Freddy Krueger will haunt your Halloweekend and your dreams, thanks to drive-in screenings of Nightmare on Elm Street at 99W this Friday-Sunday. New Line Cinema
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One beloved Halloween tradition that 2020 can't take away is watching scary movies from behind the faithful curtain of your phalanges. Whether you're after chilling classics like Nightmare on Elm Street (screening at the 99W Drive-In all weekend) or family-friendly options like It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (streaming on Apple TV+) you'll find options offered locally and nationally, separated into "scary" and "spooky" categories for your convenience. We've also included non-Halloween picks like the kung fu epic Master of The Flying Guillotine and the celebrity-packed movie-nerd documentary At the Video Store (both courtesy of the Hollywood Theatre). See the full list below.
SCARY PICKS
Bad Hair
A woman's new weave takes on a life of its own and terrorizes all who cross its path in this Hulu original horror-comedy from Dear White People's Justin Simien. "This movie builds its fright night around the oppression Black women face in the form of discrimination against their natural hair. But despite the potentially heavy (or heavy-handed) material, Bad Hair is self-consciously and pleasingly campy, and it delivers a new cinematic monster: the sew-in weave," writes Teo Bugbee for the New York Times.
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