Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Benedict Hardie

Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding, aided by her sister (Harriet Dyer), their childhood friend (Aldis Hodge) and his teenage daughter (Storm Reid). But when Cecilia’s abusive ex (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) commits suicide and leaves her a generous portion of his vast fortune, Cecilia suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of eerie coincidences turns lethal, threatening the lives of those she loves, Cecilia’s sanity begins to unravel as she desperately tries to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

Starring: Zach Galligan, Hoyt Axton, Frances Lee McCain, Phoebe Cates, Polly Holliday, Scott Brady, Corey Feldman, Dick Miller

There are only three rules to abide when owning a Mogwai: keep them away from bright light, never make them wet and never, ever feed them after midnight.

So when young Peter accidentally breaks two of the three rules with cutie pie pre-Christmas present Gizmo, he unleashes an ugly copy of terrorizers known as Gremlins. As they are designed to do, the Gremlins wreak havoc upon Pete’s small town and have a particular interest in electronics and mechanical devices. Consider this movie the ultimate pet-ownership guide.

Hell and fire have spawned to be released at Nitehawk’s 666th edition of A NITE TO DISMEMBER… THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST!

Starting at midnight and continuing past dawn, we’ll be screening five devilishly delicious films about possession, demons and cults: Jennifer’s Body, The Seventh Victim, Prince of Darkness, Alucarda, and Drag Me to Hell on 35mm.

Join your guides through the lake of fire – Shudder’s Sam Zimmerman and Nitehawk’s Kris King and Caryn Coleman – as they bring you a new horror short film, host a costume contest and a round of trivia (prize packs by Out of Print and Shudder), all in the name of our lord and master, the fallen angel Satan. Those brave souls who survive the nite will receive a complimentary Nitehawk breakfast (eggs and tots!) and themed gift bags, plus we’ll have complimentary Nobletree Coffee and and assortment of sweet treats from Fine & Raw on hand to fuel your inner fire!

Forget trick-or-treating and sell your soul spend the nite with us!

Starring: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Ruth Livier

Christine Brown is a loans officer at a bank but is worried about her lot in life. She’s in competition with a competent colleague for an assistant manager position and isn’t too sure about her status with a boyfriend. Worried that her boss will think less of her if she shows weakness, she refuses a time extension on a loan to an old woman, Mrs. Ganush, who now faces foreclosure and the loss of her house. In retaliation, the old woman place a curse on her which, she subsequently learns, will result in her being taken to hell in a few days time. With the help of a psychic, she tries to rid herself of the demon, but faces several hurdles in the attempt.

Starring: Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Karl Hardman

NEW YORK PREMIERE! New 35mm print struck from the 2016 4K digital restoration by MoMA and the Film Foundation, taken from the original camera negative and overseen by George A. Romero. Print courtesy Image Ten.

What can be said about George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead? Not only did it give birth to the modern notion of what a “zombie” is and provided a socio-political context in which we can view the zombie (and horror film as a genre) but it is also one of the most important films of the 20th century. A true case of underground filmmaking capturing the current climate, Night of the Living Dead shows what happens when seven strangers wind up in a barnhouse during the beginning of the zombie apocalypse. And while the dead are rising, it’s the alive ones they really have to worry about.

This screening features the new digital restoration by MoMA and The Film Foundation. Drawing upon the original camera negative, which was carefully guarded over the years by the members of Image Ten, the Pittsburgh partnership that originally produced it, MoMA and The Film Foundation have returned the film to its full, original glory.

Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis

When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.

Starring: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Joe Belcher

Two American college students are on a walking tour of Britain and are attacked by a werewolf. One is killed, the other is mauled. The werewolf is killed but reverts to its human form, and the local townspeople are unwilling to acknowledge its existence. The surviving student begins to have nightmares of hunting on four feet, but then finds that his friend and other recent victims appear to him, demanding that he commit suicide to release them from their curse.

Starring: James Woods, Sonja Smits, Debbie Harry, Peter Dvorsky, Les Carlson

To select our 4/20 Midnite Movie this year, we held Nitehawk’s inaugural MARIJUANA MADNESS TOURNAMENT. We started by pitting 64 of the best stoner flicks, oddball gems, psyche-outs and dreamscapes against one-another and whittled them down to the Sweet 16. We left the fate of the tournament up to you, Hawks, with weekly votes via Nitehawk’s Instagram account.

Update: The results are in! The winner of this year’s MARIJUANA MADNESS TOURNAMENT is…. not VIDEODROME. It lost to Richard Linklater’s Dazed & Confused in the finals, 227 – 203.

We felt bad for the 203 who clamored for some sadomasochism and living televisions so we’ve added a special Participation Trophy screening the following week. We’re all winners!

Starring: Kane Hodder, Jensen Daggett, Todd Caldecott

The Big Apple’s in big trouble, as indestructible psycho-fiend Jason Vorhees hits the road to New York City. After a shocking return from beyond the grave, the diabolical Jason ships out abroad a teen-filled “love boat” bound for New York, which he soon transforms into the ultimate voyage of the damned. Then one of his terrified victims escapes into the nightmarish maze of Manhattan’s subways and sewers, only to confront Jason one final time.

Release Date: January 18, 1968 (New Orleans, LA)

Jack Hill’s Spider Baby is an absolute horror classic about the Merrye family who have a rare recessive gene that turns them into cannibals after a certain age. Save for the occasional murderous mishap, all is managed just fine by the family butler who takes care of the children and the older cannibals housed in the basement until distant relatives come in to inquire about the estate.

Although in black and white, Spider Baby is full of colorful characters like the silently expressive Ralph Merrye (Sid Haig), the greedy Emily Howe (Carol Ohm), and the concerned caretaker Bruno (Lon Chaney Jr.). But it’s the young mischievous Merrye daughters who truly steal the show with their distorted grown-up behavior, vocal hatred of people, and the deadly game of playing spider.