Ah, Halloween! You wouldn’t think it, but it’s one of the most romantic evenings of the year. The masks, the hands in a big bowl of mini-Snickers, the lengthening shadows…
To enchant our crush, we’ve got a few ideas for evenings out throughout October with the titillating theme of the spookiest scary night of the year. Because falling in love is a bit like visiting the best haunted house in town…
1 For those who want to snuggle up to their crush in the dark…
To get your heart beating really, really fast, and to be able to snuggle up to each other over a pack of Twizzlers to eat in the style of Beauty and the Tramp, there are plenty of horror movies to see this Halloween.
In midnight cinema, Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) will be shown on the evenings of October 31 and November 1, and in the matinee on November 2. This is the final film in the Cinéma du Parc’s Créatures cycle.
Where? Cinéma du Parc, 3575 Avenue du Parc
When? Friday, October 31 at 9:30 p.m., Saturday, November 1 at 9:30 p.m., Sunday, November 2 at 2:30 p.m.
How much? tickets are $15.25 for general admission
For those who want something new (and risky), we’re taking our crush to the SPASM genre short film festival, which has themed screening nights every night from October 22 to November 1. The line-up is disgustingly sexy, and ends with a party to which we can bring our crush if the first evening of films has brought us closer together…
When? program of short film series
- Wednesday, October 22, 7pm – Les Insolites québécois 1
- Thursday, October 23, 6:30pm – Miroir Noir / 8:30pm – Spécial Sexe
- Friday, October 24, 7pm – Les Inclassables / 9pm – Cabaret Trash
- Saturday, October 25, 8pm – event, La Bataille de Doublage du Millénaire ( live)
- Monday, October 27, 7pm – Mystérieux Étonnants Halloween Special
- Tuesday, October 28, 6:30pm – Les Insolites québécois 2 / 8pm – WTF
- Wednesday, October 29, 7pm – Mukbang
- Thursday, October 30, 6pm – Sang Bon Sang / 7:30pm – Méga Ciné-Quizz d’Horreur event
- Friday, October 31, 8pm – SPASM Horror Night
- Saturday, November 1 – Old school Halloween party
Where? Théâtre Plaza, Club Soda and Ausgang Plaza, date to be confirmed
How to get there? For the full program, click here! Tickets start at $20 per session.
At the very cool Gallerie Foil, you can bring your crush to a screening of a horror classic-because we’re connoisseurs and have great taste. These are small screenings, with limited seating.
Where? Galerie Foil, 6560 rue Waverly
When?
– Wednesday, October 15, 8pm – The Conjuring (2013)
– Thursday, October 23, 8pm – Rubber (2010)
– Wednesday, October 29, 8pm – The Exorcist (1973)
How to get in? Tickets start at $21.59, and you can pick them up at the link in the bio of @foil.gallery‘s instagram account.
2 For those who play the “run from me, I’ll follow you” game…
Because a little fresh air and the blood pounding in your temples gets your heart pumping, and it ‘s always good to know that our crush could protect us during a zombie apocalypse – we’re going to take him to a haunted house.
3For those with a sharp sweet tooth…
Pumpkin spice latte isn’t basic, it’s seasonal – sorry haters. When we think of all those spices, we think of our crush, of course.
Plus, a coffee and a stroll to see the city’s most beautiful decorations is a great (and not too spooky) way to get to know a crush .
If you prefer a cookie (but still in season), you can even order some from Le Beurre and pull them out of your pocket when the time is right. It’s pretty much the same effect as Clark Kent taking off his glasses, on the right person.
And if, after all that, our crush doesn’t want to make a couple’s costume with us…