NotLD on the Big Screen in 35mm!

April 30, 2024 by Jon Kitley in Movie Events and tagged Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Dusk to Dawn Horrorfest, George Romero, Long Live the Drive-In, Midway Drive-In, Night of the Living Dead, The Crazies | Leave a comment

When is the last time you got to see George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead in a theater? From a 35mm print? Now when it the last time you got to see it on a 90-ft. screen? And on a drive-in that was around and running when this horror classic first opened way back in 1968? Then mark the date of May 18th on your calendar, because if you head out to the Midway Drive-in in Sterling, IL, not only will you be able to see the zombie film that started it all, in 35mm, but you’ll also get to see the two sequels, Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead (1985), and finally The Crazies (1973), of three of which are being screened from DCP.

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Changes Are a Comin’

September 19, 2023 by Jon Kitley in Misc. Ramblings, Movie Events and tagged Cinema Wasteland, Dusk to Dawn Horrorfest, Facets, Monster Bash, Music Box of Horrors, Music Box Theatre, Super Horror-Rama, The Midway Drive-In | 1 Comment

It’s that time again. It seems I have an 8-year cycle at my work life (in the really real world), and that cycle has come to an end. Next month, I start a new job that I’m hoping that has very little effect here at the Krypt, but we’ll have to wait and see. As you can see by the lack of updates lately, things have been kind of crazy here as of late, from the stress seeing if this new offer would be worth it, to all the other events and projects going on, let’s just say it has been a crazy month. And October might not be any better when it comes to being busy.

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Fun at the Skyline Drive-In

August 29, 2023 by Jon Kitley in Movie Events and tagged 30 Days of Night, Child's Play, Dead Snow, Dracula vs Frankenstein, Dusk to Dawn Horrorfest, Frankenhooker, Horrors of Spider Island, John Carpenter, Midway Drive-In, Night of the Demon, Return of the Living Dead, Severin Films, Severin Sleepover, Skyline Drive-in, Slumber Party Massacre, The Crawling Eye, The Five Days, The Invisible Man, The Skyline Drive-In, The Thing, Vampyros Lesbos, Zandor Vorkov | Leave a comment

This last Saturday, we ventured back to the Indianapolis area, twice in the last two weeks, for this year’s Super Monster Movie Fest at the Skyline Drive-In in Shelbyville, IN. Normally, we are there for both nights of fun, but due to some work issues, we couldn’t make it for the Friday night screenings, but did come out for Saturday. We got to see The Invisible Man (1933), John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982), 30 Days of Night (2007), Dead Snow (2009), and The Crawling Eye (1958).

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Midway’s Dusk to Dawn Horrorfest

August 21, 2019 by Jon Kitley in Movie Events and tagged Dick Smith, Drive-in Theater, Dusk to Dawn Horrorfest, Flashback Weekend, Fred Dekker, Lucio Fulci, Midway Drive-In, Night of the Creeps, Rick Baker, The Exorcist, Zombie | Leave a comment

Midway sunset cropped

At the recent Flashback Weekend, they announced the date for this year’s Dusk to Dawn Horrorfest and 3 out of the 4 features they will be screening. And as always, it is one you are not going to want to miss.

Taking place on Saturday, Sept. 21st, they will be screening undoubtedly one of the scariest films ever made, The Exorcist (1973). I know the first time I watched this was on TV in the severely edited version and it still kept me awake at night. It is a film that still packs a punch and has not lost any of its effectiveness to creep into the audiences’ psyche. With great performances from Jason Miller, Max Von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Linda Blair, and of course, Ellen Burstyn, who gives a performance that I think is one of the reason this movie is so powerful, since we are living through her character. Not to mention the incredible makeup effects by Dick Smith (and his young assistant Rick Baker). Seeing this one the big screen will really be a religious experience! Continue reading →