On Saturday, May 9, 2026, the Debut Theatre in Buffalo Grove, Illinois hosted a Poltergeist II screening and event. The screening was held in a movie theatre with plenty of seating and dramatic lighting, a nice setting for the latest event in Dead Walk Fest. Poltergeist II: The Other Side is the sequel to the iconic Poltergeist and had a lot of…
The luxurious Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Wrigleyville on July 14, 2025, was the host for a Dead Walk Fest event. The movie that was being shown was Shivers, a 1975 classic body horror film from the mind of David Cronenberg, renowned auteur of this kind of horror. This event celebrated the 50th Anniversary of this essential horror staple. The Alamo Drafthouse is…
A screening of the science fiction masterpiece Metropolis (1927) was held at the historical Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge on April 8. The Pickwick Theatre was first opened in 1928, one year after the premiere of Metropolis itself, a most appropriate place to host the movie. Upon arrival at the theater, the moviegoer is struck with the beauty of the Pickwick’s art…