Scarecrowber
October 2-30, 2023
Seattle's own non-profit video archive, Scarecrow Video, is a movie-lovers mecca with more individual titles available to rent than anywhere in the world! Their maniacally knowledgeable staff love October most of all, partly because of the annual celebration Video Store Day (coming Saturday October 21), but mostly because it is that time of year when horror movies—every video store clerk's favorite genre—reign supreme! So we are renaming the tenth month Scarecrowber and celebrating with some of the Scarecrow staff's hand-picked favorite horror films!
Scarecrowber: The Bride of Frankenstein
USA | 1935 | 75 min. | James Whale
October 2 - 29, 2023
Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.
Scarecrowber: Bram Stoker’s Dracula
USA | 1992 | 128 min. | Francis Ford Coppola
October 3 - 28, 2023
The centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land. Presented in 4k.
Scarecrowber: Night of the Comet
USA | 1984 | 95 min. | Thom Eberhardt
October 6, 2023
A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists. Presented in 4k. Presented by the Psychotronic Challenge. Scarecrow will be on hand for introduction and giveaways!
Scarecrowber: Carnival of Souls
USA | 1962 | 80 min. | Herk Harvey
October 7 - 16, 2023
After a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival. Presented in 4k.
Scarecrowber: Cat People
USA | 1942 | 73 min. | Jacques Tourneur
October 7 - 26, 2023
Simone Simon stars as a Serbian émigré in Manhattan who believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves (Kent Smith) will turn her into a feline predator.
Scarecrowber: Spookies
USA | 1986 | 85 min. | Brendan Faulkner, Thomas Doran, Genie Joseph
October 8 - 28, 2023
A dilapidated mansion becomes a slaughterhouse when an evil sorcerer unleashes his monstrous sidekicks on intruders. Presented in 4k.
Scarecrowber: From Beyond
USA | 1986 | 86 min. | Stuart Gordon
October 8 - 30, 2023
A group of scientists have developed the Resonator, a machine which allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. But when the experiment succeeds, they are immediately attacked by terrible life forms.
Scarecrowber: Twins of Evil
USA | 1971 | 87 min. | John Hough
October 9 - 26, 2023
Frieda and Maria are identical twins who stay with their uncle after the death of their parents in the shadow of Karnstein Castle where, legend has it, vampires dwell. One of the twins is destined to fall under the castle's spell.
Scarecrowber: Mad Monster Party?
USA | 1967 | 95 min. | Jules Bass
October 10 - 28, 2023
When Dr. Frankenstein retires, he calls an international roster of monsters to elect his successor. However, his title is not all that is at stake, as the famous doctor realizes the secret of total destruction that must not fall into the wrong hands.
Scarecrowber: Cujo
USA | 1983 | 93 min. | Lewis Teague
October 14, 2023
Cujo, a friendly St. Bernard, contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town. Presented by Viva Physical Media. Scarecrow will be on hand for introduction and giveaways!
Scarecrowber: Near Dark (35mm)
USA | 1987 | 95 min. | Kathryn Bigelow
October 20, 2023
A small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter. Presented in 35mm. Presented by Unstreamable. Scarecrow will be on hand for introduction and giveaways!
Scarecrowber: Possession
France | 1981 | 123 min. | Andrej Zulawski
October 23 - 27, 2023
A woman starts exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior after asking her husband for a divorce. Suspicions of infidelity soon give way to something much more sinister.