Winters in Wisconsin can be exhausting. Sometimes the snow and cold feel like they’re never going to leave. So, we thought for this month at House of Horrors it would be good to escape the clutches of snow and cold with films that deal with snow and cold… Hey, wait a minute! That doesn’t make sense.  Okay, scratch that. This month at House of Horrors we will embrace the snow and cold with a snowy double feature!

If you like your horror to be packed with over-the-top gore, film references, and hot sex in a cold outhouse, look no further than the Norwegian splatterfest, Dead Snow. A group of Norwegian friends get the scariest history lesson of their lives during a weekend getaway to the snowy town of Øksfjord, where the party is interrupted by throngs of undead Nazi soldiers who once occupied the area. Armed with a machine-gun-equipped snowmobile, the gang fights for survival. And yes, we will be watching Dead Snow with subtitles. No dubbing ever!!!

Following up Dead Snow will be a film with a completely different tone, but it’s always good to shake things up a bit. Since House of Horrors takes place in a comic book shop, seems appropriate to show a film based on a comic book, right? If you like your vampires to actually be threatening, not all sparkly and shit, look no further than 30 Days of Night. When a monthlong period of darkness sets in on the tiny Alaskan town of Barrow, the locals are visited by a flock of bloodthirsty vampires who are eager to take advantage of the no-sun zone, prompting the town sheriff to act fast to save the day. WETA provides the special effects work, so you know it’s going to be top-notch.

Make no mistake about it, the snow is going to be bloody this month. Be sure to check out the trailers below, and mark your calendars. As always, House of Horrors is free and open to the public, so bring your friends!

Dead Snow Trailer
30 Days of Night Trailer