Film Screenings / Programs / Series
THAT VERY WITCH
August 27 – August 31
August 27-31, 2025
Payton McCarty-Simas’s new book, “That Very Witch: Fear, Feminism, and the American Witch Film”, explores the relationship between feminist movements in America and the witch-themed horror films that responded to them, drawing a throughline across more than fifty years of cinema to unpack the powerful sway this cinematic boogeywoman holds over our cultural imagination. To celebrate the publication of “That Very Witch”, we’ve invited McCarty-Simas to select a handful of films that were particularly important to the formation of the book. The films she’s chosen – some familiar, some less so – represent some of the stranger, more idiosyncratic, or rougher-around-the-edges examples of the subgenre as it’s developed over time. These four films bring you a cavalcade of acid trips, burlesque shows, giant ghost birds, and laserbeams, casting feminist spells that have either earned them a rightful place in the cult canon, or deserve to!
For more info about “That Very Witch: Fear, Feminism, and the American Witch Film” (Luna Press Publishing, 2025), visit: https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page/that-very-witch-that-very-witch-fear-feminism-and-the-american-witch-movie
Payton McCarty-Simas will be here in person to present the films on opening night, Wednesday, August 27!
Special thanks to Payton McCarty-Simas; Bret Berg (American Genre Film Archive); Chris Chouinard (Park Circus); and Harry Guerro.
Upcoming Screenings
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Sidney Hayers
NIGHT OF THE EAGLE (aka BURN, WITCH, BURN)
August 27 at 6:45 PM
August 29 at 9:15 PM
August 31 at 5:45 PM
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Herschell Gordon Lewis
SOMETHING WEIRD
August 27 at 9:00 PM
August 29 at 7:00 PM
August 30 at 4:45 PM
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Paul Wendkos
THE MEPHISTO WALTZ
August 28 at 6:30 PM
August 30 at 9:15 PM
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Ulli Lommel
THE DEVONSVILLE TERROR
August 28 at 9:15 PM
August 30 at 7:00 PM
August 31 at 8:00 PM
