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The Cinefamily wants you for its gory midnight-movie challenge

Image of Cinefamily's Video Nasties midnight-movie challenge.
Image of Cinefamily's Video Nasties midnight-movie challenge.
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The Cinefamily wants you for its gory midnight-movie challenge

The Cinefamily movie theater on North Fairfax is hosting a terrifying run of midnight screenings throughout October.

The theater is challenging its patrons to see 30 gory, violent and terrifying films in 30 days, the winner will get to guest program an upcoming Cinefamily movie screening.

Bret Berg, Cinefamily’s co-programmer, will join the show to talk with Alex Cohen about the theater’s horror movie lineup.

Highlights include the 1981 film “The Evil Dead,” “Cannibal Holocaust” and Wes Craven’s “The Last House on the Left.”