Don't Go into the Vault: An Academy Film Archive Trailer Show in 35mm

Don't Go into the Vault: An Academy Film Archive Trailer Show in 35mm

Stark terror that strikes in the dark! Cold fear that grips the heart! Raw shock that sears the mind!

From the depths of the world’s largest collection of movie trailers at the Academy Film Archive, this program unearths and reassembles the cult classic thrills and chills of pre-show entertainment—presented entirely on 35mm film. These retro horror trailers span decades of suspense, from artfully macabre camp monstrosities to deranged slashers calling from inside the house. To avoid fainting, keep repeating it’s only a trailer… only a trailer… only a trailer.

Programmed and note by Academy Film Archive Film Preservationists Cassie Blake and Tessa Idlewine. Trailers courtesy of the Packard Humanities Institute Collection and the Sally Cruikshank and Jon Davison Collection at the Academy Film Archive.

Trailers courtesy of the Packard Humanities Institute Collection and the Joe Dante and Jon Davison Collection at the Academy Film Archive.

Total program runtime: 70 min.

Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation. 

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