So you're in San Francisco for Halloween, and you're not entirely sure what to do? There are a ton of parties going on in just about every bar or club in the city. The Tortoise ballroom itself will be a pretty epic show of costumed debauchery.
But there is also a ton of stuff to do the day before to take advantage of Halloween American style, that means movies... horror movies!
As the director of Hostel and Cabin Fever, Eli Roth knows a thing or two about horror flicks. Well, behold ELI ROTH’S MIDNIGHT MOVIE MARATHON, a fundraiser event forCELLspace, the non-profit collaborative art center in the Mission, Cellspace is at 2050 Bryant St at 18th Street.
MOVIE ENTRY IS FREE. Proceeds from sale of Beer & Wine (until 2a), Soda, Coffee, Food, , Snacks, Popcorn go to CELLspace.
SCHEDULE OF MOVIE SHOWINGS:
- Noon: The Thing (1982) John Carpenter flick about an arctic monster, with Kurt Russel.
- 2 pm: Zombie (1979) Italian sequel to Dawn of the Dead from “godfather of gore” Lucio Fulci.
- 3:45 pm: The Vanishing (1988) Not horror but more of a disturbing thriller similar to Hostel.
- 5:30 pm: MEAL BREAK!
- 6 pm: Pieces (1982) Spanish slasher film badly dubbed but with great chainsaw, errr, bits.
- 7:45 pm: The Wicker Man (1973) British horror w Christopher Lee set on creepy island village.
- 9:30 pm: Who Can Kill A Child? (1976) About a killer-kid, from “Spanish Hitchcock” Dir. Narciso Ibez Serrador.
- 11:15 pm: MEAL BREAK!
- 11:45 pm: Eraserhead (1977) Early nightmarish David Lynch flick it took him six years to make.
- 1:30 am: Suspiria (1977) Operatic & weird enough for start time daze, filled w/ horrific imagery.
- 3:15 am: Cannibal Holocaust (1980) Similar to Blair Witch Project, about guys who film a cannibal tribe.
- 4:45 am: MEAL BREAK!
- 5:15 am: Evil Dead (1981) Don’t really have to sell this one. Bruce Campbell. Sam Raimi. Bam.
- 7 am: Audition (1999) Japanese flick in which suspense builds and builds and builds and…
- 9 am: Torso (1973) Italian slasher flick with lesbian erotic subplot. Not a bad way to end the day.
