Halloweek 2024 at The Nightlight
A weeklong celebration of classic and future-classic horror films.
Save the date for Halloweek at The Nightlight!
It all kicks off with a spooktacular Friday Night Fright Fest on 10/25 and runs through Halloween on 10/31!
As Akron’s independent nonprofit cinema, The Nightlight is dedicated to connecting people through film. We celebrate community and the art of cinema, creating memorable experiences together in the heart of Akron.
HALLOWEEK 2024 LINEUP
PSYCHO (1960)
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Runtime: 1 hour 49 minutes
HOUSE (1977)
Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip to the countryside to visit her aunt at their ancestral house. She invites her six friends, Prof, Melody, Mac, Fantasy, Kung Fu, and Sweet, to join her. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.
Runtime: 1 hour 28 minutes
FILM BUFF TRIVIA: The script for HOUSE (1977) was partly inspired by Obayashi's then 12-year-old daughter Chigumi. She told him of a fear she had, that the mirror she used would eat her.
HEREDITARY (2018)
Following the death of Ellen Leigh, the matriarch of their family, her daughter Annie and the rest of the family start to uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.
Runtime: 2 hours 8 minutes
MIDSOMMAR (2019)
Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacation in a place where the sun never sets, gradually turns into a dark nightmare as the mysterious inhabitants invite them to participate in their disturbing festive activities.
Runtime: 2 hours 27 minutes
THE BABADOOK (2014)
A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
🎬 To celebrate its 10th anniversary re-release, the film will be screened with a recorded conversation between Alfonso Cuaron and Jennifer Kent.
Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes