Events Description
Things are getting pretty spooky over at Cinematheque this October! Join us for Aurora Gorealis on Saturday, October 29th for a Canadian horror marathon featuring creepy kids, vengeful dolls, evil prom queens and ancient aliens. This series pairs classic Canuxploitation offerings with Canadian shorts in a hair-raising sampling of northern frights.
The Pit – October 29 | 3:00 PM
Twelve year-old Jamie Benjamin is a solitary misunderstood boy in his preteens. His classmates pick on him, his neighbors think he’s weird and his parents ignore him. But now Jamie has a secret weapon: deep in the woods he has discovered a deep pit full of man-eating creatures he calls Trogs… and it isn’t long before he gets an idea for getting revenge and feeding the Trogs in the process!
Pin – October 29 | 5: 00 PM
Pin, a plastic medical dummy, has been the fixation of Leon since youth. Now grown up and orphaned in an accident, Leon brings Pin home to live with him and his sister Ursula, much to her reluctance. Soon, however, Leon’s fixation on Pin spirals out of control, and Ursula must face the devastating consequences.
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II – October 29 | 7:00 PM
When Hamilton High’s Prom Queen of 1957, Mary Lou Maloney is killed by her jilted boyfriend, she comes back for revenge 30 years later. Bill Nordham is now the principal of Hamilton High and his son is about to attend the prom with Vicki Carpenter. However, she is possessed by Mary Lou Maloney after opening a trunk in the school’s basement. Now Bill must face the horror he left behind in 1957.
Psycho Goreman – October 29 | 9:00 PM
Siblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord. Using a magical amulet, they force the monster to obey their childish whims, and accidentally attract a rogues’ gallery of intergalactic assassins to small-town suburbia.
Who is it for?
all-ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets: $6 – $10
How to get tickets?
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Venue:
Cinematheque, 304 – 100 Arthur St, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3, Canada
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