There’s nothing cute or cuddly about these kitties. BAMcinématek presents a gruesome-twosome of films featuring some of cinema’s freakiest felines.
Sleepwalkers (1992) 91min
Fri, Oct 30 at 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm
Directed by Mick Garris
With Brian Krause, Mädchen Amick
Horror maestro Stephen King wrote (and makes an appearance in) this wickedly gory tale about a woman and her teenage son hiding a dark secret: the last in a line of creatures known as Sleepwalkers, they transform into bloodthirsty, cat-like creatures who feed off virgins. It just so happens that this makes dating more than a little difficult for the otherwise hunky, all-American Charles…
Hausu (1977) 88min
Sat, Oct 31 at 2, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15pm
Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi
With Haruko Wanibuchi
Like a Japanese Evil Dead on acid, this surreal, kaleidoscopic trip of a film features swirling, psychedelic visuals, a murderous lampshade, and one truly freaky cat. Seven teenage girls are summoned to an old woman’s possessed mansion where one by one each is murdered by the house in a series of eye-poppingly gruesome set pieces. Alternately satirical and disturbing, this crazed, confounding film takes horror-comedy to a new level.