The SD Action and Horror Movie Fans/Filmmakers Meetup Group

The Film Geeks and Bonkers Ass Cinema will bring the holiday spirit to San Diego with art, gore and ho-ho-Hos in the 80’s Edmund Purdom (PIECES) directed Christmas classic DON’T OPEN TILL CHRISTMAS starring Edmund Purdom, Alan Lake, Belinda Mayne, Gerry Sundquist and Mark Jones.

PLOT: Whatever you do, DON’T OPEN TILL CHRISTMAS. An unsung 1980s holiday slayride from the makers of PIECES, this unhinged slasher follows a psychopath as they slaughter anyone who’s unlucky enough to be dressed like Santa Claus during the holiday season. The twisted maniac dishes out stabbings, gunshots, a castration (!), and even burns the face of a poor Saint Nick while he’s roasting chestnuts. A fascinating and endlessly entertaining sleazefest, DON’T OPEN TILL CHRISTMAS is infamous for its shocking gore scenes and gratuitous synth-jam performance from horror icon Caroline Munro (DRACULA A.D. 1972, MANIAC). Newly restored from the original 35mm camera negative! – Cinema Junkie
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DON’T OPEN TILL CHRISTMAS Trailer
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DON’T OPEN TILL CHRISTMAS ($14.00 online)
Tickets are available at the theater for $13.00
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From 5:00pm – 10:00pm, Digital Gym will also be hosting a free Christmas Horror Art Market featuring local artists with guest appearances and book signings of exclusive “Dread the Halls” comic book covers by artists Chris Ryall (Shaun of the Dead, Zombies vs Robots series, Frank Frazetta’s Neanderthal) and Keithan Jones (The Power Nights, Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayer, Black Jackets).

Event Schedule:
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM – FREE Christmas Horror Art Market with guest appearances by Chris Ryall and Keithan Jones

10:00 PM - Exclusive screening of DON’T OPEN TILL CHRISTMAS (Vinegar Syndrome 2K restoration)

There will be hot cocoa, holiday teas, cookies and a horror, holiday photo op with Santa!
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Be sure to visit to fantastic concession for tasty movie popcorn, snacks, beer and wine.
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PARKING RATES
[The entrance to our parking garage is on 11th street, between G St. and Market St. on the West Side of the building.]
$5 for 3 Hours.

The $5.00 dollar parking rate is honored even when signage from ACE indicates other Special Event Pricing. Approach the attendant and let them know you are watching a film at the Digital Gym Cinema. They will honor the $5.00 fee.

Guests must park in spaces labeled “UCSD PARKING”. Do not park in spaces for Merian Residents, your car may be towed.

In the event there is no parking attendant stationed at the gate, please refer to the code in your ticketing confirmation email.
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Upcoming SD Action and Horror Meetup: 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE - (TBD)

Maggie Gyllenhaal (Secretary) writes, produces and directs this dark, comedic retelling of “The Bride of Frankenstein” with THE BRIDE starring Christian Bale (Equilibrium), Jessie Buckley (Beast), Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler), Peter Sarsgaard (The Batman), Annette Bening
(American Beauty), Penélope Cruz (BLOW) and Julianne Hough (Rock of Ages).
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TRIVIA: Christian Bale portrays Dr. Frankenstein's Monster. His youngest child, Joseph (also known as Rex), will have a small part. Joseph/Rex previously had a small part in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), which his father also starred in.

The film contains some visual homages to Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927). Brigitte Helm ("Maria") was an inspiration for The Bride and had been considered by James Whale for the part in The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), but she turned it down.
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PLOT: In 1930s Chicago, groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious brings a murdered young woman back to life to be a companion for Frankenstein's monster. What happens next is beyond what either of them could ever have imagined.

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THE BRIDE Trailer
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DATE, TIME AND LOCATION FOR THIS EVENT ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

We have $8.00 tickets for the first (10) RSVPing members and you may pay me at the theater. NOTE: members with a history of last minute cancellations will be moved to the Wait-list and sent a PayPal link to pre-purchase their ticket.

Members may also bring (1) guest and are welcome to purchase their own tickets to join us at the event.
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Please meet in the lobby at 6:45p for the 7:15p showing. There will be at least 15-20 min of previews for members running late.

We look forward to seeing you at the Cinema.

Dante
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Upcoming SD Action and Horror Meetup: PSYCHO KILLER - From the Producers of WEAPONS (TBD)