Femme Frights to Host Halloween Double Feature
The Duluth-based film club will screen two horror films on October 31 to celebrate the spooky holiday.
Updated on Oct. 30, 2026 in Horror
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The Femme Frights Film Club will host a special Halloween double feature on October 31, 2026. This gathering continues the organization's mission of providing an accessible space to explore feminist themes within the horror genre.
Why it matters
The club serves as a community hub for analyzing how women are portrayed in horror cinema. By offering free screenings and post-film discussions, the organizers create an environment dedicated to academic and social discourse on the genre.
Regular meetings draw between 5 and 20 attendees, while a recent collaborative screening at Zinema hosted 30 guests. Screenings are held at 7 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of every month.
The players
Femme Frights Film Club
This local organization hosts public screenings to foster discussions about feminism and the portrayal of women in horror movies.
Waterstop Infoshop
Located at 20 N. Second Ave. E. in Duluth, this venue serves as the primary meeting location for the film club.
Zinema
This Duluth-based cinema recently partnered with the club for a screening of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.
The details
Founded over one year ago, the group screens films and leads post-screening discussions at Waterstop Infoshop. Posters for the event feature a panther symbol to warn viewers about potentially difficult material.
Timeline
The Femme Frights Film Club was founded over one year ago.
The club meets for screenings on the first and third Saturdays of every month.
The Halloween double feature takes place on October 31, 2026.
Industry Dynamics
This club contributes to the growing trend of community-led film analysis that highlights gender portrayals in genre cinema. It mirrors the broader shift toward decentralized, grassroots film clubs that challenge traditional Hollywood exhibition models.
Interested residents can attend the free Halloween event at Waterstop Infoshop. Attendees should note that the club uses a panther symbol on posters to identify films containing particularly difficult or graphic subject matter.
The takeaway
Engaging with niche film clubs offers viewers a deeper understanding of the subtext behind the horror films they watch. Residents are encouraged to check posters for the club's signature panther symbol to prepare for the thematic intensity of upcoming screenings.
Further reading
For more coverage on local cinematic events, visit the Duluth Horror section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Duluth News Tribune.
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