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</p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img class="alignleft wp-image-51014" src="https://csunshinetoday.csun.edu/wp-content/uploads/image002-1-232x300.j…; alt="image002" width="300" height="388" srcset="https://csunshinetoday.csun.edu/wp-content/uploads/image002-1-232x300.j… 232w, https://csunshinetoday.csun.edu/wp-content/uploads/image002-1-768x994.j… 768w, https://csunshinetoday.csun.edu/wp-content/uploads/image002-1-791x1024… 791w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">After a more than two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, , </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">CSUN Cinematheque, offered by California State University, Northridge’s </span><a href="https://www.csun.edu/mike-curb-arts-media-communication/cinema-televisi… style="font-weight: 400;">Department of Cinema and Television Arts</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, returns this fall with a film series featuring </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">“All Things That Frighten You.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This semester’s Cinematheque will offer free screenings of a new horror film every Wednesday at 7 p.m. in CSUN’s </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Elaine and Alan Armer Screening Room, room 100, in Manzanita Hall. Manzanita Hall is located near the southwest corner of the campus near Nordhoff Street and Darby Avenue. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> “Fear is one of the most basic human emotions,” said Erik Boccio, assistant professor of cinema and television arts, and curator of this semester’s Cinematheque series. “While some may avoid the topic, so many people are fascinated by fear </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> which explains why horror is so popular in films, books, music, graphic novels, artwork, and video games. Horror, just like cinema, is an escape”. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Boccio’s selection of these movies is intended to showcase the history of the genre, while highlighting the theme “All Things That Frighten You.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Narrowing down the films to a slate of 13 was very challenging considering I began with a list of well over two dozen,” he said. “My intention was to include something for everyone with an interest or curiosity in the macabre. The series covers a variety of topics including mental health, substance abuse, racism, sex, possession, cults and a few blood-suckers for good measure .” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Boccio said attempted to choose films that horror lovers and fanatics would truly appreciate, while taking into consideration that many people have not had the opportunity to watch them anywhere other than their home. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cinematheque gives audiences a chance to see paradigm horror films on a big screen, the way the filmmakers intended.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information about the Cinematheque series, visit </span><a href="https://www.csun.edu/mike-curb-arts-media-communication/cinema-televisi… style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.csun.edu/mike-curb-arts-media-communication/cinema-televisi… style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>

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After a more than two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, , CSUN Cinematheque, offered by California State University, Northridge’s Department...