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Franken-Stone
Emma Stone is born into another Oscar-winning role thanks to director Yorgos Lanthimos and the Poor Things that populate her road to self-discovery. But how much furious jumping will this reanimated woman-child need to experience with Mark Ruffalo before she’s ready to return to creator Willem Dafoe and beau Ramy Youssef? And will her spirit be broken along the way by cynical Jarrod Carmichael, madame Kathryn Hunter, and estranged hubby Christopher Abbott? Enjoy the sugar and violence of this freaky fairy tale when you become a February Patron.
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Poor Things
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality…
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together…
- Feb 24, 2026
- Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Romance
The Strangers: Chapter 3
Tethered by a frightening conclusion, Maya and the Strangers are locked on an unavoidable, unforgiving collision course — a showdown that proves they’re far from strangers now.
The Bride (1985)
Doctor Frankenstein creates a mate for his monster, a woman called Eva, who promptly rejects the male creature. In turn, the doctor becomes obsessed with Eva, and tries to make her a perfect victorian woman.
- Feb 17, 2026
- Drama, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction
The Strangers: Chapter 2
When The Strangers learn that one of their victims, Maya, is still alive, they return to finish what they’ve started.
Dracula (2025)
When a 15th-century prince denounces God after the devastating loss of his wife, he inherits an eternal curse: he becomes Dracula. Condemned to wander the centuries, he defies fate and death itself, guided by a single hope — to be…
The Strangers: Chapter 1
After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly…
Fatal Frame
High school student Aya Tsukimori becomes cursed and is unable to leave her school dormitory. Meanwhile, many students begin reporting ghost sightings at the school, while others go missing and are later discovered to have drowned mysteriously. Soon, Aya attempts…
- Feb 03, 2026
- Horror
The Fencer
Fleeing from the Russian secret police, a young Estonian fencer is forced to return to his homeland, where he becomes a physical education teacher at a local school. The past however catches up and puts him in front of a…
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