Scarecrowber

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 moviesevery video store clerk's favorite genrereign supreme! So we are renaming the tenth month Scarecrowber and celebrating with some of the Scarecrow staff's hand-picked favorite horror films!


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Scarecrowber: The Bride of Frankenstein

USA | 1935 | 75 min. | James Whale

October 2 - 29, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.

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Scarecrowber: Bram Stoker’s Dracula

USA | 1992 | 128 min. | Francis Ford Coppola

October 3 - 28, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

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.

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Scarecrowber: Night of the Comet

USA | 1984 | 95 min. | Thom Eberhardt

October 6, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

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!

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Scarecrowber: Carnival of Souls

USA | 1962 | 80 min. | Herk Harvey

October 7 - 16, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

After a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival. Presented in 4k.

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Scarecrowber: Cat People

USA | 1942 | 73 min. | Jacques Tourneur

October 7 - 26, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

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.

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Scarecrowber: Spookies

USA | 1986 | 85 min. | Brendan Faulkner, Thomas Doran, Genie Joseph

October 8 - 28, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

A dilapidated mansion becomes a slaughterhouse when an evil sorcerer unleashes his monstrous sidekicks on intruders. Presented in 4k.

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Scarecrowber: From Beyond

USA | 1986 | 86 min. | Stuart Gordon

October 8 - 30, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

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.

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Scarecrowber: Twins of Evil

USA | 1971 | 87 min. | John Hough

October 9 - 26, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

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.

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Scarecrowber: Mad Monster Party?

USA | 1967 | 95 min. | Jules Bass

October 10 - 28, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

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.

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Scarecrowber: Cujo

USA | 1983 | 93 min. | Lewis Teague

October 14, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

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!

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Scarecrowber: Near Dark (35mm)

USA | 1987 | 95 min. | Kathryn Bigelow

October 20, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

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!

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Scarecrowber: Possession

France | 1981 | 123 min. | Andrej Zulawski

October 23 - 27, 2023

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

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.

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SERIES SCHEDULE

October 2: 7:00pm - The Bride of Frankenstein
October 3: 6:30pm - Bram Stoker’s Dracula
October 6: 7:00pm - Night of the Comet
October 7: 2:00pm - The Bride of Frankenstein
October 7: 4:30pm - Carnival of Souls
October 7: 7:00pm - Cat People
October 8: 4:45pm - Spookies
October 8: 7:00pm - From Beyond
October 9: 7:00pm - Twins of Evil
October 10: 7:00pm - Mad Monster Party?
October 14: 7:00pm - Cujo
October 16: 7:00pm - Carnival of Souls
October 17: 6:30pm - Bram Stoker’s Dracula
October 20: 7:00pm - Near Dark (35mm)
October 23: 6:30pm - Possession
October 25: 7:00pm - Cat People
October 26: 7:00pm - Twins of Evil
October 27: 6:30pm - Possession
October 28: 1:00pm - Mad Monster Party?
October 28: 4:00pm - Spookies
October 28: 6:30pm - Bram Stoker’s Dracula
October 29: 5:00pm - Carnival of Souls
October 29: 7:15pm - The Bride of Frankenstein
October 30: 7:00pm - From Beyond