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Chicago – The spooky season is also the season for favorite horror films, and the Comfort Film series of Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood has three to put on the viewing list, curated by Chicago programmer Stephanie Sack. Under the theme “The Art of Murder,” scheduled for October 2nd is “Deadly Sweet,” October 9th is “Blind Beast” and October 16th concludes the program with “Smile Before Death.” For information about the films and tickets, click Art Of Murder.

Comfort Film presents screenings of local, national, and international films every Wednesday. The film programmers closely collaborate with a variety of local cinephile organizations and film festivals to bring debuts by independent filmmakers, niche titles from obscure archives, experimental film making, and more.

’Deadly Sweet,’ part of the ‘The Art of Murder’ at Comfort Films

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Stephanie Sack is a film programmer (“La Gialloholique”) and partner in “Barge Lady Cruises,...

Chicago – It’s that time of year, and this fest is right on time. The Chicago Horror Film Festival – facilitated by Associate Producer Stephanie Sack – is three days/nights of over 200 indie horror films on September 27th-29th at the Logan Theatre in Chicago. For tickets and more information, click Chicago Horror.

The 25th edition of the Chicago Horror Fest is born from the passion of dedicated horror creators and enthusiasts and features captivating programming with carefully curated selection of both local and touring horror short films. The theme this year is “Final Girls & Women in Horror.” The Logan Theatre is the jewel of the Square.

Chicago Horror Film Festival

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Stephanie Sack is a film programmer/curator/presenter (“La Gialloholique”) and partner in “Barge Lady Cruises,” a travel experience. Since 2008 she has taken classes in both hemispheres, nine countries, dozens of cities, and seven languages. In her film work in Chicago,...

Chicago – Indie Film Programmer & Horror-rista Stephanie Sack is back with a Chicago matinee presentation of “Time of Roses,” an under-seen 1969 screening of an urban science fiction film from Finland, remaining the only representative example of serious sci-fi in their cinema history. The 11am matinee will be screened with the short “The Last Golem” at the Music Box Theatre, click Time Of Roses for details and tickets.

Risto Jarva’s “Time of Roses” is a rare flower in the histo­ry of Finnish cinema. Set during 2012 in a semi-dystopian world of gleaming white towers, Sony video monitors, and inflatable furniture, the film follows Raimo (Arto Tuominen), a prominent historian of late 20th century culture, researching the mysterious death many years earlier of a free-spirited erotic model, and hires an eerie double to recreate the murder for a TV show he is producing (Rita Vepsä in both roles).

Stephanie Sack Presents ‘Time of Roses’

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Chicago – The same day that director Ti West’s “MaXXXine” – the third film in his “Maxine” series – is released, why not catch up with the story beforehand at Chicago’s Facets with a double feature/discussions on the first two films, “X” and “Pearl,” presented by film programmer Stephanie Sack. Click Ti West for tickets/details.

Mia Goth portrays Maxine in “X” and the title character in “Pearl.” The singularly titled “X” is the first film of the trilogy, and involves a fledging group of porn filmmakers and their cast on a Texas farm location in 1979. In “Pearl,” the setting is the same, but the year is 1918, regarding a dreamy farm girl who desires to dance and eventually be in the fledgling movie industry. The third film, “MaXXXine,” is in theaters the same day, so noble cinema buffs can catch all three.

‘Modern Horror Retro Vibe’ Presentation via Host Stephanie Sack (inset)

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