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LET’S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH (1971) — $7

October 5 : 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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$7

“THE PERFECT MOOD. Eeriness that bathes in a transient vampire lake of surreal dread, deliberately paced, and oozing with psychological macabre madness.” – Ian West

Inspired by Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw, John D. Hancock’s LET’S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH is the ultimate early-70s slow-horror jam. This moody, dreamlike tale of a woman recently released from a mental institution who finds herself haunted either by a woodland vampire or her own madness is drenched in floral-patterned dread. Featuring a twitchy, deeply felt performance by Zohra Lampert and an eerily spare synthesizer score, JESSICA upends so many clichés of horror filmmaking, finding terror in small moments: an enigmatic smile, a farmhouse obscured by mist, the reflection of the sun on a lake. With its quietly feminist depiction of mental illness and its jaded embodiment of post-hippie malaise, JESSICA is at once a time capsule of early-70s America and a timeless tale of terror.

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.