19 favorite horror movies you can see at Milwaukee movie theaters this month
You can get scared anytime of year, but October's when the monsters come out at the movies.
19 favorite horror movies you can see at Milwaukee movie theaters this month You can get scared anytime of year, but October's when the monsters come out at the movies. Check out this story on jsonline.com: https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/movies/2018/10/04/19-favorite-horror-movies-you-can-see-milwaukee-movie-theaters/1511738002/
Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 6:30 a.m. CT Oct. 4, 2018
Jack Nicholson stars in Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining."(Photo: Warner Bros.)
Here's a quick guide to the off-the-grid horror movies showing at Milwaukee-area movie theaters this month.
"The Blair Witch Project" (Photo: Artisan Entertainment)
The fourth annual Shocktoberfest at the Avalon Theater, 2473 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., brings back some of the best scary stuff of the 1980s and '90s on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:45 p.m., except as noted. Tickets are $5. Info: avalonmke.com.
"The Evil Dead" (1981): Oct. 2 and 10 p.m. Oct. 4
"The Fly" (1986): Oct. 9 and 11
"The Amityville Horror" (1979): Oct. 16 and 18
"Phantasm" (1979; 4K remastered edition): Oct. 23-25
"The Blair Witch Project" (1999): Oct. 29-31
1973's "The Exorcist" stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow and Linda Blair. (Photo: Warner Bros.)
Marcus Theatres is running what it calls October Fright Nights, with an interesting mix of horror favorites showing at 10 p.m. on Thursdays through Saturdays at some of its theaters, including Bistroplex Southridge and the Majestic, Menomonee falls, Ridge and South Shore cinemas. Tickets are $5. Info: marcustheatres.com.
"The Shining" (1980): Oct. 4-6
"Candyman" (1992): Oct. 11-13
"It" (2017): Oct. 18-20
"The Exorcist" (1973): Oct. 25-27
Landmark Downer Theatre
1987's "The Lost Boys" features a before-they-were-stars cast, and both Corys. (Photo: Warner Bros.)
The Almost Midnight series at the Downer, 2589 N. Downer Ave., goes all-horror this month, showing scary stuff at 11:59 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $8.50. Info: landmarktheatres.com/milwaukee.
"The Lost Boys" (1987): Oct. 5-6
"Evil Dead 2" (1987): Oct. 12-13
"Beetlejuice" (1988): Oct. 19-20
"The Thing" (1982): Nov. 2-3
Times Cinema
Jamie Lee Curtis faced off against Michael Myers the first time in 1978's "Halloween." (Photo: Compass International)
As part of its Friday Night Freak Show, the Times Cinema, 5906 W. Vliet St., is bringing back the 1978 horror classic "Halloween" — which, not so coincidentally, is getting a new sequel with Jamie Lee Curtis back as Laurie Strode in theaters nationwide Oct. 19.
The Times is showing "Halloween" at 9 p.m. Oct. 12, with a DJ spin starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5. Info: timescinema.com.
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Oriental Theatre
A modern-day witch works her magic in "The Love Witch." (Photo: Oscilloscope)
Before it's taken over by the Milwaukee Film Festival, which starts Oct. 18, the Oriental Theatre, 2230 N. Farwell Ave., is cramming in a number of offbeat horror releases. $11, $9 for Milwaukee Film members, $8 for seniors 60 and older, $6 for kids 12 and younger. Info: mkefilm.org/oriental-theatre.
"The Eyeslicer Halloween Special" (2018): 9 p.m. Oct. 5
"The Love Witch" (2016): 7 p.m. Oct. 12
"Don't Leave Home" (2018): 9 p.m. Oct. 12, 8:45 p.m. Oct. 14, 9:20 p.m. Oct. 16
"The Shining" (1980): 8 p.m. Oct. 13
"The Ranger" (2018): 6:20 p.m. Oct. 13, 8:40 p.m. Oct. 15, 9:30 p.m. Oct. 17
"Hocus Pocus" (1993): 3 p.m. Oct. 14
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