Category Archives: Movie Events

Movie screenings, midnight shows, movie marathons, and other interesting events that we think you should know about.

Music Box of Horrors 2026!

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Okay Music Box fans… pay attention to this! The Music Box has announced the date for this year’s Music Box of Horrors, which will be on Saturday, October 24th, from noon to noon on Sunday. Tickets for this event will go on sale at noon on Thursday, June 11th. Now last year, the whole marathon sold out in a little over 24 hours! So, if you have any inkling to make it to this year’s marathon, I would set your clocks, alarms, computers, or whatever else you need to remind you to order your tickets once they do go on sale. Otherwise, when you see all the amazing titles they are going to be screening this year, you might be a little bummed.

Speaking of titles, they have announced 3 of them so far. They are Amityville II: The Possession (1982), Black Magic with Buddha (1983), and The German Chainsaw Massacre!

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Carpenter Fest 2 at the Midway Drive-In

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While last night / this morning is still a bit of a blur, we were at the Midway Drive-In yesterday for their From Dusk to Dawn Carpenter Fest 2, where they screened They Live (1988), The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), and In the Mouth of Madness (1994). And what a night it was.

Setting up there as a vendor is not an easy task, especially for some that don’t particularly like being outside in the sun. The things we do for our passions, huh? The temps were in the mid ‘80s with a lot of sun, and you could feel it. Being there around noon to start getting set up, right in the middle of the heat index, it takes its toll on your body. But for events like this, I will be more than welcome to go out of my comfort zone, and I’ll gladly continue to do it.

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World Tour Commences

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Starting tomorrow, I will be out of touch from most of the world for all of next week. I get to go on a fun adventure for work, one of those team building events. And boy am I excited. Trust me, images from Christopher Smith’s movie Severance have been going through my head for the last couple of weeks. If you email me, I will get back to you as soon as I return.

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That Very Witch Double Feature

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On May 30th, at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, they are hosting That Very Witch Double Feature! Starting at 9:30pm, the first film is the Italian film Baba Yaga (1973), starring Carol Baker, Isabelle De Funès, and George Eastman, in a strange tale directed by Corrado Farina, of a photographer falling under the spell of the witch. Filled with eroticism, strange nightmares, and highly memorable images.

The second feature is Virgin Witch (1971), directed by Ray Austin, and starring real life sisters Ann and Vicki Michelle, who are invited for a weekend photo shoot at country home of Patricia Haines, who plays Sibil Waite, the owner of a modeling agency. But little do the sisters know Sibil has much more on her mind than modeling. In fact, she is in search of a virgin to join her coven of witches!

Both films will be introduced by author Payton McCarty-Simas, who will be selling copies her book That Very Witch: Fear, Feminism & the American Witch Film after the show. Severin Films will also be there with a Pop-Up in the Lounge before and after the screenings.

Just click HERE to get to the Music Box’s page for this event.

Carpenter Fest 2 at the Midway Drive-In

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That’s right folks, the Midway Drive-In is doing it again, holding a Dusk-to-Dawn event screening 4 different films from John Carpenter!!! And unless you’re wearing your special sunglasses, you’re going to need to come to this event, buy some popcorn, corn dogs, and cheeseburgers, and spend money on the vendors. OBEY! CONSUME! All of this takes place on Saturday, May 16th. The doors open at 5pm with the pre-show starting at 8pm, so make sure you get there early to not only get a good spot, but also to enjoy a wonderful night at the drive-in!

For those that get there early, we’ll be handing out free sunglasses to the first 100 people in line to get in! Now, we’re not saying that you need to wear these glasses to see what is really going on, but one never knows…. Right before the gates open, we will be out there passing the sunglasses and maybe even some eye patches (in case you’re more Snake Plissken fan than Roddy Piper!) to those in line until supplies last. In other words, make sure you get there early!

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Fond of His Mother: Queer-coded Hitchcock

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No matter how you want to, or not want to, read into the subtext of some of the films from Alfred Hitchcock, he no doubt was pushing the limits of certain subject matters in some of his films. Whether it be sex, violence. or queerness, Hitchcock was not only a master of suspense, but subtext, getting different things past the censors and studio heads without them even realizing it. Next month, the Music Box Theatre is celebrating 4 of those films: Strangers on a Train (1951), Rebecca (1940), Psycho (1960), and Rope (1947). While Rebecca will be from a DCP, the rest of the films will be screening from 35mm prints.

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Super Monster Movie Fest 2026

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Once again, the genius behind the Skyline Drive-In have come up with a different and unique theme for this year’s Super Monster Movie Fest, and it’s called You’ll Die Laughing! When I first saw that, I have to admit I was a little disappointed because I wanted to see some classic horror titles. And then I started to look at the movies playing and they made me smile. Sure, they are comedies, but they are still damn entertaining and can even be considered scary too! You’ll have the comedic wonders of Bob Hope, Abbott & Costello, Alan Tudyk, Bruce Campbell, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost! But you’ll also get to see horror icons like Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and even Boris Karloff show just how funny they can be!

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1000 Women in Horror Documentary

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Back in 2020, I reviewed the book 1000 Women in Horror by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, which I recommended highly then, and I still do. If you want, you can read our review by clicking HERE.

It really shows the amazing amount of work out there, from the very beginning of cinema to modern day work, that is being created by women. From writing, directing, actresses, makeup effects work, and everything in between. Just name the profession, and there’s women doing it. Back in the early days, especially when the studio system started to take over, it was pretty tough to be taken seriously. Thankfully today it’s a little easier, though I think we can still make even more progress.

Just do a search for how many horror films were directed by women in the last 10 years and you’ll be amazed. Especially since quite a few of them are really well done!

And to show that, this incredible book is now a new documentary, using the same title, that will make its debut on Shudder on March 20th! I guarantee that you will not only learn something new but will probably be amazed at some of what you do learn. Below is the trailer for it, so take a peek and make sure you check it out when it hits Shudder.

Naschy at the Alamo!

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FINALLY! I will now have the chance to see my absolute favorite Paul Naschy film in the theater! Thanks to the Alamo Drafthouse in Chicago, in part of their Terror Tuesday series, on March 17th, they will be screening this iconic classic of the Spanish horror genre, Horror Rises from the Tomb! And yes, I will be there!!! This film has it all… Zombies, decapitated villains, blood, gore, nudity, and Paul Naschy in dual roles! Actually, 3 roles if you want to get technical! If you’ve never experienced one of the biggest horror stars of Spain, this is the perfect film to start with.

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Super-Horror-Rama Celebrates Birthdays

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This month’s Super-Horror-Rama screenings celebrate their 1-year anniversary of twisted screenings at the Music Box with two deadly birthdays screenings. Before we get to the titles, just some info regarding upcoming screenings. Since the Music Box is adding a third screen to their venue, the 2nd screening room, where the Super-Horror-Rama events take place, are going to be closed down for a bit during the construction. So, this screening will the last one for a bit, but they will be back! That means what better time to come out and show your support to the fine folks that program these wonderful events, especially on their 1-year birthday!

The first feature, screening on Friday, March 27th at 11:45pm, is the Australian film Alison’s Birthday, a folk horror tale that doesn’t seem to be talked about too much but is an interesting take on the sub-genre from down under. The second feature, screening on March 28th at 11:45pm is the wacky, far-out-, and gory-as-hell Belgium film Rabid Grannies (1988). It is just as crazy as the title you make you think it is, with plenty of old-fashioned gore effects. If you’ve never seen either of these, now is your chance to catch a rare screening of them both.

You can get your tickets HERE. Every ticket includes a limited-edition pinback button, and they have some great giveaways before each screening with trivia questions keyed into the screenings theme, with this one being, of course, birthday horror! The prizes are donated by The Shadowboxery, Cryptid Craft Studio, Night Natalie, Groovy Doom, and Full Bleed.