Terror Firmer (1998)
October 29 at 7:30pm +1
Anthology Film Archives · East Village
Lloyd Kaufman directs this 114-minute screening of Terror Firmer at Anthology Film Archives as part of the Troma-Geddon series.
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ALIEN ZONE aka HOUSE OF THE DEAD
October 29 at 10pm
Spectacle · Williamsburg
A delightfully macabre 1978 horror anthology and one of the first ever directed entirely by a woman. Sharron Miller's grindhouse gem follows a cheating husband through a mortician's mansion of corpses, each with a tale of voyeuristic sadism, obsessive competition, and noisy children.
CWP Halloween Treat: The Man Who Laughs
October 29 at 7pm
Sanctuary Hotel New York · Theater District
The creepy grin that inspired the Joker, scored live on piano and theatre organ. Silent film accompanist Ben Model brings this 1928 gothic shocker to life in a candlelit-worthy old church.
Stake Land
October 29 at 5pm +1
IFC Center · Manhattan
Conceived as an early webseries before heading to the screen, the post-apocalyptic film Stake Land screens as part of the Optic Nerve: A Tribute to Glass Eye Pix series.
Prince of Darkness
October 29 +1
Quad Cinema · Manhattan
A mysterious cylinder in a Los Angeles church threatens an ancient force as Donald Pleasence leads scientists in John Carpenter's atmospheric thriller. Quad Cinema screens the 1987 feature across three evenings, with an in-person introduction by filmmaker Heather Landsman.
Melanin Madness: Vampire in Brooklyn
October 29 at 7:30pm
Apollo Theater · Harlem
Movie night with your favorite cousins is back: Melanin Madness screens Vampire in Brooklyn with call-outs, jokes, and a costume contest. Upgrade for the afterparty with DJ Steph Cakes and Tina Twirler.
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Thu, Oct 29 · 7:15 PM
JWF British Film Club Presents: The Woman in Black
Jones Wood Foundry · Upper East Side
$$
Thu, Oct 29 · 9:30 PM
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
BAM Rose Cinemas · Fort Greene
$17
Thu, Oct 29 · 9:15 PM
Wishmaster (1997)
Nitehawk Cinema (Prospect Park) · Park Slope
Thu, Oct 29 · 8:30 PM
Scream Slate
Roxy Cinema New York · Tribeca
Fri, Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Halloween Showing of Nosferatu (1922) with a Live Score
Threes Brewing · Gowanus
$22
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:15 PM
JWF British Film Club Presents: The Omen
Jones Wood Foundry · Manhattan
$$
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
Halloween Movie Week at The Bush
The Bush · Bushwick
$
Fri, Oct 30 · 9:15 PM
THE TOXIC AVENGER
Anthology Film Archives · East Village
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Freaky Movie Fridays
Foxtail · SoHo
$$
Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 35MM
Roxy Cinema New York · Tribeca
Fri, Oct 30 · 1:00 PM
The Innkeepers
IFC Center · West Village
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:15 PM
Horror Film Night
Westbeth Artists Housing · West Village
$20
Fri, Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Nosferatu (1922)
Museum of the Moving Image · Astoria
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
SHRIEK SHOW XV
Spectacle Theater · Williamsburg
$5
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
The Exorcist
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
General Admission: $17 Members: $12
Fri, Oct 30 · 11:15 PM
Late-Night Screenings
IFC Center · Manhattan
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:40 PM
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
Metrograph · Chinatown
Fri, Oct 30 · 11:15 PM
Late-Night Screenings at IFC Center
IFC Center · West Village
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Class of Nuke ‘Em High (1986)
Anthology Film Archives · East Village
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:30 PM
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
David Rubenstein Atrium · Manhattan
$0
Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM
SGT. KABUKIMAN NYPD
Anthology Film Archives · East Village
Sat, Oct 31 · 6:00 PM
Il demonio
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
General Admission: $17 Members: $12
Sat, Oct 31 · 5:00 PM
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Roxy Cinema New York · Tribeca
Sat, Oct 31 · 6:00 PM
Poltergeist (1982)
Museum of the Moving Image · Astoria
Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
Beetlejuice (1988)
Metrograph · Chinatown
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:15 AM
Cat People
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg · Williamsburg
Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM
Horror of Dracula (1958)
Metrograph · Chinatown
Sat, Oct 31 · 6:45 PM
DEF BY TEMPTATION
Anthology Film Archives · East Village
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:25 PM
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Metrograph · Chinatown
Sat, Oct 31 · 3:00 PM
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991)
Roxy Cinema New York · Tribeca
Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
EC: FRANJU / GENET
Anthology Film Archives · East Village
Sat, Oct 31 · 9:15 PM
CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL
Anthology Film Archives · East Village
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:30 PM
the 13th Part VIII with Live Soundtrack
David Rubenstein Atrium · Upper West Side
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:55 PM
HALLOWEEN MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
Film Noir Cinema · Greenpoint
Sat, Oct 31 · 5:50 PM
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
Metrograph · Chinatown
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:15 AM
Cat People (1942)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg · Williamsburg
Sat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM
New Classics Film Series: Ghostbusters
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts · Upper West Side
Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 5:00 PM
Halloween Shorts
Film Noir Cinema · Greenpoint
$10
Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM
The Last Winter (2006)
IFC Center · West Village
Sun, Nov 1 · 3:00 PM
Freaked (1993)
Roxy Cinema New York · Tribeca
Tue, Nov 3 · 8:30 PM
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Roxy Cinema New York · Tribeca
Fri, Nov 6 · 7:00 PM
Spooky Movie Month
Foxtail · SoHo
$$
Thu, Nov 12 · 9:30 PM
The Devonsville Terror (1983)
Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg · Williamsburg
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 PM
SHOZIN FUKUI TRIBUTE
Film Noir Cinema · Greenpoint
Sun, Nov 22 · 4:00 PM
25th Anniversary Concert
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church · Brooklyn Heights
Sat, Nov 28 · 5:00 PM
Bad Movies in the Backroom every 4th Saturday
Freddy's Bar · Sunset Park
$$
Sat, Dec 12 · 7:30 PM
A Very Merry Brooklyn
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church · Brooklyn Heights
Sat, Feb 27 · 7:30 PM
Strauss, Mozart & Britten
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church · Brooklyn Heights
Sat, Apr 10 · 7:30 PM
A Spanish Celebration
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church · Brooklyn Heights
Sat, May 15 · 7:30 PM
Beethoven & Haydn
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church · Brooklyn Heights
Alucarda
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Nosferatu
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Together
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
Twentynine Palms
Metrograph · Manhattan
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