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FRIDAY THE 13th PART VI: JASON LIVES - 40th anniversary Friday, October 16, 2026 - 6:00 p.m. – 7:26 p.m. Directed by Tom McLaughlin | 86 min | 1986 | USA | Rated 14+ Starring: Thom Mathews, Jennifer Cooke, David Kagen Kick off the 2026 edition of NWFearFest Retro ’80s Slasher Night with one of the most enjoyable, entertaining slasher films of the decade. Jason Voorhees is dead and buried, never to kill again. But for Tommy Jarvis, he just has to make sure, so one dark and stormy night, he breaks into the cemetery to destroy Jason’s corpse once and for all. The lightning, however, has other ideas ... After the intense fan vitriol directed at 1985’s abysmal Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning, director Tom McLaughlin would deliver arguably the most enjoyable sequel in the whole Friday franchise, with a film that didn’t take itself too seriously, while also delivering some legitimate suspense, scares, and memorable kills. Rated 14+, gory scenes, violence, coarse language. *Patrons under 14 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. ------ THE PROWLER - 45th anniversary Friday, October 16, 2026 - 8:00 p.m. – 9:29 p.m. Directed by Joseph Zito | 89 min | 1981 | USA | Rated 18+ Starring: Vicky Dawson, Christopher Goutman, Laurence Tierney, Farley Granger Screening as part of NWFearFest Retro ’80s Slasher Night An unknown killer stalks a small California town; clad in World War II U.S. Army fatigues hellbent on re-living a 35-year-old double murder—by focusing on a group of college kids holding an annual graduation dance. While not nearly as well known as classic slashers such as Friday the 13th or My Bloody Valentine, Joseph Zito's THE PROWLER is, hands down, one of the absolute best slasher movies ever made. Suspenseful and scary as hell, with spectacular kills and groundbreaking makeup effects by Tom Savini (who turned down Friday the 13th Part II to do this film!), THE PROWLER is an absolute must-see. 18+ - Frequent gory violence, coarse language, nudity. *Patrons under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. ------ STAGEFRIGHT Friday, October 16, 2026 - 10:00 p.m. – 11:47 p.m. Directed by Michele Soavi | 90 min | 1987 | Italy | Rated 18+ Starring: David Brandon, Richard Barkeley, Barbara Cupisti *Screening as part of NWFearFest Retro ’80s Slasher Night While a group of young actors rehearse a new musical about a mass murderer, a notorious psychopath escapes from a nearby asylum. But when the show’s director locks his cast in the theatre overnight, the madman is accidentally locked inside as well. Now, a killer—with acting in his blood—has gone berserk for the blood of actors (producing several scenes that EuroHorror fans worldwide consider to be the most violent of the decade). The stage is set for one unforgettable evening of shock, suspense, and unstoppable carnage. STAGEFRIGHT marked the stunning directorial debut of Dario Argento’s protégé, Michele Soavi, and instantly sealed his reputation as the leader of Italian horror’s new generation of filmmakers. Cap off your ’80s slasher movie night with one of the absolute best slashers of the decade, uncut and on the big screen! Screens with the short film: The Seeing Eye Dog Who Saw Too Much, a loving ode to the Italian giallo cinema of the '70s! Rated 18+, frequent gory violence. *Patrons under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. ------- Feature film preceded by the short film: THE SEEING EYE DOG WHO SAW TOO MUCH Directed by Eric Jackowitz | 17 min | 2025 | USA In 1975, Italian director Enrico Januzzi began filming this presumed “lost” giallo about a blind violinist who finds herself stalked by a black-gloved killer. The only witness: her seeing-eye dog. Rediscovered and painstakingly restored by WBAZ Films in 2025, this surviving fragment is presented for the very first time! Return to: NorthwestFEARFest website Search all NWFF films on Showpass