12-HOUR HALLOWEEN HORROR MOVIE MARATHON 2024

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An annual CUFF tradition! This Halloween, the Calgary Underground Film Festival returns to Globe Cinema for our annual 12-Hour Horror Movie Marathon. 7 movies from 7pm until 7am the next morning, including a costume contest, and other surprises throughout the night. 

When: Saturday, October 26 @ 7pm
Where: Globe Cinema (617 8 Ave SW)
Tickets: $25 regular / $23 members, students & seniors
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The 2024 Film Lineup

FRANKIE FREAKO (2024) - view trailer
Dir. Steven Kostanski (82m)
7:00 pm
Workaholic yuppie Conor is in an existential rut until one night he catches a bizarre ad for a party hotline hosted by a strange dancing goblin: Frankie Freako. Could this be just the recipe to spice up his boring life?

NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (1986) - view trailer
Dir. Fred Dekker (88m)
8:30 pm
In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies.

THEATRE OF BLOOD (1973) - view trailer
Dir. Douglas Hickox (1h45min)
10:15 pm
After being humiliated by members of the Theatre Critics Guild, Shakespearean actor Edward Kendal Sheridan Lionheart (Vincent Price) is seen committing suicide by diving into the Thames. Unbeknownst to the public, Lionheart survives and is rescued by a group of vagrants. Two years later, Lionheart sets out to exact vengeance against the critics who failed to acclaim his genius, killing them one by one in a manner very similar to murder scenes from Shakespeare's plays.

Costume Contest & Burgers @ 12:00 am     

OPERA (1987) - view trailer
Dir. Dario Argento (1h47m)
12:15 am
OPERA follows Betty, the star of an avant-garde production of Macbeth, as she deals with a black-gloved maniac on a mutilation spree at the opera house. With its ultra-stylized photography, complex metaphors, and intense violence, OPERA is a brilliantly deranged spectacle—and the most breathtaking horror experience of 1987. From Severin Films, see the 4K restoration of Dario Argento (SUSPIRIA)'s most accomplished giallo.

RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 3 (1993) - view trailer
Dir Brian Yuzna (1h37m)
2:15 am
Having recently witnessed the horrific results of a top secret project to bring the dead back to life, a distraught youth performs the operation on his girlfriend after she's killed in a motorcycle accident.

FROSTBITER: WRATH OF THE WENDIGO (1995) - view trailer
Dir. Tom Chaney (1h24m)
4:00 am
According to Native American lore, there is a deadly, supernatural being inhabiting the snowy lands of the North, destined to rise up to strike terror into the hearts of those foolish enough to desecrate its resting place. A group of hunters, with guns blazing and a lust for blood, disturb the peace of a remote island, awakening the invincible wrath of Wendigo, the demon "Frostbiter.” Featuring stop-motion creature effects and a starring role by The Stooges’ guitarist Ron Asheton, FROSTBITER is a 1990s video store favourite. 

Breakfast @ 5:30 am

GHOULIES 2 (1987) - view trailer
Dir. Albert Band (1h30m)
5:40 am
The Ghoulies wreak havoc at an amusement park, disposing of those who mistake them for mere fairground attractions.

Marathon Concludes @ 7:00 am

OTHER DETAILS

• Costume contest at 12:00 am
• Intermission between all films
• Globe concession will be open and available all night long
• Hot Dogs & Soup available at CUFF Concession
• Burgers at midnight break!
• Free breakfast served before the final film at 5:30 am
• Bar is open until 2 am
• Only Debit, Visa, and Mastercard will be accepted at the concession.

All film start times are approximate. Hey, it's a 12-hour marathon, we might be running a few minutes late. If there's a film that you don't want to miss the beginning of, we recommend arriving approximately 15 minutes before the suggested start time. 10 minute intermission between all films.