Here are 9 Halloween Movies to Watch on the Big Screen in Edmonton this Month
There’s something scarier about watching a classic Halloween movie on the big screen. The scares are scarier, the jumps are jumpier, and the snacks are tastier. This month, you'll find Edmonton halloween movies popping up in local theatres, making your spooky season date night better than ever.
Here are 9 Halloween movies to watch on the big screen in Edmonton
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Let’s do the Time Warp again! The adventure begins where it always does, as newly engaged Brad and Janet encounter car trouble in rainy weather. When they stop to look for help, they find themselves at the castle of the charming transvestite, Dr. Frank-N-Furter. They’re offered shelter for the night, but will they want to stay? Audience participation is encouraged. Dress up, bring props, and sing along! And yes, you can bring your own props! (We will also be selling prop kits in the lobby for $10, quantities limited.) Full shadow cast performance by the Low Down Cheap Little Punks.
Where: Metro Cinema
When: October 8, 9, 22
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Ringu (Spooky Cinema Night)
When her niece is found dead along with three friends after viewing a supposedly cursed videotape, reporter Reiko Asakawa (Nanako Matsushima) sets out to investigate. Along with her ex-husband, Ryuji (Hiroyuki Sanada), Reiko finds the tape, watches it -- and promptly receives a phone call informing her that she'll die in a week. Determined to get to the bottom of the curse, Reiko and Ryuji discover the video's origin and attempt to solve an old murder that could break the spell.
Where: Art Gallery of Alberta
When: October 13
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Poltergeist
Poltergeist is an American horror film franchise distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the 1980s. The original trilogy revolves around the members of the Freeling family, who are stalked and terrorized by a group of ghosts, led by a demon known as the Beast, that are attracted to the youngest daughter, Carol Anne.
Where: Metro Cinema
When: October 14
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The Thing
A research team finds an alien being that has fallen from the sky and is starting to hunt them down. Things take a sinister turn when they realise that the creature can take the shape of its victims.
Where: Metro Cinema
When: October 18
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The Shining
Jack and his family move into an isolated hotel with a violent past. Living in isolation, Jack begins to lose his sanity, which affects his family members.
Where: Metro Cinema
When: October 22
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Evil Dead
Ashley "Ash" Williams (Bruce Campbell), his girlfriend and three pals hike into the woods to a cabin for a fun night away. There they find an old book, the Necronomicon, whose text reawakens the dead when it's read aloud. The friends inadvertently release a flood of evil and must fight for their lives or become one of the evil dead. Ash watches his friends become possessed, and must make a difficult decision before daybreak to save his own life in this, the first of Sam Raimi's trilogy.
Where: Metro Cinema
When: October 23
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Evil Dead 2
The second of three films in the Evil Dead series is part horror, part comedy, with Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) once again battling horrifying demons at a secluded cabin in the woods. After discovering an audiotape left by a college professor that contains voices reading from the Book of the Dead, Ash's girlfriend Linda (Denise Bixler) becomes possessed by evil spirits that are awakened by the voices on the tape. Ash soon discovers there is no escaping the woods.
Where: Metro Cinema
When: October 27
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Army of Darkness
Ash is transported back to medieval days, where he is captured by the dreaded Lord Arthur. Aided by the deadly chainsaw that has become his only friend, Ash is sent on a perilous mission to recover the Book of the Dead, a powerful tome that gives its owner the power to summon an army of ghouls.
Where: Metro Cinema
When: October 29
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Trick or Treat
On Halloween, a few people face their worst nightmares as their paths cross one another. These include a couple that blows out a Halloween lamp, a serial killer, a college girl and a few errant teens.
Where: Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre
When: October 31
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