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HALLOWEEN POE-A-THON: Animated Poe Shorts — FREE!

October 31 : 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

Free

This Halloween, we doff our cap to the granddaddy of horror, Edgar Allan Poe, with our all-day POE-A-THON!

Featuring nearly 12 hours of Poe adaptations, we’ve got everything from avant-garde silents to stone-cold classics to a mystery WTF disasterpiece you won’t want to miss. Plus THREE movies starring St. Louis’ beloved hometown horror hero, Vincent Price, and two FREE events.

Each screening is ticketed separately, so come for a movie or two, or stay all day … if your nerves can handle it.

Our POE-A-THON kicks off with a FREE block of animated Poe shorts. Featuring eerie and colorful interpretations of some of the horror master’s eeriest tales. We’ve loving curated a lineup of eye-popping animation that’s sure to stimulate your retinas while tingling your spine, including versions of The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, The Masque of the Red Death, and much, much more!

This program runs approximately 65 minutes. The shorts are kid-appropriate—most would fall somewhere between a PG and soft PG-13 rating—but are not made specifically for children.

This event is not ticketed. Seats are first come, first served. Doors open at 11:30 am.

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.
  • When a screening is sold out, we open a waitlist 30 minutes before showtime. You must physically come to the lobby to get your name on the waitlist. Seats are released as they become available. All remaining seats are released at showtime.
  • 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.