Rankin/Bass's stop-motion oddity gets its due on the big screen at The Beverly Theater, where the 1967 cult classic brings its ghoulish cast of monster caricatures to life in glorious, jerky animation. Baron Boris von Frankenstein's monster convention, populated by lampooned versions of Dracula, the Mummy, the Werewolf, and a Peter Lorre-inspired henchman, plays out with the same eerie charm and offbeat humor that's made this one a perennial favorite for fans of vintage animation and Halloween oddities alike.

Watching it in the intimate confines of the Beverly's 150-seat theater feels fitting for a film this idiosyncratic, its saturated colors and creaky puppet movements filling the screen while the venue's acoustics do justice to the film's memorable songs and voice work (courtesy of Boris Karloff and Phyllis Diller, among others). It's the kind of screening that rewards both newcomers curious about the film's cult status and longtime devotees who return to it every autumn.