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• Livonian Cinema presents "Carnival of Souls" at Rubel Castle

  • When
    Saturday, October 17, 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Rubel Castle, 844 N Live Oak Ave, Glendora, CA 91741
  • Spaces left
    27

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  Come celebrate Halloween with a weekend of horror films screened outdoors at Rubel Castle!


  For our first movie night, we are partnering with The Livonian Cinema to present the 1962 cult classic Carnival of Souls. Produced by a group of industrial filmmakers making their feature debut, this independent movie follows a young woman who survives a fatal drag-racing accident in Kansas and moves to Salt Lake City to start fresh as a church organist. En route, she is haunted by a ghostly apparition that compels her toward a deserted lakeside pavilion. Let yourself be compelled to Rubel Castle on Saturday, October 17th to experience this unsettling masterpiece and perhaps hear the faint murmur of a distant organ...
  

  Saturday, October 17, 2026

  Screening starts at 7:00pm
  Doors open: 6:00pm
  Sunset at 6:14pm (see the castle at dusk)
  
  Carnival of Souls (1962) is not rated by the MPAA, though due to its psychological horror elements, viewer discretion is advised.
  
  

  $15 members, $20 non-members
  Proceeds support the preservation of Rubel Castle.

  
  What do I bring? 

  • Halloween costumes are strongly encouraged!
  • Bring your own lawn chairs or blankets for outdoor seating
  • Come prepared for the weather
    
    

  

  The Livonian Cinema is a traveling movie theater that visits sites of natural and cultural significance throughout Southern California.

  
  

  
  

  ABOUT RUBEL CASTLE

  Rubel Castle is a monumental folk architecture site nestled in the foothills of Glendora. It was built by hand by Michael Rubel and his "pharmhands" over several decades. Its stone masonry was handcrafted from river rock, recycled materials and an assemblage of the relics and artifacts of Glendora's early agricultural and industrial eras. Michael's innovative use of both natural and cultural materials makes Rubel Castle an exceptionally important masterwork within the context of folk art environments in California. It also serves as a rare resource and physical reminder of the citrus industry, which played a significant role in the development of the area in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. Rubel Castle is under the stewardship of the Glendora Historical Society and is open for guided tours by appointment only. To visit the Castle please reserve a tour: rubeltours.org.
  
  

  Advanced registration required. Payment due immediately. Reservation not guaranteed until paid in full. Non-refundable.
  
  This event is hosted by Livonian Cinema and the Glendora Historical Society.
  
  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION about this event, please email: membership@glendorahistoricalsociety.org
  

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• Special screening: "Guillotine" at Rubel Castle + Q&A with the Filmmakers

  • When
    Sunday, October 18, 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Rubel Castle, 844 N Live Oak Ave, Glendora, CA 91741
  • Spaces left
    26

  Register

  
  

  
  Come celebrate Halloween with a weekend of horror films screened outdoors at Rubel Castle!


  Our Sunday night movie, Ray Izad Mehr's Guillotine...
  

  THE GUILLOTINE was built on the ideals of The Enlightenment, an attempt to instill grace to an otherwise brutal expression of justice. Organized within 5 factual tales, we examine the Guillotine's role in history, from The French Revolution to the Fall of Saddam Hussein. At times humorous and ironic, poignant and thoughtful, these stories also reflect the morality of their times, tracing the philosophical attitudes about capital punishment, and the power structure that allows it to be. From a necessary evil to cold-blooded amusement, the blade falls with no less detachment.

  Followed by a Q&A WITH THE FILMMAKERS
  We take you behind GUILLOTINE—from its inception and unconventional production to the strange, dark and often unbelievable history that inspired the film.
  

  Sunday, October 18, 2026

  Screening starts at 7:00pm
  Doors open: 6:00pm
  
  Guillotine (2025) is rated MA (for mature audiences).  Viewer discretion is advised.
  
  

  $15 members, $20 non-members
  Proceeds support the preservation of Rubel Castle.

  
  

  What do I bring? 

  • Halloween costumes are strongly encouraged!
  • Bring your own lawn chairs or blankets for outdoor seating
  • Come prepared for the weather

  
  ABOUT RUBEL CASTLE

  Rubel Castle is a monumental folk architecture site nestled in the foothills of Glendora. It was built by hand by Michael Rubel and his "pharmhands" over several decades. Its stone masonry was handcrafted from river rock, recycled materials and an assemblage of the relics and artifacts of Glendora's early agricultural and industrial eras. Michael's innovative use of both natural and cultural materials makes Rubel Castle an exceptionally important masterwork within the context of folk art environments in California. It also serves as a rare resource and physical reminder of the citrus industry, which played a significant role in the development of the area in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. Rubel Castle is under the stewardship of the Glendora Historical Society and is open for guided tours by appointment only. To visit the Castle please reserve a tour: rubeltours.org.
  
  

  Advanced registration required. Payment due immediately. Reservation not guaranteed until paid in full. Non-refundable.
  
  This event is hosted by Livonian Cinema and the Glendora Historical Society.
  
  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION about this event, please email: membership@glendorahistoricalsociety.org
  

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