The House with Laughing Windows

Friday, October 16 - Saturday, October 17, 2026

Art restorer Stefano arrives at an isolated Italian village to repair a fresco depicting Saint Sebastian agonizing’s martyrdom. The original painter was a death artist: a madman so obsessed with mortality that, according to whispered rumors, he tortured his models in their final moments of life. When villagers start turning up dead, Stefano is forced to consider that the artist has returned to his brutal career, with Stefano as the primary target.

Screening as part of Waverly Midnights: Every Day is Halloween 2026

• Country Italy
• Language Italian w/ English subtitles
• Year 1976
• Running Time 110 minutes
• Director Pupi Avati
• Cast Lino Capolicchio, Francesca Marciano, Gianni Cavina, Giulio Pizzirani
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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