For the second year in a row, the Little Art Theatre in Yellow Springs, Ohio, presents an all-night Halloween horror movie marathon.
This year's horror marathon will showcase eight feature films, including Steven Spielberg's Jaws, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Clive Barker's Midnight Meat Train, the area premiere of 2008 ScreamFest winner Splinter, Peter Jackson's gore-fest Dead Alive, Bob Clark's original cult classic Black Christmas, David Cronenberg's visionary Videodrome, and David Lynch's surreal Eraserhead.
The independently owned Little Art Theatre is about 20 miles east of Dayton, Ohio; 55 miles west of Columbus, Ohio; and 70 miles north of Cincinnati, Ohio. Map & Directions »
Photo of 2007 marathon marquee by Carrie Landers.
Final lineup of 8 films! Tentative schedule released
We recently confirmed Bob Clark's Black Christmas (1974) in a 35mm print newly struck for the restored DVD, as well as Clive Barker's recent The Midnight Meat Train, and our premiere of the new creature feature, Splinter. See the full lineup and a tentative schedule »
Attended the Drexel marathon? Save $10 at the Little Art marathon
If you attended the Drexel horror marathon on October 18, you can save $10 off the price of your ticket to the Little Art marathon on October 25 just by bringing your Drexel ticket to the Little Art box office. Read more »
Starts at about 9 p.m. Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss. A giant great white shark arrives on the shores of a New England beach resort and wreaks havoc with bloody attacks on swimmers until a part-time sheriff teams up with a marine biologist and an old seafarer to hunt the monster down. Directed by Steven Spielberg. 1975. 124 min. 35mm.
Starts at about 11:25 p.m. Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam. On the run with stolen money, Marion Crane (Leigh) checks in for the night at the Bates Motel, where she meets the nervous but personable innkeeper Norman Bates (Perkins), who presides over the out-of-the-way motel under the specter of his domineering mother. Credited with inventing the genre of the modern horror film, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho was received by audiences in 1960 with shock and amazement — and it still terrifies today. 109 min. 35mm.
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Starts at about 1:30 a.m. Area premiere. A young couple retreats to the wilderness for a romantic camping weekend, but their idyll is shattered when they are car-jacked by an escaped convict and his girlfriend on the run from the police. As the foursome travel the back roads together, each plotting their next move, they find themselves in deeper trouble than any of them could have imagined -- a blood-crazed, parasitic creature that absorbs the corpses of its victims has laid claim to the woods, and the two couples are now in its sights. Finding shelter at an abandoned gas station, they must use their wits and every weapon at their disposal to stave off the onslaught, not only from the insatiable creature, but also each other. The feature film debut from award-winning British horror director Toby Wilkins, Splinter is an exhilarating ride of jolts and laughs, and a throwback to the classic creature features of the early 70s and 80s. 2008. 89 min. 35mm.
Starts at about 3:10 a.m. When a struggling photographer earns interest from a prominent art gallery, it propels him to get grittier and show the darker side of humanity for his upcoming debut at the downtown art space. Believing he's finally on track for success, Leon's obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of the serial killer Mahogany, the subway murderer who stalks late-night commuters and butchers them in the most gruesome ways imaginable. Based on the short story by Clive Barker. Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus). 2008. 100 min. 35mm.
Starts at about 5 a.m. Timothy Balme, Diana Penalver, Liz Moody, Ian Watkin, Brenda Kendall. A son tries to deal with his mother who is slowly turning into a flesh-eating zombie after being bitten by a vicious Sumatran Rat-Monkey. Directed by Peter Jackson. 1993. 97 min. 35mm.
Starts at about 6:40 a.m. The college town of Bedford is receiving an unwelcome guest this Christmas. As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sig prepare for the festive season, a demonic stranger begins to stalk the house. A series of grisly obscene phone-calls start to plague the residents of the sorority and soon they will each meet their fate at the hands of the psychotic intruder. With Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea and Margot Kidder. Directed by Bob Clark. 1974. 98 min. 35mm.
Starts at about 8:20 a.m. James Woods, Sonja Smits, Deborah Harry. Sleazy cable TV programmer Max Renn (Woods) encounters a strange new program known as "Videodrome". Under its mysterious influence, Max's fantasies seem to come to life as strange things begin to happen and reality is not what it seems. Unmistakable weirdness from cult director David Cronenberg. 1983. 89 min. 35mm.
Starts at about 10 a.m. Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart. Director David Lynch's feature-film debut is a masterpiece of the macabre and grotesque. Henry Spencer (Nance) lives in a hopeless industrial landscape, lusting after the beautiful woman who lives in the apartment across the hall. Five years in the making, Eraserhead contains all of the trademark attributes of a Lynch film, creating a world onscreen that is exhilarating, terrifying, and unique. 1978. 100 min. 35mm.
Free street parking on and around Xenia Avenue (the street in front of the theater) will be available the night of this event.
Your other options for parking that are closest to the Little Art are Mills Lawn parking lot and along Walnut St. However, patrons are also welcome to use the John Bryan Center parking lot where the police department is. The Cemetery St. parking lot is also available — it's just a little bit farther away.
In the event that any streets or spaces are restricted the night of the event, Yellow Springs is very good about marking those areas, so just beware of any signs. If your car is parked in a "No Parking" space, it will be towed.
We've got a big stack of horror DVDs and a few posters to give away!
We'll have some random drawings for everyone, but we're also hoping to have our first Costume Contest: We're encouraging those who'd like to dress up to do so, and if we have enough participation, we'll have a contest after the second movie.
The Little Art is pleased to offer its usual variety of concessions — popcorn, gourmet chocolates, coffee, tea, Blue Sky sodas and more. Special to the horror marathon, we'll also offer a wider variety of popular soft drinks, like Mountain Dew and some Coke & Pepsi products.
If you and your friends are really hungry, we'll also be offering Domino's Pizza delivery like we did last year. Here's how it works: You order a large, one-topping pizza for $8 at our concession stand. Then we pick up the pizza from Domino's and deliver it to you.
Unfortunately, for logistical reasons, we cannot offer admission to individual films during the marathon. However, we hope that those of you who are interested in only one or two films will join us in spite of this. Please consider the price of admission a contribution to support the Little Art and its programming.