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Nightmares at the Neville Night 3: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
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Date: Oct. 27, 2026Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Neville Public Museum is proud to bring UW-GB professor Zack Kruse back to the museum for its 4th season of the horror film series “Nightmares at the Neville.” Nightmares at the Neville showcases three classic horror films with discussions led by Kruse, who is a scholar of comics, film, and American literature.
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
Enter the strange and stylish world of Dr. Anton Phibes in this darkly comedic horror classic starring Vincent Price. Believed to have died years earlier, the brilliant and disfigured Dr. Phibes secretly returns to London seeking revenge on the medical team he blames for his beloved wife’s death. With the help of his mysterious assistant Vulnavia, Phibes devises a series of elaborate and bizarre murders inspired by the biblical Ten Plagues of Egypt.
Directed by Robert Fuest, The Abominable Dr. Phibes is celebrated for Vincent Price’s theatrical performance, its macabre humor, and its striking Art Deco-inspired visual style.
Popcorn and soda will be available for purchase prior to each film’s showing.
Theatre doors open at 5:30pm.
More About Zack Kruse
Zack Kruse is the author of the Eisner-nominated Mysterious Travelers: Steve Ditko and the Search for a New Liberal Identity (University of Mississippi Press, 2021), recognized as one of the best books on comics in 2021 by The Comics Journal. He is a scholar of comics, film, and American literature, publishing broadly in each of these areas. As a comics creator, his strip, Mystery Solved!, appeared in Skeptical Inquirer Magazine. He was the founder and sole operator of the Appleseed Comics and Art Convention in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and he is the former marketing director for the largest comics retailer in the U.S. His voice can be heard on numerous comics and academic podcasts, as well as his weekly music program, The Mutant Graveyard. He is currently working on multiple film, comics, and academic projects. He never sleeps. He says he will never die.
