Our Art House of Horrors: Presented by MUBI series ends with The Shining, the legendarily disturbing 1980 adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel.

The film follows Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic, who takes a job as the winter caretaker of the remote Overlook Hotel. Along with his wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and young son Danny (Danny Lloyd), who possesses psychic abilities called “the shining,” Jack hopes to find peace and inspiration for his writing. However, the hotel’s malevolent supernatural forces and Jack’s descent into insanity turn their stay into a nightmare. 

Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation is one of the most meticulously crafted horror films ever made, transforming an isolated hotel into a labyrinth of psychological terror. From the Steadicam’s eerie glide through The Overlook, to Jack Nicholson’s unforgettable descent into madness, to Frida Cinema favorite Shelley Duvall’s manic performance as Wendy Torrance, Kubrick created an atmosphere so unnerving that its images have become permanently embedded in the cinematic imagination.

If you can’t meet your perfect boyfriend…make him.

Our second Volunteer of the Month pick for October 2026 comes courtesy of Tessa, who has chosen Lisa Frankenstein, one of the 2020s most exciting new cult classics!

Lisa (Kathryn Newton) is having a rough time. She’s stuck in a miserable home life, haunted by the memory of her late mother, and nursing a crush on a handsome corpse buried in the local cemetery. Then, after a freak electrical storm, that corpse comes back to life…and suddenly Lisa’s dream date is six feet under and very much ready to fall in love.

From writer Diablo Cody (Juno, Jennifer’s Body) and director Zelda Williams, Lisa Frankenstein is a neon-soaked tribute to ’80s teen romance, gothic horror, and everything between. Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse make for an unlikely and irresistibly strange couple as Lisa’s quest for love turns into a very unconventional resurrection romance.

An annual Frida tradition continues as John Carpenter and Debra Hill’s landmark slasher Halloween headlines our Art House of Horrors: Presented by MUBI series!

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again. Ya know, that old story!

Halloween is a seminal film in not just the horror genre, but was a pioneering influence on low budget cinema entirely. Its legacy endures almost 50 years later, making it an essential watch for any movie fan! There have been many sequels and imitators, but nothing beats the original. Come see it on the big screen with fellow horror fiends!