Often credited as the first (feature) horror film, THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920) takes the viewer on a dreamlike journey through distorted spaces both real and imagined. With subtext critical of power and social control that led to the horrors of WWI, Caligari operates on a number of levels. This film is often recognized as the pinnacle of German Expressionism, which found its place in a post war Germany, rife with scarcity and instability. Artists and filmmakers took what limited means they had and worked within in these boundaries to expansive and brilliant effect.

Join us on Wednesday October 12 at Arkadin Cinema and Bar to see this classic masterpiece of horror. Whether it’s your first time or tenth, there’s always something new to be found in the dreamy landscape where somnambulist Cesare roams the night, doing the bidding of his ruthless master, Dr. Caligari.

A collection of horror shorts from the earliest days of filmmaking will be shown before the feature.

$10 (https://silents-please-stl.square.site/)

21+ — enter through The Heavy Anchor, located at 5226 Gravois Ave

8pm (doors at 7:30pm)