COMING SOON! Raincoaster's Klassy Manor Movie Night with "Lisa and the Devil!"

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Mark your calanders, movie hors, for Friday, March 28th, because our very own Raincoaster is hosting another Klassy Manor Movie Night - and this time she's picked a doozy! Think of it: Telly Savalas, of "Kojak" and lollipop-slurping fame, together at last with the scintillating Elke Sommer in a 1973 gothic horror movie directed by Mario Bava, an Italian filmmaker whose credo was surely "More-more-more," as in more beauty, more blood, more shivery thrills. How can you resist?


Did you know? When Mario started out making the movie, he firmly believed he could create anything he wanted - only to have his finished work cruelly ripped from his hands and radically re-cut into a wan "Exorcist" knock-off. Happily, his original, dream-like vision has been restored and that's what Raincoaster will be presenting for us. Has this version since become a cult hit? Of course it has. Famous fans include directors Joe Dante, Martin Scorsese and Tim Burton, as well as an internet commenter who wrote, "Great movie. Not sure it made sense." 

Remember, Friday, March 28th: Telly, Elke and Mario. Exact time TBA. Can't wait to see you all there!

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