Fright Fest at the Lincoln Grand Looks to Thrill, Chill Moviegoers

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October is finally upon us, and with the chromatic trees and wispy breezes comes the eerie excitement of Halloween and all the twinges, shrieks, cringes and squeaks that come with it. Bed-wetters beware because the macabre is about to take over the Marcus Lincoln Grand Theatre this month for the theater’s second-annual Fright Fest.

The horror-themed movie series will take place every Thursday at 10:00 p.m. this month and will feature a slew of films that have given more people goose bumps than R.L. Stine. 

This year’s horror lineup is comprised of Poltergeist on October 6th, The Shining on October 13th, The Amityville Horror on October 20th and Child’s Play on October 27th. Admission to each showing is $5.

Lisa Fryda, the theater’s General Manager, says there’s one film in particular that her employees are looking forward to.

“I think the staff at the Grand is most excited about The Shining, because many of them have never seen it on the big screen, and the film is such an icon.”

At Fright Fest 2010, the Grand showed Let Me In, Catfish, Paranormal Activity 2, Hereafter and then concluded the series with horror film juggernaut Friday the 13th.

What is it about the classic horror films that people enjoy over the newer ones? Why is it that when the topic of horror movies is brought up, the first person that comes to mind is typically either the hockey mask-wearing, machete-wielding, nightmare instigator Jason Voorhees or the fedora-donning, melty-faced, bladed glove guru Freddy Krueger?

Fryda explains:

“Often times in the older horror films, there is more of a psychological aspect, more of the audience using their own imagination, rather than large amounts of blood and torture that are more prominent in newer horror movies.”

You can tell a lot about a person by how they watch a scary movie. Do they watch it through a tiny slit in a fortress made of pillows and blankets, or do they watch it when they’re all alone in the middle of the night with wide eyes sitting two inches away from the screen? Fright Fest isn’t for the faint-hearted. There will be no pillows or blankets to shield your eyes from these terror-inducing films, but Fryda says the event is something that everyone should experience.

“While we do offer different series throughout the year featuring older iconic movies, this is the only time of year to see classic horror films and probably one of the few times these films will be featured on the big screen again. Add to that the reduced ticket rate, and this series makes for several great evenings of entertainment.”

Horror movies conjure up a lot of emotions that we don’t necessarily experience every day. They are both exhilarating and fascinating and allow us to escape into a world we only wish to visit for a short while. Stop by the Grand each Thursday this month and relive some of the greatest horror films of all time on the big screen.

Just don’t go alone.
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For more information on Fright Fest, visit the Lincoln Grand’s website.