Meat Raffle (2023)

The Parkway Theater is bringing back Meat Raffle (2023) on Sunday, November 22, and this time the director, Aimee Chenal, will be there in person. It's a dark comedy horror shot in Burnett County, Wisconsin, and it's returning to the Parkway as a cult favorite. The screening is rated all ages, so you can bring whoever you want.

The story is set in a small Wisconsin town where things go sideways when a dark force takes over. Three women decide to take matters into their own hands and show one cop he's made the last 'mis steak' of his life—a pun that tells you exactly where the movie sits. It all happens on Halloween, with a blizzard closing in and revenge being won at that night's meat raffle. It's the kind of small-town horror that works because it leans into the specific, claustrophobic feel of a place cut off from the rest of the world by the weather.

Since it's a return to the Parkway, the night is built around the film itself rather than a full bill. Having Chenal there gives you a chance to hear from the person behind it, and since it's a cult favorite, it's a good one to catch with a crowd. The movie has built its following as an indie dark comedy horror, so if you're into that blend of the macabre and the absurd, this is right in your wheelhouse.

Doors open at 6 PM, and the screening starts at 7 PM. Tickets are $12 for general admission in advance—$16.73 with taxes and fees—and $17 at the door, which comes to $20 with taxes and fees. It's at The Parkway Theater in south Minneapolis.