no. 40 — screened.

House — [PST] screening poster
10.8

House

dir.
nobuhiko obayashi
year.
1977
runtime.
88 minutes
genre.
horror
when.
thursday, october 8
where.
showtime café
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How to describe Nobuhiko Obayashi’s indescribable 1977 movie House (Hausu)? As a psychedelic ghost tale? A stream-of-consciousness bedtime story? An episode of Scooby-Doo as directed by Mario Bava? Any of the above will do for this hallucinatory head trip about a schoolgirl who travels with six classmates to her ailing aunt’s creaky country home and comes face-to-face with evil spirits, a demonic house cat, a bloodthirsty piano, and other ghoulish visions, all realized by Obayashi via mattes, animation, and collage effects. Equally absurd and nightmarish, House might have been beamed to Earth from some other planet. Never before available on home video in the United States, it’s one of the most exciting cult discoveries in years.

memorandum.

doors.

7pm

film.

8pm

tix at door.

$10

prints.

$10

parking. you can park on the street or in the parking lot across from There Space.

seating. we strongly encourage ground seating to foster a communal and intimate viewing experience. bring blankets, pillows, or anything else to make yourself cozy — chairs are available for those who prefer them.

That's a wrap.

this one already screened. catch the next showing on the marquee.

Trailer.