By MICHAEL GINGOLD
Independent horror filmmaker Leif Jonker (DARKNESS) has teamed with Regal Cinemas to spread big-screen nightmares throughout America via a month-long HorrorFest of genre favorites in October. They’re showing 12 classic scary movies, including Synapse Films’ exclusive 4K restoration of Dario Argento’s SUSPIRIA (pictured), at 42 theaters in 24 states; read on for the complete schedule and list of venues!
Jonker, who has been screening classic fright fare for the past six years at his October at the Oldtown shows in Wichita, KS, gave us the full rundown of HorrorFest, which takes place on 10 Mondays and Tuesdays beginning October 2 and winding up on Halloween night. There are both single-feature and double-feature shows, and admission is just $5 for the singles and $10 for the doubles. Check out the lineup and showtimes below the event poster, and a trailer for the fest at the bottom of this page:
Monday, Oct. 2: SUSPIRIA (1977)—7 p.m. & 10 p.m. (40th-anniversary 4K restoration from Synapse Films)
Tuesday, Oct. 3: FRIGHT NIGHT (1985)—7 p.m. & 10 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 9: THE DEAD ZONE (1983) & PET SEMATARY (1989)—7 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 10: MONSTER SQUAD (1987)—7 p.m. & 10 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 16: Original KING KONG (1933) & THEM! (1954)—7 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 17: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)—7 p.m. & 10 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 23: CAT PEOPLE (1982) & VIDEODROME (1983)—7 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 24: JAWS (1975)—7 p.m. & 10 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 30: THE SHINING (1980)—7 p.m. & 10 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 31: THE SHINING (1980)—7 p.m. & 10 p.m.
The theaters hosting HorrorFest are:
ALASKA
Anchorage: TIKAHTNU STADIUM 16 IMAX & RPX
CALIFORNIA
Corona: CORONA CROSSINGS STADIUM 18 & RPX
Dublin: HACIENDA CROSSINGS STADIUM 20 IMAX
Fresno: FRESNO STADIUM 22 & IMAX
Irvine: IRVINE SPECTMOORUM 21 IMAX & RPX
Ontario: ONTARIO PALACE STADIUM 22 IMAX & RP
San Diego: MIRA MESA STADIUM 18 IMAX & RPX
FLORIDA
Jacksonville: AVENUES STADIUM 20 & RPX
Miami Beach: SOUTH BEACH STADIUM 18 & IMAX
Orlando: WATERFORD LAKES STADIUM 20 & IMAX
Port Orange: PAVILION STADIUM 14 & RPX
GEORGIA
Atlanta: ATLANTIC STATION STADIUM 18 IMAX & RPX
HAWAII
Honolulu: DOLE CANNERY STADIUM 18 IMAX & RPX
ILLINOIS
Chicago: CITY NORTH STADIUM 14 IMAX & RPX
KANSAS
Wichita: WARREN OLDTOWN 7
LOUISIANA
Kenner: GRAND ESPLANADE 14
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston: FENWAY STADIUM 13 & RPX
MISSOURI
Hazelwood: ST. LOUIS STADIUM 18 & IMAX
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte: STONECREST AT PIPER GLEN STADIUM 22
NEW JERSEY
Sewell: WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 14
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque: WINROCK STADIUM 16 IMAX & RPX
NEVADA
Las Vegas: BOULDER STATION STADIUM 11
NEW YORK
Brooklyn: COURT STREET STADIUM 12 & RPX
Buffalo: WALDEN GALLERIA STADIUM 16 & RPX
Long Island City: KAUFMAN ASTORIA STADIUM 14 & RPX
New York: UNION SQUARE STADIUM 14
Westbury: WESTBURY STADIUM 12 IMAX & RPX
OKLAHOMA
Norman: SPOTLIGHT STADIUM 14
Oklahoma City: WARREN MOORE 17 & IMAX
Tulsa: WARREN BROKEN ARROW 18
OREGON
Portland: LLOYD CENTER 10 & IMAX
PENNSYLVANIA
King Of Prussia: KING OF PRUSSIA STADIUM 16 IMAX & RP
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia: SANDHILL STADIUM 16 IMAX & RPX
TENNESSEE
Nashville: OPRY MILLS STADIUM 20 IMAX & RPX
TEXAS
Austin: METROPOLITAN STADIUM 14
Houston: HOUSTON MARQ’E STADIUM 23 IMAX & RP
Richmond: GRAND PARKWAY 22
San Antonio: CIELO VISTA STADIUM 18 & RPX
UTAH
Taylorsville: CROSSROADS 14 & RPX
VIRGINIA
Fredericksburg: FREDERICKSBURG 14
Springfield: SPRINGFIELD TOWN CENTER 12
WASHINGTON
Lakewood: LAKEWOOD STADIUM 15 & RPX
Why only Northern Virginia near DC? 🙁 If it were in Charlottesville or Richmond – I would be willing to drive.