THE MADS VIRTUALLY RIFF “A NIGHT OF SHORTS 16”! Mystery Science Theater 3000‘s Frank Conniff and Trace Beaulieu are “taking movie riffing back onstage” once again in a livestreamed event – this time 6:00 pm MDT Tuesday, July 9, 2024. The two, who starred as Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV’s Frank on MST3K, are livestream riffing on on an all-new batch of bizarre vintage shorts (the worst they can find … Continue reading The Mads Destroy “Night of Shorts 16” →

Programming – Author Diana Rowland visits to talk about her writing career and how various jobs influenced her tales! ♣ Diana Rowland, author of the Kara Gillian series and White Trash Zombie series, will visit to talk about her writing career and how her various jobs over the years had influenced and informed her books & short stories. She has worked as a bartender, a blackjack dealer, a pit boss, … Continue reading ABQ SF Society – Author Visit →

The Blue Rose – a 2024 alternate reality noir thriller set in the 1950s – at the Guild Cinema Friday, July 12 – 10:30 pm only! Directed by George Baron – 2024 – 103m – All Seats $8.00. Starring Oliva Scott Welch (Fear Street), Danielle Bisutti, Nikki Austen Smith (Queen Sugar), Glume Harlow. Logan Miller (Escape Room), Ray Wise (Twin Peaks, RoboCop)! A genre-bending surrealist noir set in the 1950’s, … Continue reading “The Blue Rose” @ Guild Cinema →

Re-Animator – the 1985 Stuart Gordon/H.P. Lovecraft inspired classic – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, July 13 – 10:30 pm only! Directed by Stuart Gordon – 1985 – 105m – All Seats $10.00. Local psychotronic webcast crazies AndroidVision and graphic wizes Spectral Youth bring back a golden 80s horror comedy gem! “Calling RE-ANIMATOR a crucial gore movie is like saying that fire is hot.” — Zack Carlson, co-author of DESTROY … Continue reading “Re-Animator” Visits Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, July 15, 2024, at 7:30 pm. Location is inside Jason’s Deli (up front) at 2105 Louisiana Blvd NE (across from Bubonicon’s hotel, near I-40). For July 2024, we will discuss The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth (2023 Titan trade paperback). While places at which we’ve met stay open a bit later, we’d still like to finish by 8:55 pm – so we try to keep our … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

Fight Club – the 1999 cult film – at the Guild Cinema! Friday, July 19 – 10:30 pm Only! Directed by David Fincher – 1999 – 139m – A 25th Anniversary special event! GET ADVANCE TICKETS ONLINE NOW! Join New Mexico Entertainment for their 25th Anniversary screening of Fight Club.  Early-bird pre-sale tickets have the chance to win door prizes from local businesses and organizations around town, including a custom … Continue reading Shhh… We Can’t Talk About “Fight Club” @ Guild Cinema →

Southwest Comic Book & Creator Showcase Saturday-Sunday, July 20-21 Shrine Ballut Abyad Center, 6600 Zuni Road SE A family friendly, yearly convention focused on comic books, creators, and comic book publishers for comic book fans. Comic dealers, food trucks, giveaways, Cosplayers, a TARDIS and the A-Team Van, plus 20+ comic writers & artists such as: Andy Kuhn (Bubonicon artist), Mark Fenton, Aaron Campbell (Bubonicon artist), Ralph Sanders, John Sumrow (Bubonicon … Continue reading SW Comic Book & Creator Showcase →

The Trial – a newly restored print of Orson Welles’ stunning noir movie – at the Guild Cinema Saturday-Sunday, July 20 & 21 – 1:00 pm only! Directed by Orson Welles – 1962 – 119m. THE TRIAL – an Arthouse Classics pick plus a Noir primer Based on the Franz Kafka novel – Josef K. (Anthony Perkins) is accused of an unspecified crime and shambles through a series of bizarre … Continue reading Kafka’s “The Trial” @ Guild Cinema →

Southwest Comic Book & Creator Showcase Saturday-Sunday, July 20-21 Shrine Ballut Abyad Center, 6600 Zuni Road SE A family friendly, yearly convention focused on comic books, creators, and comic book publishers for comic book fans. Comic dealers, food trucks, giveaways, Cosplayers, a TARDIS and the A-Team Van, plus 20+ comic writers & artists such as: Andy Kuhn (Bubonicon artist), Mark Fenton, Aaron Campbell (Bubonicon artist), Ralph Sanders, John Sumrow (Bubonicon … Continue reading SW Comic Showcase concludes →

The Trial – a newly restored print of Orson Welles’ stunning noir movie – at the Guild Cinema Saturday-Sunday, July 20 & 21 – 1:00 pm only! Directed by Orson Welles – 1962 – 119m. THE TRIAL – an Arthouse Classics pick plus a Noir primer Based on the Franz Kafka novel – Josef K. (Anthony Perkins) is accused of an unspecified crime and shambles through a series of bizarre … Continue reading Kafka’s “The Trial” @ Guild Cinema →

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 – the 1986 Dennis Hopper/Tobe Hooper horror sequel – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, July 27 – 10:30 pm only A DARK ROOM HORROR SPECIAL!  ADVANCE TICKETS ONLINE AVAILABLE NOW – CHECK THE GUILD’S WEBSITE OR AT DARK ROOM HORROR!  DOOR PRIZES BY BUBONICON 55 AND SPECTRAL YOUTH! Directed by Tobe Hooper – 1986 – 100m.  All Seats $10.00 In 1974, horror fans rejoiced upon … Continue reading “Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2” Guts Guild Cinema →

Invasion of the Body Snatchers – the 1978 version of Jack Finney’s classic sci-novel in honor of the late, great Donald Sutherland – at the Guild Cinema Sunday, July 28 – 1:00 pm only! Directed by Philip Kaufman – 1978 – 115m. DOOR PRIZES BY BUBONICON 55 AND ANDROIDVISION!  SPECIAL THANKS ALSO TO ALL THE OTHER HORROR/SCI-FI GROUPS IN ALBUQUERUQUE! From acclaimed filmmaker Philip Kaufman (The Wanderers) comes this chilling … Continue reading “Body Snatchers” Invade Guild Cinema! →

The Vourdalak – a late-night goth vampire tale predating Bram Stoker’s Dracula – at the Guild Cinema Friday, August 2, and Saturday, August 10 – 10:30 pm only! Directed by Adrien Beau – 2024 – 91m – France – In French with English subtitles. “A dark and delicious fairytale fantasy brought to life with profound emotional integrity.”  — Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, AWJF.org When the Marquis d’Urfé, a noble emissary of the … Continue reading “The Vourdalak” haunts Guild Cinema →

Brain Damage – Frank Henenlotter’s 1988 psychotronic cult film – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, August 3 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Frank Henenlotter – 1988 – 86m.  All Seats $10.00 From New Mexico’s only convention dedicated to horror, rock, and all that is macabre – MORGUE & KRYPT ALBUQUERQUE – comes this late night NYC ’80s psychotronic blast!  Door Prizes Courtesy of  Bubonicon 55! After altering the landscape … Continue reading “Brain Damage” Hits Guild Cinema →

JAMES S.A. COREY (BOTH HALVES) AT BOOKWORKS — 6:00 PM TUESDAY, AUGUST 6 James S.A. Corey – both Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck – New York Times bestselling author of The Expanse series, will read from, talk about and sign The Mercy of Gods: The Captive’s War Book 1 6:00 pm Tuesday, August 6, at Albuquerque’s Bookworks. About The Book:  “The Carryx – part empire, part hive – have waged … Continue reading James S.A. Corey @ Bookworks →

ASFS Programming for August 9: It’s a 2-in-1 Month!  Time for the Bubonicon 55 preview of the schedule and the t-shirts (with art from Dale Ray Deforest).   Plus ABQ author Lauren C. Teffeau talks about her forthcoming fantasy novella, A Hunger with No Name! Masks Welcome – But Not Mandated… +  The preview of Bubonicon 55 won’t take up our whole club time, so we’re planning a 2nd program … Continue reading ABQ SF Society – B’Con Preview & Author Visit →

Longlegs – a 2024 haunting thriller with Nicolas Cage – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, August 9-12 – 8:15 pm only! Directed by Osgood Perkins – 2024 – 101m. Starring Nicolas Cage & Maika Monroe –  In pursuit of a serial killer, a FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree. “Part of what makes the film so effective is … Continue reading “Longlegs” Kills At Guild Cinema →

Longlegs – a 2024 haunting thriller with Nicolas Cage – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, August 9-12 – 8:15 pm only! Directed by Osgood Perkins – 2024 – 101m. Starring Nicolas Cage & Maika Monroe –  In pursuit of a serial killer, a FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree. “Part of what makes the film so effective is … Continue reading “Longlegs” Kills At Guild Cinema →

The Vourdalak – a late-night goth vampire tale predating Bram Stoker’s Dracula – at the Guild Cinema Friday, August 2, and Saturday, August 10 – 10:30 pm only! Directed by Adrien Beau – 2024 – 91m – France – In French with English subtitles. “A dark and delicious fairytale fantasy brought to life with profound emotional integrity.”  — Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, AWJF.org When the Marquis d’Urfé, a noble emissary of the … Continue reading “The Vourdalak” haunts Guild Cinema →

Longlegs – a 2024 haunting thriller with Nicolas Cage – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, August 9-12 – 8:15 pm only! Directed by Osgood Perkins – 2024 – 101m. Starring Nicolas Cage & Maika Monroe –  In pursuit of a serial killer, a FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree. “Part of what makes the film so effective is … Continue reading “Longlegs” Kills At Guild Cinema →

Longlegs – a 2024 haunting thriller with Nicolas Cage – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, August 9-12 – 8:15 pm only! Directed by Osgood Perkins – 2024 – 101m. Starring Nicolas Cage & Maika Monroe –  In pursuit of a serial killer, a FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree. “Part of what makes the film so effective is … Continue reading “Longlegs” Kills At Guild Cinema →

Sirocco and the Kingdom of Winds – a 2024 psychedelic animated family adventure – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, August 16-19 – 4:00 & 6:00 pm! Directed by Benoît Chieux – 2024 – 80m – France – In French with English subtitles. One day, the adventurous Juliette and her sister Carmen find an enchanted toy and get swept away into the Kingdom of Winds.  They are transformed into cats and … Continue reading “Sicrocco and the Kingdom…” @ Guild Cinema →

Time for Bubonicon 55’s Gofers (volunteer workers) to get organized! 7:30 PM Friday, August 16, in the Adult Education Room of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 5301 Ponderosa Ave NE (home of the Albuq SF Society). SINCE COVID & RSV still are active, we are encouraging (but NOT mandating) the wearing of masks inside the building. Park on the North side of the church, and then follow the sidewalk to the … Continue reading B’Con 55 Volunteers (Gofers) Meeting →

Conan the Barbarian – the original 1982 Arnold Schwarzenegger swords & sorcery flick – at the Guild Cinema! Friday, August 16 – 10:30 pm Only! Directed by John Milius – 1982 – 121m. GET ADVANCE TICKETS ONLINE NOW!  A TON OF DOOR PRIZES FROM BUBONICON 55 & ARTIST JON SANCHEZ! It’s time to crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!  Join New … Continue reading “Conan” Conquers Guild Cinema →

Sirocco and the Kingdom of Winds – a 2024 psychedelic animated family adventure – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, August 16-19 – 4:00 & 6:00 pm! Directed by Benoît Chieux – 2024 – 80m – France – In French with English subtitles. One day, the adventurous Juliette and her sister Carmen find an enchanted toy and get swept away into the Kingdom of Winds.  They are transformed into cats and … Continue reading “Sicrocco and the Kingdom…” @ Guild Cinema →