ALBERT FISH
Directed by John Borowski, 2006

Albert Fish tells the horrific true story of a sadomasochistic cannibal and serial killer, who lured children to their deaths in Depression-era New York City.

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AUTOMATONS
Directed by James Felix McKenney, 2006

In a post-apocalyptic future, a lone girl (Christine Spencer) tends to a decaying band of robot soldiers fighting in a generations-old war sparked by humans over conflicting ideologies. As the Enemy Leader (Brenda Cooney) beams destructive video signals into her compound, the Girl tries to discern the origins of the war by watching a video diary left by the Scientist, played by Angus Scrimm (Phantasm).

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THE END OF AUGUST AT THE HOTEL OZONE
Directed by Pavel Juracek, 1966

Nuclear war has destroyed most of civilization. A pack of wild girls search for males who can give them children. With its stark atmospheric settings, cinematograhper Jan Schmidt creates the perfect mood to complement Juracek's sci-fi tale about what awaits us after the end of the world. In Czech with English subtitles.

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EXPERIMENTS IN TERROR
Curated by Craig Baldwin, 1961-2002

This shocking program explodes the genre of the horror film, profoundly expanding the cinematic language of fear. Experiments in Terror perversely unearths a celluloid sarcophagus of horrible beauty by delving into the psyches of six different filmmakers.

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EXPERIMENTS IN TERROR 2
1961-2006

This much anticipated follow-up to the first Experiments in Terror is a frightful collection of rare horror shows. These low-budget grainy ghoulish classics are perfect for a night of screams.

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FANTASTIC PLANET
Directed by René Laloux, 1973

Fantastic Planet tells the story of "Oms", a human-like species, kept as domesticated pets by an alien race of blue giants called "Draags". The story takes place on the Draags' planet Ygam, where we follow our narrator, an Om called Terr, from infancy to adulthood. He manages to escape enslavement from a Draag learning device used to educate the savage Oms - and begins to organise an Om revolt. The imagination invested in the surreal creatures, music and sound design, and eerie landscapes, is immense and unforgettable. This release includes the early LaLoux short "The Snails" In French with English subtitles.

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H.H. HOLMES
Directed by John Borowski, 2004

U.S. tabloids dubbed him "the American Jack the Ripper," and Borowski focuses on Holmes' entire life of crime and villainy, from childhood to his death sentence and ultimate execution.

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INTERKOSMOS
Directed by Jim Finn, 2006

With his trademark ironic humor, Finn uses propaganda, news footage, models, historic images, and guinea pigs to fashion a film with distinct visuals and a unique point of view. Interkosmos also includes hip choreographed numbers, á la Busby Berkeley, with retro 1970s music that makes it difficult to stop tapping your feet.

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ON THE SILVER GLOBE
Directed by Andrzej Zulawski, 1987

In this disturbing glimpse into the future, a group of space pioneers crash-land on the Moon, where they begin a colony. All of the adults die off save one, who becomes known as the Old Man. The children revert to a primitive lifestyle, creating their own myths, deities, and social classes. Years later, a space bureaucrat from Earth arrives on the scene and is hailed as their great messiah. In Polish with English subtitles.

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SEXMISSION
Directed by Juliusz Machulski, 1984

Two friends awaken 50 years after they were frozen cryogenically in a hibernation experiment, only to discover they are the only two men left on earth! Women now control the world from the underground, and they graciously allow the two men to stay as long as they rid themselves of their "manhood." Polish with English subtitles.

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SINS OF THE FLESHAPOIDS
Directed by Mike Kuchar, 1965-67

Set a million years in the future, after "The Great War" has scourged the planet, mankind has forsaken science for self-indulgence in all the carnal pleasures afforded by art, food, and lust. Work is left to a race of enslaved androids. One rebellious male robot tires of pampering his lazy masters, and joins the humans in sin.

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VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS
Directed by Jaromil Jires, 1970

The line between fantasy and reality are blurred in this surreal and sexual horror tale from one of the Czech New Wave's top directors. After receiving a pair of bewitched earrings, a young girl's world is turned upside-down. Soon, vampires and carnal priests disrupt the girl's slumber, ravaging her innocence and awakening the woman within. Beautifully filmed. In Czech with English subtitles.

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WHO WANTS TO KILL JESSIE?
Directed by Vaclav Vorlicek, 1966

In this trippy but charming comedy, a well-respected scientist creates a formula that can remove elements from dreams. But, what she doesn't know is that these dream images can manifest themselves in the real world. When she injects her husband with the formula, his dreams of Jessie-the blonde, voluptuous heroine of the comic strip "Who Wants to Kill Jessie?"-come crashing into their lives. In Czech with English subtitles.

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