In Wes Craven’s classic slasher film, several Midwestern teenagers fall prey to Freddy Krueger, a disfigured midnight mangler who preys on the teenagers in their dreams — which, in turn, kills them in reality. After investigating the phenomenon, Nancy begins to suspect that a dark secret kept by her and her friends’ parents may be the key to unraveling the mystery, but can Nancy and her boyfriend Glen (Johnny Depp) solve the puzzle before it’s too late?

To watch Anguish in a cinema is sublime, please be warned - you will be hypnotised into bliss. A perverse commentary on watching horror movies, it’s a mind bender that gets better with each viewing. One of the best horror films from the 80’s. “A strikingly original, intricately constructed, and extremely gruesome horror.” Time Out

UNCUT VERSION. Hysterically demented bad monster movie/ anti drug / Christian scare film/ wtf madness about how smoking pot turns you into a giant, blood-drinking, turkey-headed dope fiend! "It’s a cheap born-again Christian exploitation movie about a drug-addicted were-turkey, as if an ABC After-School Special got into the Thunderbird and Oxycontin, and woke up five days later in the dumpster behind a whorehouse in New Orleans with no pants, no money” Pop Matters

A thinking person’s horror film about an urban legend that taps into our deepest fears, Candyman is one of the most celebrated films of the 90’s. "There's a new bogeyman in town, and he makes all other pretenders to the terror throne look like a bunch of cuddly Disney characters.” Hollywood Reporter “One of the few movies that explored any aspect of the black experience in the horror genre in the 90s”.- Jordan Peele

Paul Shrader's reimagining of Cat People is more kinky and grisly than the 40's classic, with a hypnotic performance by Natassja Kinski. "An appropriately strange beast-part moody, sex-saturated art film, and part slick genre fare." The Dissovle

An iconic campy horror classic! Two rivals (Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn) drink a magic potion from a beautiful enchantress that promises eternal youth. However, after they kill each other in their battle for the man they love, the potion revives them as the undead; and they are forced to maintain their deteriorating bodies forever.

In the fall of 1975, Joel DeMott and her boyfriend Jeff Kreines travel to Michigan to observe the making of a cheapie horror film "Demon Lover", the brainchild of two Midwestern factory workers. "An insightful, funny and scary peek into the making of an indie fright flick and its delusional, self-taught filmmakers." Shock Cinema Magazine

Event Horizon Paul W.S. Anderson’s batshit masterpiece is a literal interpretation of what it means to go to hell and back. A huge budget gothic sci-fi with lovingly detailed gore effects and our very own Sam Neil, who removes his eyes for our pleasure! What more could you ask for. "unleashes some of the most unsettling horror imagery in years” Entertainment Weekly

Vietnam veteran and drifter John J. Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) wanders into a small Washington town in search of an old friend, but is met with intolerance and brutality by the local sheriff, Will Teasle (Brian Dennehy). When Teasle and his deputies restrain and shave Rambo, he flashes back to his time as a prisoner of war and unleashes his fury on the officers. He narrowly escapes the manhunt, but it will take his former commander (Richard Crenna) to save the hunters from the hunted.

The classic 80s slasher that spawned one of the longest-running horror film series ever! Camp Crystal Lake re-opens after many years during which it has been cursed by murders and bad luck. The young counselors all begin to die extremely bloody deaths at the hands of an unseen killer during a rainstorm which isolates the camp. "A hugely influential film that contributed to the 1980s horror boom." BBC

A boy inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.

A cult of “night people” worship “The Master” . Often cited as the worst movie ever made, Manos still feels like a transmission beamed from an oddball planet. You’ll fall in love with house servant Torgo. Features an excellent hypnotic jazzy soundtrack. "a must see for fans of bad cinema. “ Jonathan Rosenbaum, The Chicago Reader

A paranoid monster movie concerning an epidemic feels perfect for right now. The early film from Guillermo del Toro is terrifying and elegant, set in the dark underworld of NY subways. “Stylishly directed by Del Toro, whose visual sense adds a certain texture that makes everything scarier and more effective. "Mimic'' makes the old seem new, fresh and scary. Roger Ebert

The sublime psychedelic and satanic fever dream that is Psyched by the 4D Witch must be seen to be believed. Novice witch Cindy is transported into a world of safe sex by the voice of Abigail from the 17th century. "Many films have been called mind-benders, get ready for one that can live up to that title in both the right and wrong ways." Grindhouse Database

The H.P. Lovecraft tale delivers on every front with laughs, shocks and genuine shivers escalating until the outrageous, gore-drenched finale. Re-Animator isn’t just a masterpiece of the horror genre - it’s a masterpiece of life. "“One of the greatest horror movies ever made” Entertainment Weekly “The bloodier it gets, the funnier it is.” Pauline Kael

Maud is a reclusive young nurse whose impressionable demeanour causes her to pursue a pious path of Christian devotion after an obscure trauma. Now charged with the hospice care of Amanda, a retired dancer ravaged by cancer, Maud's fervent faith quickly inspires an obsessive conviction that she must save her ward's soul from eternal damnation, whatever the cost.

Straight out of Sundance 2020 comes a smart and refreshing new horror. Scare Me follows two strangers who tell each other scary stories in a Catskills cabin during a power outage. "As a battle of wits between two endlessly entertaining characters, over the nature of horror movies and scary stories no less, Scare Me feels like a spooky, cozy warm blanket worth cuddling up to by the fire." Bloody Disgusting

A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.

Sidney is in college and once again finds herself the target of a psychotic killer. However, this time, the killer's murder count is higher and the killings more outrageous.

A group of high school girls set up a slumber party, but a power drill killer decides to drop in. Written with a feminist slant as a critique of the slasher genre, Cult classic THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE is a rare exploitation film that delivers the goods to the audience while having something deeper to say. "a drop-dead masterpiece of subversive trash-horror.” Austin Chronicle

A fresh new queer horror that has been called Get Out meets Hereditary, starring Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman. "Terrifying and disturbing, Spiral from director Kurtis David Harder, uses a ‘90s setting and a story of a gay couple to tell a story about America today, resulting in a movie that will shake you to your core." Slash Film

Due to her controversial methods, young doctor Tatiana Yurievna is on the precipice of losing her medical license. Her career may not be over, though. After she’s recruited by the military, Tatiana is brought to a secure science research facility to assess a very special case, that of Konstantin Sergeyevich, a cosmonaut who survived a mysterious space accident and has returned to Earth with a unique condition: there’s something living inside of him that only shows itself late at night. The military has nefarious plans for it. Tatiana wants to stop it from killing Konstantin. And the creature itself thrives on destruction. Due to the ever-large shadow of influence and importance cast by Ridley Scott’s Alien, extraterrestrial malevolence in genre cinema more often than not feels as if it’s been beamed down directly from the Nostromo. Sputnik bucks that tradition of pastiche and delivers something fresh to the interplanetary monster-movie canon. And with its massive scale and brutal carnage, this sci-fi gem signals the arrival of a major new voice: first-time Russian director Egor Abramenko.

Doors open 7pm. Show starts 8pm. Some people baked bread during New Zealand’s first lockdown; others learned how to knit. In addition to homeschooling and mastering the art of the slow-rise boule, Bic Runga created a lockdown soundtrack; started a side project (King Sweeties) that has already been nominated for a Silver Scroll Award; and wrote songs for her next record, to be released mid-2021. This spring, the internationally heralded pop songstress is excited to tour select New Zealand locations, celebrating both the warming of weather and the freedom to perform. With Bic on this tour is her all-star band, comprised of Kody Nielson (Silicon, Opossum, UMO); Cass Mitchell (Tiny Ruins, Carnivorous Plant Society, King Sweeties); and Michael Logie (Opossum, Silicon, The Mint Chicks). Bic’s performances are an elegant treat, a musical journey of songs that span her career, including reimagined favourites, rarities, te reo Māori interpretations and new tunes. Lockdown quite literally cleared the air, offering respite from auto emissions and an opportunity to consider the importance of our impact on the environment. Because touring is a resource-intensive activity, a focus of this run of shows will be measuring and offsetting the tour’s carbon emissions. To help us achieve this goal, Zilch, New Zealand’s all-electric car sharing company, is sponsoring vehicles to enable emissions-free car travel. Supporting Bic at the Hollywood Theatre are Na Noise, with their fuzzy doo-wop, Velvet Underground-esque sounds.

Dario Argento's mastery of the giallo is clear in this stylish thriller, which has some of his most dazzling set pieces and is generally regarded as his most accomplished film. The late John Saxon features. “Argento's finest film” Empire

UNCUT VERSION. Horror legend Lucio Fulci’s gothic zombie masterpiece is a tale of a young woman who inherits a hotel built directly on top of one of the seven gateways to hell. A fever dream thats gory and surreal. Prepare for a mind-blowing ending. "Manages to fuse tone and texture together to create a truly unnerving experience “ Pop Matters

Presented in 4D - Director John Carpenter's terrifying classic of a coastal town haunted by its past will be presented in an immersive cinematic experience called FOGARAMA in which at key moments in the film, the audience itself will be engulfed by a mysterious fog. The Hollywood cannot guarantee what else will be in the fog.

New 4K restoration! Wes Craven's pulpy take on the deranged cannibal family is the perfect companion for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre on our 70s horror night. Sam Raimi was so influenced by The Hills Have Eyes that he referenced it in the first The Evil Dead (you’ll notice there’s a The Hills Have Eyes poster in the basement of the cabin for some reason). "A brutal exploitation classic that still holds the power to terrify and disturb" Gruesome Magazine

In this outrageously sleek vampire classic directed by Tony Scott, Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie are perfectly cast as Miriam and John, a pair of vampire lovers who have been together since the 18th century, and who now spend their nights stalking New York’s downtown club scene in search of fresh blood. Reeling from the discovery of a terrible betrayal, John seeks the help of a mortal doctor (Susan Sarandon) who soon finds herself drawn into an erotically charged and seductively sinister power struggle with Miriam.

Deborah Kerr gives a virtuoso performance as Miss Giddens, the emotionally repressed vicar's daughter who takes up a job as governess at a vast country mansion but finds herself comprehensively outmanoeuvred by the precocious children she is caring for. "The Innocents is too elegant and subtle to be labelled a mere horror film, but too genuinely marrow-chilling to fit any other pigeonhole, with cinematographer Freddie Francis giving a masterclass in the use of black-and-white CinemaScope to convey the full panoply of night-time scares and lurking (his use of candlelight is particularly effective)." BFI

A fun new horror anthology by director Ryan Spindell. "With a spooky atmosphere, retro feel, and a creepy performance from a horror legend, The Mortuary Collection is a perfect movie for stormy nights at home and best enjoyed over a big bowl of buttery popcorn. It's Halloween horror with a mean streak." Consequence of Sound

Johnny is a successful banker who lives happily in a San Francisco townhouse with his fiancée, Lisa. One day, inexplicably, she gets bored with him and decides to seduce his best friend, Mark. From there, nothing will be the same again... The Room has been slaying audiences now for over 10 years throughout the world with rabid fans called Roomies screaming out lines and tossing plastic spoons in the air. Why? No matter what you’ve already heard, nothing can prepare you for the once-in-a-lifetime big-screen experience of seeing actor/director/producer Wiseau mumbling his way through this excruciating love triangle about a kind-hearted banker, his best friend and his cheating bride-to-be. It has many unforgettable scenes, but keep your eyes peeled for pictures of spoons, close football tossing, characters vanishing and emerging and even one that announces ‘I definitely have breast cancer’ as a throwaway conversation starter. Unmissable.

Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a landmark low budget horror movie which is universally considered a modern classic. Two siblings and three of their friends en route to visit their grandfather's grave in Texas end up falling victim to a family of cannibalistic psychopaths. To experience this film on the big screen remains as powerful an experience one can ever have at the movies. "Hooper and his art director Bob Burns conjured up a picture of hell in rural America...absolutely essential for fans of the horror genre." Reeling Reviews

Based on Roald Dahl's 1983 classic book 'The Witches', the story tells the scary, funny and imaginative tale of a seven year old boy who has a run in with some real life witches!

Another from HG Lewis, the Godfather of Gore. This tale of deranged magician Montag the magnificent is his masterpiece.

4K restoration courtesy of Jimmy Maslon and the American Genre Film Archive. Director HG Lewis, known as the Godfather of Gore offers up offers us a warped variation of Brigadoon in his chef d'oeuvre Two Thousand Maniacs! An entire town bathed in pulsing human blood from madmen crazed for carnage!

A crew of underwater researchers must scramble to safety after an earthquake devastates their subterranean laboratory.

After finishing up the school term in a remote outback town, teacher John Grant (Gary Bond) looks forward to spending his holiday with his girlfriend in Sydney. But John gets waylaid in a mining town where a gambling spree leaves him completely broke. He quickly falls in with the hard-drinking locals, who constantly ply him with alcohol and force him to participate in a gruesome kangaroo hunt. Disgusted, John tries to hitchhike out of town and, when that fails, begins to contemplate suicide.