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TALES FROM THE CRYPT (1972) presented by Dark Dream Cinema
December 4 : 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Dark Dream Cinema is a monthly film series devoted to the creeping undercurrents of the arthouse scene, hosted by Michael Morlaine.
“One of the best of Amicus’s anthologies, maintaining the right balance between ghoulish horror and tongue-in-cheek humor.” J. Watts, Cinema Essentials
The first film adaptation of the legendary EC horror comics, Amicus’s Tales from the Crypt provided the midway point between the demise of EC in 1956 and the debut of the titular HBO series in 1989. Comprised of five stories from several EC titles, the film features such stars as Joan Collins and Peter Cushing giving life to some of the most morbid tales ever splashed across a four-color page. The segments are:
- And All Through the House: While attempting to dispose of her husband’s body on Christmas Eve, a young widow finds herself trapped by a psychotic Santa on the prowl.
- Reflection of Death: The survivor of a car crash is met with horror from passerby as he tries to make his way home.
- Poetic Justice: A lonely old man is driven to the brink by his cruel-hearted neighbors, but enjoys his own karmic retribution.
- Wish You Were Here: In a modern update of “The Monkey’s Paw”, a ruthless businessman is granted three wishes, and lives to regret each one.
- Blind Alleys: The residents of a Dickensian home for the blind exact revenge upon their cruel new headmaster.
Come celebrate the season of ghost stories as we close out the year with this classic clutch of tales. Show up early for an HBO preshow at 6:10pm!
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