Microcinema in the heart of Bevo | 5228 Gravois Ave. | st. louis, mo 63116
A short film block containing the most haunting, the spookiest and the just plain wildest short films currently on the festival circuit. Film included: THE KNOWING, SUPREME CLAWS OF JUSTICE, BRUJA, GREETINGS, LIKENESS, THE PERFECT JUMP SCARE, THE DREAD, ‘NEATH,…
Emily, an up-and-coming musical artist, stuck in quarantine with no way to make a living, struggles with maintaining her sanity while dealing with the loss of her best friend, the lingering effects of a breakup, and the current state of…
“The movie we need in times like these...a defiant scream and a middle finger to the patriarchy." -Dread Central Ancient parasites rise from a small town, taking the most fearful and susceptible hosts. A young filmmaker finds herself as the…
This block of short films is made of some of the more challenging works currently on the festival circuit. Extreme violence, human cruelty and sexual assault is displayed in some of these films. As the title of the block suggest,…
"Challenging, nightmarish, and visually haunting" -Screen Zealots (about AGATHA) This block of short films includes some of the best animated horror works, along with an insane live-action short about killer gnomes, all capped off by an hour-long animated feature (AGATHA).…
"The cast is strong...The originality of the story is impressive." -Film Threat True crime documentarian Olivia Brandreth was nine years old when her father disappeared. The official police statement was suicide though no body was ever recovered. Twenty five years…
A shorts block that includes some of the goriest and bloodiest horror filled with violence and exhilarating action. Films included: CAREGIVER, WE FORGOT ABOUT THE ZOMBIES, THE NEWCOMER, KICKSTART MY HEART, THEY CALL IT…RED CEMETERY!, GREED & GORE, BLACK DRAGON,…
"A film to be reckoned with, a repository of darkness and evil that pushes the “extreme horror” genre as far as it can possibly go." -Scott Tobias, The A.V. Club A notoriously bleak and violent journey into the depths of…
Drinkolas Cage! A monthly Nic Cage movie and drinking game event only at Arkadin Cinema & Bar. The last Wednesday of each month we show a mystery Nic Cage movie with an accompanying drinking game hand-written by us! Tickets are…
"As much as politics has always been embedded in Dante’s work, The Howling is rightly remembered as a model of low-budget horror, turning the forest setting into a Grimm storybook of dense canopies and creepy cottages, and giving effects artist…
"ONE OF THE GREATEST HORROR FILMS OF ALL TIME ... Pulse is the closest a film has come to fully capturing the paradoxical and deceptively empowering trap of online societies that allow you to indulge an illusion of socialization alone in…
Come party with the Crypt Keeper and enjoy some cheap drinks! The Crypt Keeper summons you to a happy hour with his favorite tales before the Zombies descend on Arkadin on October 27. We'll play some of our favorite episodes…
Creep through Bevo at the second annual Bevo Zombie Walk! So get in costume and join us for a scary good time. We’ll be visiting several Bevo businesses throughout the evening culminating with several entertainment options for the post-crawl-party! End…
Q&A with director Mike McCarthy in-person following the screening. Mike will also be signing copies of his brand-new coffee table book published by Fantagraphics (also titled Teenage Tupelo), dedicated to the film. In 1995, TEENAGE TUPELO became the first new…
In October, our monthly VHS night turns into a Halloween-themed costume party! Prizes not only for the winning tape but also the best costume! We will be playing a mystery VHS tape, and it’s up to you what we’ll see!…
"An underground classic! The most complicated, intriguing, subtle, sophisticated and passionate black film of the '70s." -James Monaco, American Film Now Flirting with the conventions of blaxploitation and horror, Bill Gunn’s revolutionary independent vampire film Ganja & Hess is a highly stylized…
“The most prolific of Euro-Cult directors, Jess Franco wrote and directed at least 200 films in a career that spanned 57 years: 1955-2013. Franco was a compulsive filmmaker with a scattered filmography that presents a daunting challenge to scholars trying…
"★★★★★ -- At its heart, Candyman terrifies because of its ideas. It sinks its horrific foundations very much in the real world of poverty and racial alienation." -Adam Smith, Empire WE DARE YOU TO SAY HIS NAME FIVE TIMES. Haunting,…
Buffalo '66 is the directorial debut of controversial filmmaker Vincent Gallo. Filmed entirely in his hometown of Buffalo, New York, Gallo plays Billy Brown, a recently released convict returning home from prison for the first time in five-years to visit his indifferent parents.…
“This is a movie that glides past cheap shock and chills the intelligence.” -Desson Howe, The Washington Post Released in the immediate wake of The Sixth Sense, Stir of Echoes got all but lost in the mix, disappearing from screens even as its box office rival…
