Halloween Dracula Double-Feature

The (suspended) Newman Center Film Series (90 Broad St., Plattsburgh) is going on indefinite tour!

Inactive since March 7, its inaugural reboot will be at City Well (home of Chapter One Coffee), 30 City Hall Place in downtown Plattsburgh, on Halloween night, October 31st. I will host a diabolical double-feature from the Hammer House of Horror, starting with “Dracula Has Risen from the Grave” followed by its sequel, “Taste the Blood of Dracula,” both starring the greatest Dracula actor ever, Christopher Lee.

My usual sidekicks for spooky showings and (literal) skeleton crew, Morticia and Mortimer, will help greet prospective victims, er, attendees and co-introduce the screenings (the first of which will be good ol’-fashioned reel-to-reel celluloid projection. The second will be digital projection). Open to all free of charge, with donations welcome.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to Covid-19 restrictions, this event can accommodate a maximum of 25 guests at any given time. In other words, first come, first served! (apologies in advance for any inconvenience). Showtime 7:15 pm. If we’ve already drawn a capacity crowd for the first half of the program by the time you arrive, check in with us for the second half, set to begin at 9:15 pm….you never know! Oh, and free refreshments available throughout the event.

For any additional info, feel free to contact me at: serious_61@yahoo.com.

About Andy MacDougall

Ah, Essex, my misspent youth knew it well as a wayward angler on the Boquet River, disrespecting all trout-pursuit restrictions. Regrettable, but there are worse things to try excusing with “boys will be boys.” Thankfully I matured into a productive citizen, namely as the Press-Republican's first movie reviewer. As prospective emcee of the first Mayor's Cup movie, I now return to the proverbial scene of the crime with bigger fish to fry. Ouch, allow me to rephrase. Friends, Roman Catholics, North Countrymen (and women) of all walks.....lend me your ears. I’ve come not to bury but to praise Champ. Read on. Learn more about me on this All Points North article, "16 What-a-meter?".