The Monster Squad

“Wolfman’s got nards!” Join us for one of your favourite 80s action-horror-comedy-fantasy flicks THE MONSTER SQUAD – with star Andre Gower (who played Sean Crenshaw) joining in via Skype to introduce the film and take your questions. What happens when a bunch of kids who idolize classic movie monsters bring them to life? A classic … Read more

Dude Bro Party Massacre III

“This play can be played without any age restriction. It will work if the chemistry between all the characters makes sense. Human behavior and betrayal applies to all of us. It exists within ourselves. You love somebody. Do you? What is love?” So begins Tommy Wiseau’s first draft of what eventually became his landmark 2001 … Read more

Deathgasm

The Rio Grind Film Festival is pleased to present a very last minute – but so very welcome – late night addition to the Rio Theatre’s calendar on Friday, October 9. Following its World Premiere at SXSW 2015, New Zealander Jason Lei Howden’s DEATHGASM has become one of the “ones to watch” ever since; it’s … Read more

The Final Girls

“A love letter to the 80s slasher film – THE FINAL GIRLS is delightfully devilish.” – Sam Raimi Fresh off its premiere as the closing night film at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness series comes THE FINAL GIRLS, a smart and seriously funny homage to the gory cult slasher flicks of the … Read more

The Editor

Following its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014, THE EDITOR has gained a massive cult following among horror afficoonados. Astron-6 (the kickass Canadian film crew behind MANBORG and FATHER’S DAY) up their game to a whole new level with a film that works as both a delightfully dark and comic satire … Read more

From Dusk Till Dawn

Now with a Halloween night costume contest and scary movie trivia party! Test your trivia and come dressed up for prizes and and more!! As much as Halloween is a celebration of all things goblins, ghouls, ghosts n’ glitter, it’s also one of the highest holy days on the calendar for horror movie-lovers to dedicate … Read more

Halloween

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Friday, October 31 for John Carpenter‘s original 1978 slasher masterpiece HALLOWEEN… on HALLOWEEN! Jamie Lee Curtis cemented her life-long iconic status as a “Scream Queen” thanks in no small part to her remarkable feature film debut in John Carpenter‘s original HALLOWEEN, a groundbreaking movie that would go on … Read more

Troll 2: in Hecklevision!

Oh my Gaaaaaaaaaaawd….! What can be said about the 1980s masterpiece TROLL 2 that hasn’t already been said? Well… a lot. Which is exactly why we’re presenting it to you, dear viewer, with the advent of the miracle of MuVChat technology! Text the zingy one-liners, heckles and commentary (that you’ve been quietly holding onto for … Read more

Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (60th Anniversary Screening)

Caw, caw. Join us for the ornithological film of your dreams (and nightmares), courtesy of the Master of Horror, Alfred Hitchcock. Tippi Hedren stars in her career-defining role as Melanie Daniels, a wealthy San Francisco socialite who pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town. Slowly, life takes a turn for the bizarre … Read more

The Gentlemen Hecklers Present: Plan 9 from Outer Space

Join the Gentlemen Hecklers on Thursday, October 22 as they return to the Rio to take a gander at at, perhaps, the ultimate in cinematic sci-fi camp: Ed Wood’s PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, starring Bela Lugosi and Vampira. (Yes, this is actually happening.) Thursday, October 22 Doors 8:30/Show 9:00pm Advance tickets $10 online by … Read more