Brick – the 2005 high-school detective noir film – at the Guild Cinema Saturday & Sunday, July 25-26 – 3:45 & 8:15 pm Directed by Rian Johnson – 2005 – 110m – Valid for Punch Cards. Part of the Guild Cinema’s 22nd Film Noir Festival! DOUBLE FEATURED (2 movies for the price of one – see one or both for the same price!) With The 1996 Gina Gershon/Jennifer Tilly thriller, Bound! … Continue reading “Brick” Enters Guild Cinema →

Brick – the 2005 high-school detective noir film – at the Guild Cinema Saturday & Sunday, July 25-26 – 3:45 & 8:15 pm Directed by Rian Johnson – 2005 – 110m – Valid for Punch Cards. Part of the Guild Cinema’s 22nd Film Noir Festival! DOUBLE FEATURED (2 movies for the price of one – see one or both for the same price!) With The 1996 Gina Gershon/Jennifer Tilly thriller, Bound! … Continue reading “Brick” Enters Guild Cinema →

Pulgasari (in 3-D) – the oddball 1985 North Korea kaiju film – at the Guild Cinema Friday, July 31 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Shin Sang-ok – 1985 – 95m – North Korea – In Korean with English subtitles – Not Valid for Punch Cards – All Seats $10. A legendary cult film oddity brought to our cinema house by locals VIDEOH8 After being kidnapped and taken to North Korea … Continue reading “Pulgasari” Comes To Guild Cinema →

BRIAN D. HINSON IN CONVERSATION WITH LAUREN C. TEFFEAU AT BOOKS ON THE BOSQUE 5:30 PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 6! New Mexico author Brian D. Hinson is celebrating the launch of his novel – Skies of Fire and Smoke – as he converses with Lauren C. Teffeau 5:30 pm Thursday, August 6, at Books on the Bosque! (Teffeau’s novel also will be on sale.) Storyline:  When Germania revolts against the dragons that … Continue reading Hinson & Teffeau @ Books on the Bosque →

ASFS Programming for August 7 – One Week Early, in the Adult Education Room: It’s a 2-in-1 Month!  Time for the Bubonicon 57 preview of the schedule and the t-shirts (with art from Jon Sanchez).   Plus we’ll play board & card games brought by attendees – and Greg & Marian present “Hot Wheels Zombie Bowling”! Masks Welcome – But Not Mandated… +  The preview of Bubonicon 57 won’t take … Continue reading ABQ SF Society (A Week Early) – B’Con & Games →

The Green Slime – the 1968 Japanese/USA production of rubber monsters in space – at the Guild Cinema Sunday, August 9 – 1:00 pm only Directed by Kinji Fukasaku – 1968 – 95m – Japan / Italy / U.S. – in English & Japanese with English subtitles A BUBONICON 57 & TROY STULL SPECIAL!   ENJOY! Yes, there will be a couple of door prizes! After a perilous mission to a … Continue reading “The Green Slime” Creeps Into Guild Cinema →

Time for Bubonicon 57’s Gofers (volunteer workers) to get organized! 7:30 PM Friday, August 14, in the Activity Room of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 5301 Ponderosa Ave NE (home of the Albuq SF Society). Park on the North side of the church, and enter the north door.  Once inside, go to your left into the Activity Room.  [Doors open at 7:15 pm since we have to set up the Activity … Continue reading B’Con 57 Volunteers (Gofers) Meeting →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, August 17, 2025, at 7:30 pm Location is the 66 Diner at 1405 Central Ave NE (between I-25 and University Blvd). There is No Specific Book for August. Instead, we will go round the circle and each person will recommend 2-4 books they have read in the last 12 months (outside of the book group’s selections). While places at which we’ve met stay open later, … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

Bubonicon 57 is here! While there is no Mask Mandate this year, we do encourage the wearing of facial masks when in crowded indoor circumstances to cut down on “Con Crud” (including Covid, RSV and Measles). Pre-Registered folks can pick up their badges & packets 1:00-2:30 pm (before everyone else)… Registration opens at 3:00 pm for the sale of passes… The Dealers Room opens at 3:00 pm… First programming is … Continue reading Bubonicon 57 Begins! →

Cyborg – the 1989 Jean-Claude Van Damme futuristic warrior flick – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, August 22 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Albert Pyun – 1989 – 86m – All Seats $10.00 COURTESY OF THE LOCAL ANDROIDVISION  MOVIE-DIGGIN’ MUTANTS! Martial arts wizard Jean-Claude Van Damme (Blood Sport) carves out a dazzling new domain as the future’s most fearsome warrior in this adrenaline-charged sword and sci-fi thriller.  Filled with … Continue reading “Cyborg” Enters Guild Cinema →

The Demonatrix – the new unique horror flick – at the Guild Cinema Friday, August 28 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Aurelio Voltaire & Jeff Ferrell – 2026 – 93m – All Seats $10.00 A MORGUE & KRYPT SPECIAL EVENT WITH DIRECTOR IN-PERSON AS PART OF AURELIO VOLTAIRE’S BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEMONATRIX TOUR! Lita (Hannah Fierman), a dominatrix looking to make some extra money, holds a sham seance … Continue reading “The Demonatrix” Controls Guild Cinema →

Event Horizon – the scary 1997 space thriller – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, August 29 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson – 1997 – 95m – All Seats $10.00 A DARK ROOM HORROR SPECIAL!  ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE SOON, CHECK BACK HERE SHORTLY! Its name: Event Horizon.  The high-tech, pioneering research spacecraft mysteriously vanished, without a trace, on its maiden voyage seven years earlier.  But a weak, … Continue reading “Event Horizon” Docks @ Guild Cinema →

Midsommar – the 2019 horror fairytale – at the Guild Cinema Saturday & Sunday, September 5-6 – 3:45 pm only Directed by Ari Aster – 2019 – 148m. End-of-the-Summer daytime horror in the daylight! Dani and Christian are a young American couple with a relationship on the brink of falling apart.  But after a family tragedy keeps them together, a grieving Dani invites herself to join Christian and his friends … Continue reading “Midsommar” Shines On Guild Cinema →

Midsommar – the 2019 horror fairytale – at the Guild Cinema Saturday & Sunday, September 5-6 – 3:45 pm only Directed by Ari Aster – 2019 – 148m. End-of-the-Summer daytime horror in the daylight! Dani and Christian are a young American couple with a relationship on the brink of falling apart.  But after a family tragedy keeps them together, a grieving Dani invites herself to join Christian and his friends … Continue reading “Midsommar” Shines On Guild Cinema →

BENJAMIN RADFORD AT BOOKWORKS 6:00 PM TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8! New Mexico non-fiction author Benjamin Radford is talking about and signing his latest effort – Weird New Mexico: More Miracles, Magic, and Monsters in the Land of Enchantment – 6:00 pm Tuesday, September 8, at Bookworks! The author of Mysterious New Mexico returns to explore and explain another dozen strange stories of the mysterious and weird in the “Land of Enchantment,” … Continue reading Ben Radford at Bookworks →

Programming – Con Reports: Time for the Bubonicon 57 report (how things went, basic money situation, auction and attendance results, etc). Plus stories about other late Summer/early Fall conventions if someone attends the club meeting and is willing to share… We will be meeting in the Activity Room of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, with the entrance to use on the North side of the building! Newcomers are welcome with a … Continue reading ABQ SF Society – Con Reports →

The Thing – the 1982 John Carpenter SF horror thriller – at the Guild Cinema!  Friday, September 11 – 10:30 pm only! Directed by John Carpenter – 1982 – 109m – $13 in advance / $15 at the door – Not Valid for Punch Cards. GET TICKETS Join New Mexico Entertainment for our special screening of The Thing.  Early-bird pre-sale tickets have the chance to win door prizes from local … Continue reading “The Thing” (1982) Enters Guild Cinema →

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma – a 2026 sarcastic slasher horror film – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, September 11-14 – 7:15 pm only Directed by Jane Schoenbrun – 2026 – 111m. BONUS!  PRODUCER AND ACTOR WILLY MCGEE (AND MAYBE ANOTHER!) TO SPEAK AT SOME OF WEEKEND SCREENINGS!  STAY TUNED, MORE INFO T.B.A! Starring Hannah Einbinder & Gillian Anderson – After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, … Continue reading “Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma” @ Guild Cinema →

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma – a 2026 sarcastic slasher horror film – at the Guild Cinema Friday-Monday, September 11-14 – 7:15 pm only Directed by Jane Schoenbrun – 2026 – 111m. BONUS!  PRODUCER AND ACTOR WILLY MCGEE (AND MAYBE ANOTHER!) TO SPEAK AT SOME OF WEEKEND SCREENINGS!  STAY TUNED, MORE INFO T.B.A! Starring Hannah Einbinder & Gillian Anderson – After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, … Continue reading “Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma” @ Guild Cinema →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, September 21, at 7:30 pm. Location is the 66 Diner at 1405 Central Ave NE (between I-25 and University Blvd). For September 2026, we will discuss Slow Gods by Claire North (2025 trade paperback from Orbit). 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 individual reviews short … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →

Obsession – a 2026 low-budget smash horror hit on modern dating & just what’s consent – at the Guild Cinema Saturday, September 26 – 10:30 pm only Directed by Curry Barker – 2026 – 108m After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price. … Continue reading “Obsession” Comes To Guild Cinema →

T. KINGFISHER CELEBRATES HER BALDUR’S GATE NOVEL AS PART OF A FANTASY FAIRE AT BOOKS ON THE BOSQUE 5:30 PM TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29! New Mexico author T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon) is celebrating the launch of her newest novel – Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion – along with vendors, flash tattoos, food & drinks in a Fantasy Faire 5:30 pm Tuesday, September 29, at Books on the Bosque! Storyline:  Astarion Ancunin was supposed … Continue reading T. Kingfisher/Fantasy Faire @ Books on the Bosque →

Little Shop of Horror – the 1982 John Carpenter SF horror thriller – at the Guild Cinema!  Friday, September 11 – 10:30 pm only! Directed by Frank Oz – 1986 – 94m – $13 in advance / $15 at the door – Not Valid for Punch Cards. GET TICKETS Join New Mexico Entertainment for our special 40th Anniversary screening of Little Shop of Horrors.  Early-bird pre-sale tickets have the chance … Continue reading “Little Shop of Horrors” Grows @ Guild Cinema →

Programming – 2 for 1 Night – and ASFacts: ♣ New Mexico author & Bubonicon friend Benjamin Radford returns for his semi-annual visit!  Radford will be talking on Solving The Pachacamac Mystery. ♥ Plus we’ll have our club officer elections for moderator, alternator and executive secretary for 2027.  Not to mention choosing a “challenge” ingredient or theme for our December 2026 Dessert Cook-Off (or deciding just to have a holiday … Continue reading ABQ SF Society – Radford & Elections →

Meeting Date / Location: Monday, October 19, at 7:30 pm. Location is the 66 Diner at 1405 Central Ave NE (between I-25 and University Blvd). For October 2026, we will discuss Someone You Can Build A Nest In by John Wiswell (2025 trade paperback from DAW). 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 … Continue reading Droids & Dragons Book Group →