Tucker & Dale vs. Evil

Emagine Willow Creek is screening Tucker & Dale vs. Evil on Monday, October 26. It's the 2010 horror-comedy that flips the slasher movie on its head, and seeing it on a big screen is a different experience than catching it on a couch.

If you've seen it, you know the setup: two well-meaning hillbillies, Tucker and Dale, buy a vacation home in the woods, only to be mistaken for murderous killers by a group of college students. The whole thing runs on a series of misunderstandings—the students think they're fighting for their lives, while Tucker and Dale just think they're having a really bad weekend. It's a movie that works best when you can see the reactions of the people around you, and that's exactly what you get at a theater.

For those who haven't seen it, it's a great entry point if you're not usually into horror. It plays with the tropes of the genre—the isolated cabin, the misunderstood locals, the mounting body count—but it does it with a wink. The comedy comes from the gap between what the characters believe and what's actually happening, and it's a movie that doesn't take itself too seriously.

The screening starts at 7:30 PM at Emagine Willow Creek in Minneapolis, and tickets are $9.