The Sprocket Society
@sprocketsociety.bsky.social
Presenting analog film screenings in Seattle, WA since 2008. https://sprocketsociety.org/
Tonight! Me and Seattle treasure Lori Goldston are doing a multi-projector + live cello improv film jam, as part of the 10th anniv celebration of @common-area.bsky.social at their “annex” space Common Objects (2601 1st Ave). Doors at 7pm. It’s free! RSVP now at www.tixtree.com/e/cam-10th-a...
October 31, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Tonight! Me and Seattle treasure Lori Goldston are doing a multi-projector + live cello improv film jam, as part of the 10th anniv celebration of @common-area.bsky.social at their “annex” space Common Objects (2601 1st Ave). Doors at 7pm. It’s free! RSVP now at www.tixtree.com/e/cam-10th-a...
Our SECRET VAULT OF TORMENT show tomorrow 10/28 includes a secret feature that alarmed censors at the time. A sign with this “WARNING!” was displayed in some Canadian theaters. Ontario banned it outright b/c it was “Full of fiendish & diabolical doings.” Holland, too, b/c its “degrading effect.”
October 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Our SECRET VAULT OF TORMENT show tomorrow 10/28 includes a secret feature that alarmed censors at the time. A sign with this “WARNING!” was displayed in some Canadian theaters. Ontario banned it outright b/c it was “Full of fiendish & diabolical doings.” Holland, too, b/c its “degrading effect.”
Our all-16mm SECRET VAULT OF TORMENT is this Tues Oct 28 @ 7pm at NW Film Forum. We’re showing a bonkers secret mid-‘30s horror feature + a bunch of spooky shorts. Our feature’s an orig “SHOCK!” TV print. Here’s some pgs from the series’ 1958 pressbook. Tix & info: sprocketsociety.org/coming-soon/
October 27, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Our all-16mm SECRET VAULT OF TORMENT is this Tues Oct 28 @ 7pm at NW Film Forum. We’re showing a bonkers secret mid-‘30s horror feature + a bunch of spooky shorts. Our feature’s an orig “SHOCK!” TV print. Here’s some pgs from the series’ 1958 pressbook. Tix & info: sprocketsociety.org/coming-soon/
One week from tonight! 10/28 at NW Film Forum, our all-16mm show SECRET VAULT OF TORMENT w/ a secret 1930s horror feature + spooky shorts, including the “complete” Frankenstein saga via Castle Films digests. Also a 3-D short & more! Info & tix via sprocketsociety.org/coming-soon/
October 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
One week from tonight! 10/28 at NW Film Forum, our all-16mm show SECRET VAULT OF TORMENT w/ a secret 1930s horror feature + spooky shorts, including the “complete” Frankenstein saga via Castle Films digests. Also a 3-D short & more! Info & tix via sprocketsociety.org/coming-soon/
“Will the future ever appear? Should we continue to look upwards? Is the light we can see in the sky one of those which will presently be extinguished? The ideal is terrifying to behold... brilliant but threatened on all sides by the dark forces that surround it…” - Victor Hugo, “Les Misérables”
October 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“Will the future ever appear? Should we continue to look upwards? Is the light we can see in the sky one of those which will presently be extinguished? The ideal is terrifying to behold... brilliant but threatened on all sides by the dark forces that surround it…” - Victor Hugo, “Les Misérables”
Our next show! Tues. October 28 — a secret 1930s horror feature, Castle Films digests of the “complete” Frankenstein saga, plus more. All on 16mm film! More info + tix via sprocketsociety.org/coming-soon/ Part of ALL MONSTERS ATTACK! from @grandillusioncinema.org
October 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Our next show! Tues. October 28 — a secret 1930s horror feature, Castle Films digests of the “complete” Frankenstein saga, plus more. All on 16mm film! More info + tix via sprocketsociety.org/coming-soon/ Part of ALL MONSTERS ATTACK! from @grandillusioncinema.org
Super excited to be part of this free outdoor show on Friday 8/22 in Bellingham! Melies, Keaton, Weber, Hazards of Helen, and Felix the Cat — all accompanied live by members of the Bellingham Symphony (incl. 2 new scores). More info at sprocketsociety.org/coming-soon/
August 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Super excited to be part of this free outdoor show on Friday 8/22 in Bellingham! Melies, Keaton, Weber, Hazards of Helen, and Felix the Cat — all accompanied live by members of the Bellingham Symphony (incl. 2 new scores). More info at sprocketsociety.org/coming-soon/
Farewell to 1403 NE 50th Street, home for 54 years to the Grand Illusion Cinema (née The Movie House), and de facto home venue for us since 2010. Today is the last day of the lease, and the very last of The Things are getting moved out. Watch the GI’s socials and email list for popup screenings!
February 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Farewell to 1403 NE 50th Street, home for 54 years to the Grand Illusion Cinema (née The Movie House), and de facto home venue for us since 2010. Today is the last day of the lease, and the very last of The Things are getting moved out. Watch the GI’s socials and email list for popup screenings!
Long live the @grandillusioncinema.org!
February 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Long live the @grandillusioncinema.org!
Not our show, but don’t miss Roger Beebe giving one of his fantastic multi-projector shows this Tues., Jan. 28 at Mini-Mart Public Park (across from Boeing Field). He very rarely gets to Seattle, so carpe diem! www.minimartcitypark.com/events/2025/...
January 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Not our show, but don’t miss Roger Beebe giving one of his fantastic multi-projector shows this Tues., Jan. 28 at Mini-Mart Public Park (across from Boeing Field). He very rarely gets to Seattle, so carpe diem! www.minimartcitypark.com/events/2025/...
All aboard for the last Saturday Secret Matinee in its current home! This Saturday, Jan. 25 at 1:00 PM at the @grandillusioncinema.org see an episode of the 1945 serial THE PURPLE MONSTER STRIKES, a classic '50s sci-fi feature, and surprises, all on 16mm film! Tix at the door or via the GI website!
January 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
All aboard for the last Saturday Secret Matinee in its current home! This Saturday, Jan. 25 at 1:00 PM at the @grandillusioncinema.org see an episode of the 1945 serial THE PURPLE MONSTER STRIKES, a classic '50s sci-fi feature, and surprises, all on 16mm film! Tix at the door or via the GI website!
Greetings, Bluesky! The house is now open.
January 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Greetings, Bluesky! The house is now open.