A CHINESE GHOST STORY (1987) — Friday Night WTF!
April 17 : 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Friday Night WTF screenings are cheap, weird, and out of control! Cult trashterpieces, so-bad-they’re-good crapfests, movies that make you ask “What the hell am I watching?!” — we’ve got ’em all on Friday night.
“Pure madness! The 1987 cult classic is wonderfully wild.” – Counter Arts
The most hyperactive ghost story this side of Evil Dead II, A CHINESE GHOST STORY smashes together slapstick chaos, wire‑fu acrobatics, rubbery monsters, and delirious dream logic. Produced by legendary Hong Kong filmmaker Tsui Hark, the film is a supernatural carnival ride that never slows down, turning on a dime from swoony love story to shrieking horror-comedy to wuxia showdown. Packed with tree demons, hopping corpses, killer wolves, and decapitated-head soup, GHOST STORY employs glorious handmade effects and loopy Looney Tunes physics to create one of the wildest, wackiest and most wonderfully bewildering films you’ll ever have the pleasure of gaping your mouth at.
This screening is part of Arkadin’s April 2026 series, HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?—featuring botanical wonders, homicidal flora, and secret gardens for you to make your escape.
Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.
Theater Policies
- All seats are first-come, first-served.
- The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events and pre-shows when the theater opens at the listed start time.
- All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.
- Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.
- If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.
- Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.
- When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.
- All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.
- Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.