Theaters offering a selection of spooky films
Do you like scary movies?
If so, there may be no better time to scream at the cinema. With big-budget Hollywood movies in retreat again after “Tenet’s” weak showing (the movie has made just over $45 million in the U.S. since it opened a month ago), the theaters that are open are filling some screens with previously released catalog titles.
As Halloween approaches, more of these will be horror movies and other spooky fare, such as the Bette Midler movie “Hocus Pocus,” which performed well last weekend. Drive-in theaters and pop-ups will only add to the macabre madness.
Here are 12 horror movies worth your time that will be playing in San Antonio theaters this month.
“Coco”: Pixar’s Día de los
Muertos-inspired tale of a boy’s journey into the land of the dead quickly became a fan favorite. Opening Friday for a least a week, Santikos Embassy, 13707 Embassy Road, santikos.com.
“Lost Boys”: In this very ’80s vampire tale, a newcomer to a California beach town is recruited by a gang of bloodsuckers with rock-star hair. Opening Friday for at least a week, several showings at Palladium, Casa Blanca, Mayan Palace and Cibolo, Santikos theaters.
“Scream”: Wes Craven launched a franchise with this meta-horror movie about teens who know all about slasher films but keep getting picked off anyway. 9:35 p.m. Saturday, Alamo Drafthouse Stone Oak, 22806 U.S. 281 N., drafthouse.com.
“28 Days Later”: Zombies come in fast and slow varieties. This British horror movie written by Alex Garland and starring Naomie Harris is a prime example of the former. 10:15 p.m.
“Shaun of the Dead”: There’s a good ratio of laughs to scares in this deadpan British zom-com, which asserts that if the world is ending, one might as well go down to the pub.
“The Texas Chain Saw Massacre”: Tobe Hooper’s horror landmark about a family of cannibals preying on a group of young friends wrote many of the rules scary movies still follow.
“Planet Terror”: Robert Rodriguez’s half of the “Grindhouse” doublefeature with Quentin Tarantino pits a go-go dancer against a zombie horde in a small Texas town.
“The Terror”: A young Jack Nicholson stars with Boris Karloff in this Roger Corman movie about a 19th century French soldier who falls in love with a ghost.
“A Nightmare on Elm Street”: Wes Craven’s original Freddy Krueger nightmare gave birth to eight more movies and a lot of sleepless nights.
“The Exorcist”: This monster 1973 hit about the fight to save a girl (Linda Blair) from demonic possession is one of the few horror movies to be nominated for a best picture Oscar.
“Night of the Living Dead”: Survivors of a zombie outbreak hole up in a remote farmhouse in
George A. Romero’s immensely influential first feature from 1968. 7 p.m. Oct. 28, St. Paul Square,
“Halloween”: After 40 years, Jamie Lee Curtis returned to the role that made her a scream queen to confront Michael Myers one last time. 11:59 p.m. Oct. 31, The Mission Outdoor Theater at Brooks, 8069 Challenger Boulevard, missiondrivein.com.
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