Starring: Archie Madekwe, Théodore Pellerin, Sunny Suljic
Love and obsession are two sides of the same coin in this daring thriller from The Bear writer-producer Alex Russell, featuring rising stars Archie Madekwe and Théodore Pellerin. In a glitzy LA ruled by social currency, Lurker luxuriates in the suspense and the dark irony of celebrity worship.
Starring: Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Rodney Eastman, Tuesday Knight, Danny Hassel, Ken Sagoes, Brooke Theiss
Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.
Dark Sparks: Films That Ignite Horror Authors is a series of writer-curated hybrid reading/screenings that celebrate the influence of film on horror literature. At each event, a horror writer selected by Brooklyn Horror Society and The Twisted Spine reads from their work, followed by a brief interview about their influences. Then, we screen a movie of their choice that has shaped the way they think about horror.
Our author and curator for this screening is Lowell Greenblatt! Lowell was that kid at sleepovers who wanted you to rewind so he could see how the effects were accomplished. This has led to a fruitful career writing reviews and conducting interviews for Macabre Daily. Lowell is a human IMDB with a B.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from SUNY Purchase, who sustains himself on iced coffee and physical media.
His book, Nightmare Autopsis: A Return to Elm Street, is a nostalgic trip back to all of Krueger’s favorite haunts! Featuring original story analyses and untold production info, Nightmare Autopsis is a must-read for Freddy fans.
Brooklyn Horror Society organizes community events designed to celebrate all things horror. With events ranging from movie screenings to horror trivia to literary festivals, we’ve got something for the diehard gore hounds, the nervous horror-curious, and everyone in between.
The Twisted Spine is NYC’s first bookstore dedicated exclusively to horror and dark literature. They pride themselves on curating a diverse selection of books that span the spectrum of fear and fascination. Their cozy sanctuary can be found at 306 Grand Street in Williamsburg.
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Nolte, LaKeith Stanfield
Grace, a writer and young mother, is slowly slipping into madness. Locked away in an old house in and around Montana, we see her acting increasingly agitated and erratic, leaving her companion, Jackson, increasingly worried and helpless.
Starring: Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry Lennix, Tico Wells, Hawthorne James, Chuck Patterson, Diahann Carroll
Coming in on the tail end of a rhythm and blues singing group explosion, The Five Heartbeats (Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry Lennix, Tico Wells) rise and fall within the space of seven years. Along the way, the group deals with all manner of fame and fortune distractions — jealousy, greed, too much womanizing and drugs all take a toll. Their troubles culminate when executive Big Red (Hawthorne James) is arrested for the murder of manager Jimmy Potter (Chuck Patterson).
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Heidi von Palleske, Barbara Gordon, Shirley Douglas, Stephen Lack
Elliot (Jeremy Irons), a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly (also Irons). Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, he will give the woman over to Beverly, the meeker of the two, without the woman knowing the difference. Beverly falls hard for one of the patients, Claire (Geneviève Bujold), but when she inadvertently deceives him, he slips into a state of madness.
Starring: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond, Henry Thomas
The mid-1990s delivered one of Hollywood’s last great sweeping romance epics—the kind that smelled like leather harnesses and forbidden love. Edward Zwick’s Legends of the Fall is a full-bodied melodrama served with a side of frontier grit, supported by the trifecta of Anthony Hopkins, Brad Pitt and Aidan Quinn.
Set against the Montana wilderness, the story follows three brothers and the woman who upends their lives, as war, grief, and passion tear them apart. Director Zwick merges his Glory-forged battle instincts with the tender eye from his years showrunning thirtysomething, turning gunfire and longing glances—especially at hot dudes on horseback—into pop art. A prestige weepie disguised as a Western, Legends of the Fall remains peak “big feelings, big hair, big sky” filmmaking and cemented Pitt as the smoldering golden-haired god of ’90s hunkdom—the kind of flick “they truly don’t make anymore.”
Richard Linklater’s playful, poignant love letter to cinema reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s revolutionary New Wave classic Breathless.
Starring: Camille Sullivan, Brendan Sexton III, Michael Beach, Robin Bartlett, Keith David
A woman’s obsessive search for her missing sister leads her into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown evil.
Starring: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond, Henry Thomas
In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow (Anthony Hopkins) lives in the wilderness with his sons, Tristan (Brad Pitt), Alfred (Aidan Quinn) and Samuel (Henry Thomas). Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family encounters tragedy when Samuel is killed in World War I. Tristan and Alfred survive their tours of duty, but, soon after they return home, both men fall for Samuel’s gorgeous fiancée, Susannah (Julia Ormond), and their intense rivalry begins to destroy the family.
Starring: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake, Nelson Mashita, Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
When thugs employed by a crime boss lead a vicious assault on Dr. Peyton Westlake (Liam Neeson), leaving him literally and psychologically scarred, an emergency procedure allows him to survive. Upon his recovery, Wilder can find solace only by returning to his scientific work developing synthetic skin, and seeking revenge against the crime boss. He assumes a phantom avenger persona called Darkman, who, with malleable facial qualities, is able to infiltrate and sow terror in the criminal community.
