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SIU alumni film: “The Fright Stuff”
SIU alumni film: “The Fright Stuff”
SIU alumni film: “The Fright Stuff”
Wednesday, Oct. 8
Doors & Varsity Bar at 6
Screening at 7
Free Admission
SIU alumni will be screening their new film, “The Fright Stuff” at the Varsity on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Admission to the screening is free. Doors and Varsity Bar open at 6 with the screening at 7.
“The Fright Stuff” is a unique, all-access documentary that takes you behind the scenes of American's scariest business: The haunted attraction industry. The documentary explores the roots of the industry, from live spook shows and ghost trains; speaks with some of the biggest founders, movers and shakers in haunting; then brings us up to the present, following "haunters" throughout their 365-day-a-year pursuit of giving you the fright of your lives throughout the Halloween season.
Director Mike Meyer, an alumnus of Cinema and Photography at SIUC, has been an award-winning director and production jack-of-all-trades in the Chicagoland area for nearly 20 years.
Producer Chris Sato is also a C&P alumni and is the founder of Yokai Films, a boutique film production facility in Chicago.
Executive producer and SIUC School of Theater alum John LaFlamboy is executive producer. John is creator/director of Zombie Army Production, an event company that produces live horror experiences.
Mike and Chris have been producing partners dating back to the Carbondale days, collaborating in corporate work, sketch comedy and short film work, culminating ultimately in the feature film “Heaven is Hell.” Searching for a controlled location to film some cave scenes for “Heaven is Hell,” they were connected with John and the three of them have been producing video content, including the web series “Days of the Living Dead,” the Emmy award-winning documentary “Feeding the Beast: 25 Years of Statesville Haunted Prison,” and now the feature documentary “The Fright Stuff.”
I Saw the TV Glow
SIU alumni film: “The Fright Stuff”
SIU alumni film: “The Fright Stuff”
7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10
Doors and Varsity Bar at 6
Tickets: In advance at Eventbrite (see link) or at the door night of show
General Admission: $8
Spooky Saluki: $6 for any student with ID
Junior Varsity: $3 for kids 10 and younger (no unaccompanied minors)
Two lonely teenagers find solace in their favorite show, The Pink Opaque, which leads them on a path of self-discovery. I Saw the TV Glow is Jane Schoenberg’s dreamy trip through nostalgia and memory, analyzing our relationship to television and the ways it defines our identity.
Hocus Pocus
SIU alumni film: “The Fright Stuff”
Hocus Pocus
7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11
Doors and Varsity Bar at 6
Tickets: In advance at Eventbrite (see link) or at the door night of show
General Admission: $8
Spooky Saluki: $6 for any student with ID
Junior Varsity: $3 for kids 10 and younger (no unaccompanied minors)
Three hundred years have passed since the Sanderson sisters were executed for practicing dark witchcraft. Returning to life, thanks to a combination of a spell spoken before their demise and the accidental actions of Max, the new-kid-in-town, the sisters have but one night to secure their continuing existence.
Poltergeist
The Exorcist
Hocus Pocus
7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17
Doors and Varsity Bar at 6
Tickets: In advance at Eventbrite (see link) or at the door night of show
General Admission: $8
Spooky Saluki: $6 for any student with ID
Junior Varsity: $3 for kids 10 and younger (no unaccompanied minors)
Poltergeist is the essential haunted house film of the 1980s. Blending the high-concept blockbuster stylings of Steven Spielberg and the grindhouse political edge of Tobe Hooper, the film put forth a new idea of what lurks on the homefront during the suburban expansion of the Reagan-era middle-class boom. Poltergeist weaponized thoroughly modern comforts and forever changed the collective’s perception of the TV set's white noise. While often considered one of the great horror films the whole family can enjoy, it has no shortage of genuine scares.
Videodrome
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18
Doors and Varsity Bar at 6
Tickets: In advance at Eventbrite (see link) or at the door night of show
General Admission: $8
Spooky Saluki: $6 for any student with ID
Junior Varsity: $3 for kids 10 and younger (no unaccompanied minors)
Starring Debbie Harry (of Blondie fame) and James Woods, David Cronenberg’s Videodrome examines the effects of our media saturated environment on our mental and physical existence. With its anarchic structure and commitment to the surreal, Videodrome remains more relevant now than ever.
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30
Doors and Varsity Bar at 6
Tickets: In advance at Eventbrite (see link) or at the door night of show
General Admission: $8
Spooky Saluki: $6 for any student with ID
Junior Varsity: $3 for kids 10 and younger (no unaccompanied minors)
Join us for The Exorcist, William Friedkin’s 1973 horror classic that continues to frighten audiences to this day. When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life. See it Thursday, Oct. 30 at 7. The bar opens at 6, so come early for special cocktails.
Halloween
Halloween
Halloween
7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31
Doors and Varsity Bar at 6
Tickets: In advance at Eventbrite (see link) or at the door night of show
General Admission: $8
Spooky Saluki: $6 for any student with ID
Junior Varsity: $3 for kids 10 and younger (no unaccompanied minors)
Jamie Lee Curtis stars in her iconic role as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter’s undisputed classic, Halloween. We follow Laurie on Halloween Day as she tries to enjoy her life and forget the horrors of her past. But her nightmares become manifest after the homicidal Michael Myers breaks out of prison. The film’s cinematography perfectly captures the first-person perspective of Michael Myers as he haunts the streets of Haddonfield, Illinois, looking for his next group of victims.