Chilling Thrillers to Beat the Heat

By Jade Darr

*The Beverly Theater is located at 515 S 6th Street. Photo courtesy of Tyler Boshard.*

You could call the Beverly Theater a hidden gem, but it doesn’t quite seem appropriate. After all, it’s a beacon of artsy coolness that most of Vegas’s film nerds already know about. The Beverly Theater shows both new releases and classic films that you usually can’t find anywhere else; their docket is consistently full of indie gems, international releases, and cult classics.

The Beverly is currently showcasing a number of comedy horror classics that give B-movies a good name. The series, dubbed “Monster Mondays”, will run through the end of the month, so be sure to drop in if you’re looking for a scary good time. Here’s the lineup:

JULY 1| Killer Klowns from Outer Space

Talk about an informative title. Alien clowns on a rampage of terror? Now that’s entertainment.

JULY 8 | Tremors

Enjoy the scorching desert from the comforts of an air-conditioned theater. Basically, this is Dune with meaner worms — and Kevin Bacon.

*Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward bring a delightful gonzo energy to Tremors, a horror-comedy romp set in the middle of a desert infested by gigantic, man-eating worms. Still from Universal Pictures.*

JULY 15 | Cemetery Man

Perfect for the Goth crowd, this graveyard thriller is campy, creepy, and surprisingly sexy.

*Simultaneously witty, depressing, bonkers, and romantic, Cemetery Man is a modern cult classic starring Rupert Everett in the titular role across a zombified-Anna Falchi. Still from Canal.*

JULY 22 | Invasion of The Body Snatchers

“Monster Mondays” ends with a banger. This movie is a classic for a reason.

Of course…

…we couldn’t resist throwing in a few of our own picks for golden horror-comedy classics. If you can’t limit your screams to Monday evenings, take a gander at our own spooky comedy picks:

*Annabelle Wallis anchors Malignant with a sincere performance that provides a delightful contrast to the film’s unhinged plot twists and genre shifts. Still from New Line Cinema.*

HAUSU

A demon cat. A killer piano. A character named “Kung-Fu”. A color scheme equally Anne Frank and Haunted Mansion. Need I go on?

MANDY

The movie equivalent of the trippiest metal album cover you’ve ever seen, starring Nicolas Cage. Not sold yet? Chainsaw fight.

MALIGNANT

An instant camp-horror classic along the lines of M3GAN, only with more interesting combat scenes.

JENNIFER’S BODY

Horror-comedy Mean Girls, but like…maybe even better.

Summertime Spookies at the Beverly Theater