The Cult of John Carpenter
Filmmaker & composer John Carpenter is a master of horror, and an outright national treasure. Join us this week as we screen some of his masterpieces. OBEY!
January 17-23, 2025
They Live
- Today, Jan 21
- Wed, Jan 22
- Thu, Jan 23
Midnight screenings happen at midnight the day listed. For example, if it says Saturday At Midnight, please arrive by 11:45pm Saturday night.
Director: John Carpenter Run Time: 97 min. Format: Closed Captioning & Audio Amplification Available Release Year: 1988
Starring: George 'Buck' Flower, Jason Robards III, John Lawrence, Keith David, Meg Foster, Peter Jason, Raymond St. Jacques, Roddy Piper, Susan Barnes, Sy Richardson
This delightfully anti-Reaganism, anti-Yuppie movie rethinks alien invasions in a way that feels weirdly on point 34 years after its release. A construction worker discovers a pair of sunglasses that show him subliminal messaging bombarding the populous and the ugly aliens keeping humans subdued.
Big Trouble in Little China
- Today, Jan 21
- Wed, Jan 22
- Thu, Jan 23
Midnight screenings happen at midnight the day listed. For example, if it says Saturday At Midnight, please arrive by 11:45pm Saturday night.
Director: John Carpenter Run Time: 99 min. Format: Audio Amplification Available Release Year: 1986
Starring: Dennis Dun, James Hong, Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, Victor Wong
Kurt Russel plays trucker Jack Burton in this rollicking and fun action fantasy mashup film. Jack’s trip to...
The Thing
- Today, Jan 21
- Wed, Jan 22
Midnight screenings happen at midnight the day listed. For example, if it says Saturday At Midnight, please arrive by 11:45pm Saturday night.
Director: John Carpenter Run Time: 109 min. Format: Audio Amplification Available Release Year: 1982
Starring: Charles Hallahan, David Clennon, Keith David, Kurt Russell, Peter Maloney, Richard A. Dysart, Richard Masur, T.K. Carter, Wilford Brimley
John Carpenter’s sci-fi cult classic repulses and delights in a barf bag sci-fi mashup that only he could...
Assault on Precinct 13
- Today, Jan 21
- Wed, Jan 22
- Thu, Jan 23
Midnight screenings happen at midnight the day listed. For example, if it says Saturday At Midnight, please arrive by 11:45pm Saturday night.
Director: John Carpenter Run Time: 91 min. Format: Audio Amplification Available Release Year: 1976
Starring: Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, Martin West, Tony Burton
A white-hot night of hate!