Well if you are in Chicago this October, you got a lot to do. With the MusicBox Massacre coming on the 10th, to Flashback Weekend at the end of the month, you know have something to look forward to every weekend in between. Check this out…
Every Friday and Saturday night at MIDNIGHT from October 2 – 31!
Facets’ acclaimed midnight cult movie series, Facets Night School, becomes Facets FRIGHT School this October, expanding to both Friday and Saturday nights to celebrate Halloween and educate fans on the traditions and history of the horror film!
Though horror is every critic’s favorite genre to bash, we at Facets Night School feel it is the richest cinematic genre, rife with visual splendor, brimming with malcontent monsters and simply spilling over with deeper meanings and subtext.
Join Facet Night…er, Fright School for a month-long excursion into cinema’s scarier side, touching on all points of the horror genre’s incredible history. The fun begins the first Friday in October and concludes on Halloween night with a special Night School event!
Admission to each session is only $5 (or enjoy all ten with a special Fright School pass for only $40—a savings of $10!). Each film is preceded by a lecture from one of Facets’ knowledgeable staff members and is followed by a Q&A session. Educational packets full of additional readings and more are provided, as well. We also hold a raffle each night for a special prize and show wild grindhouse trailers pre-lecture.
The Frightening Schedule:
Friday, October 2
Lecture title TBA
Susan Doll presents the ultimate Universal horror classic, The Mummy (Karl Freund, 1932)
Saturday, October 3
It’s All in Your Head: The Genius of Horror Producer Val Lewton
Stephen Reginald presents the underrated, atmospheric chiller, Cat People (Jacques Tourneur, 1942)
Friday, October 9
Hammer Time: Inside Britain’s House of Gothic Horror
Phil Morehart presents the Hammer Films classic, Curse of Frankenstein (Terence Fisher, 1957)
Saturday, October 10
Fulci’s Zombie: Brains or Entrails?
Patrick Ogle presents the Italian zombie gore-fest, Zombie (Lucio Fulci, 1979)
Friday, October 16
Lecture title TBA
Cary Jones Elza presents Polanski’s horror masterpiece Rosemary’s Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968)
Saturday, October 17
Living the Mania: Rutger Hauer & The Hitcher’s Psychopathic Thrill Ride
Amy J. Boyd presents the road-trip nightmare The Hitcher (Robert Harmon, 1986)
Friday, October 23
Nicolas Roeg’s Death in Venice
Dan Mucha presents the disquieting supernatural thriller Don’t Look Now (Nicolas Roeg, 1973)
Saturday, October 24
Ghosts of the Spanish Civil War: Guillermo del Toro’s Eerie Poetic Vision
Michael Smith presents a creeper from the mind behind Pan’s Labyrinth, The Devil’s Backbone (Guillermo del Toro, 2001)
Friday, October 30
(REC) & The European Union Horror Revolution
Miguel Martinez presents the up-close-and-personal zombie freak-out from Spain, (REC) (Jaume Balagueró/Paco Plaza, 2007)
Saturday, October 31
Heavy Haxan: Depictions of Satan on Screen
Brian Elza and Bruce Neal present the Swedish silent film on witchcraft, Haxan (Benjamin Christensen, 1922), complete with an original heavy-metal score composed especially for the evening and performed live!
