummies, a murderous cat, and an artist who makes a pact with a gargoyle. This is a free screening.
- Midnight October 5 – “Killer Clowns from Outer Space” by Stephen Chiodo: When a group of colorful, cotton-candy-obsessed extraterrestrial clowns descends on a small town, they bring chaos, cheesy one-liners, and a serious shortage of popcorn. A ragtag group of teens has to get rid of them before the whole town ends up as dinner.
- 9:30 October 8 – “Three…Extremes” by Fruit Chan and Takashi Mike: This is the 20th anniversary showing of this bracing anthology of horror films, that unite a trio of East Asia’s most compelling directors. Meet Bai Ling, an aging actress who eats something she shouldn’t, a man who has to win sick games to save his wife and a young woman who has weird dreams about being buried in the snow.
- 8 p.m. October 10 – “Children of The Damned” by Anton Leader: Six children born under mysterious circumstances (born without fathers) are brought to London to be studied, but they escape to an abandoned church and manifest telekinetic powers. Chaos ensues.
- 11 a.m. October 12 – “Suspiria” by Dario Argento: An American ballet student named Suzy arrives at a distinguished dance academy in Germany right went there’s another student mysterious dies. When a bunch of weird shit starts to happen like maggots appear all over the place and weird sounds, Suzy starts to suspect the school is involved in witchcraft. Duh.
- Midnight October 12 – “Near Dark” by Kathryn Bigelow: A super bloody film that follows young Caleb Coulton as he falls in with a clan of outlaw vampires (played by Lance “Bishop” Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, and the sexiest version of Bill Paxton you’ve ever seen), as they kill, drink, and fornicate their way across the Midwest. All Caleb’s gotta do to stay safe is join the party and make his first kill.
- 9:30 p.m. October 14 – “Phantom fo The Paradise” by Brian De Palma: An evil record tycoon named Swan has sold his soul to the devil for eternal youth wants to steal a new star singer away for his own nefarious needs but composer Winslow Leach tries to stop him and gets hideously disfigured for his troubles. So he starts wearing a weird mask and planning revenge against all who have wronged him.
- 9:30 p.m. October 15 – “Interview With The Vampire” by Neil Jordan: Based on Anne Rice’s iconic novel and set against a misty San Francisco, a two-century-old vampire played by a pouty-faced Brad Pitt recounts his story of eternal damnation to a bright-eyed reporter played by Christian Slater. Follow along as Tom Cruise chews the scenery as Pitt’s maker and tries to teach him that the unlife is only as awful and twisted as you make it. Oh, and Brad eats a poodle.
- 8 p.m. October 16 – “Bones” by Frank Darabont: Jimmy Bones (played by Snoop Dogg) is a tough gangster/pimp killed by a corrupt cop. 20 years later, his neighborhood is ruined, and four teens make his house into an after-hours nightclub, which somehow releases his ghost.
- 11 a.m. October 19 – “The Mist: Black and White Director’s Cut” by Abel Ferrara: A town gets stuck in a store when a thick fog engulfs the town, trapping them inside. Because, y’all. There are crazy ass monsters in that fog and they’re hankering for human flesh. But hold up, sometimes humans can be monsters too. Especially when they’re scared shitless.
- Midnight October 19 – “Ginger Snaps” by John Fawcett: Brigitte and Ginger are best friends and total outcasts that are obsessed with dying and they like, totally hate living in the suburbs. But the night Ginger gets her first period, she gets attacked by a werewolf! Which means she’s totally a werewolf now too. And her sister tries to keep her safe but like, maybe she should be worrying about herself too. Maybe she should put her own mask on first.
- 11 a.m. October 20 – “Frankenweenie” by Tim Burton: Before you get too excited, this is part of family-friendly Halloween celebration. Kids should wear costumes, and they get to decorate their own spooky candy bag before they trick-or-treat outside before the movie.
- 9:30 p.m. October 22 – “Maniac” by William Lustig: A man who is haunted by a the traumas of his awful childhood starts stalking innocent women in the streets of New York City in an effort to quiet the voices in his head. Some people do drugs. Some people eat a lot. Some people kill people. Those people are crazy.
- Midnight October 26 – “The Burning” by Tony Maylam: A group of teens leave a caretaker for dead after a malicious joke goes wrong. Left scarred and terribly gross-looking (both inside and out), Cropsy (that’s his name), heals up and then goes back to the camp to get his revenge on some other teens who had absolutely nothing to do with the original crime. Based on an actual urban legend.
- 9:30 p.m. October 29 – “Phantasm” by Don Coscarelli: Two brothers learn that weird hooded creatures live in a local mortuary with a demonic mortician called The Tall Man, who likes to enslave the souls of the damned. Hilarity ensues.
- 8 p.m. October 30 – “Halloween III: Season of the Witch” by Tommy Lee Wallace: A terrified toy salesman is attacked while holding the year’s most popular Halloween costume, a pumpkin mask. The doctor, Daniel Challis, is thrust into a terrifying nightmare and has to work with the man’s daughter to find out who made the mask, and what their plan is before the holiday becomes a disaster.
Click HERE for the full calendar of events. You can also pick this up in print in our October newspaper.
