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Film Screening

B Movies and Bad Science: Cool Cats and Bad Kitties

Attend a screening of The Shadow of the Cat (1961) with Karie Bible, October 9.

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Date

Thursday, October 9, 2025 | 7–9:30 pm (Doors at 5:30 pm)

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Natural History Museum: NHM Commons Theater
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Tickets

$25 General Admission
$20 Members
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The Shadow of the Cat (1961)

Furry friends and feline frenemies are creeping onto the big screen at NHM’s Commons Theater! Join us for an evening of campy chills, eerie thrills, and lively conversation. Enjoy a screening of The Shadow of the Cat (1961) followed by a post-film discussion with Karie Bible, film historian and Hollywood Forever Cemetery Tour Guide, and guests Angie and Chris Schneider, Hollywood Heritage Museum, who will share insights on the film’s history, dive into pet stories and Hollywood lore, and talk about cat representation and stigmas in media.

About the film: 

The Shadow of the Cat (1961), directed by John Gilling and starring André Morell and Barbara Shelley, is a British horror classic that follows the story of Tabitha, the house cat of wealthy Ella Venable, who witnesses her owner’s murder at the hands of Ella’s husband and two servants, who are plotting to secure the inheritance.  As Tabitha seeks vengeance, the murderers spiral into paranoia, desperate to eliminate the only witness.

What to Expect: 

  • 7 pm – Screening of The Shadow of the Cat (1961) in NHM’s new Commons Theater with plenty of campy horror fun
  • Post-screening discussion – Featuring film historian Karie Bible with special guests Angie and Chris Schneider, Hollywood Heritage Museum
  • 5:30–7 pm – Pre-show activities:
    • Evening access to the Fierce! Story of Cats exhibition––an exciting, hands-on, immersive experience that brings you face-to-face with the world of cats
    • Activities in the lobby with the Kitten Rescue LA, vendors, and NHM experts
    • Cake or Fake? unveiling by Annabel de Vetten of Conjurer’s Kitchen, inspired by the film
    • Extended hours to grab a bite at for the SLAC Cafe in NHM Commons

Meet Our Guests:

Head and shoulders portrait of Karie Bible with long wavy red hair and a black blouse

Karie Bible, Film Historian, Hollywood Forever Cemetery Tour Guide, Cat Enthusiast. Karie was born on Halloween night, has two different colored eyes, and Bible is her real last name. She has been the in-house tour guide at Hollywood Forever Cemetery since 2002 and has appeared in segments for Turner Classic Movies, CNN, History Channel, NPR, and the PBS series World's Greatest Cemeteries. 

Dr. Christopher Schneider in a violet button-down shirt and holding a gray and white cat, sitting between two black dogs

Dr. Christopher Schneider (“Dr. Kitty Boy”) is Medical Director at VCA Chatsworth Veterinary Center, with special interests in internal medicine, feline health, and behavior. A Wisconsin native and UW–Madison graduate, he also serves on the Hollywood Heritage board, preserving film history at the Lasky- DeMille Barn alongside his wife, Angie.

Angie Schneider with arms crossed and wearing a gray v-neck sweater with black skulls

Angie Schneider combines a background in veterinary medicine and international lecturing with her passion for film history. As Museum Director and Treasurer of Hollywood Heritage, she curates exhibits, oversees archives, and stewards the historic Lasky-DeMille Barn. A classic Hollywood historian, she highlights the silent era and pioneering stars like Mary Pickford.
 

Annabel de Vetten with red hair, wearing a black chef's jacket with red buttons, and holding a skull

Stranger than fiction, Conjurer’s Kitchen was born when artist Annabel de Vetten married a magician. Her creation, their magic-themed wedding cake, was a show-stopper and the orders started to pour in. Since then, Annabel has turned her hand to all kinds of weird and wonderful projects. Each delicious design is ready to transport you to a realm of your dreams or nightmares, at first bite.  An established artist with a background in sculpture, taxidermy, and fine art; Annabel finds inspiration in all kinds of curious places, from her love of true crime through to 1960s wallpaper. Animals, anatomy, and the natural world regularly feature in her creations. She loves to explore, one particular series of cakes was influenced by a weekend exploring the cemeteries and crypts of Vienna. Her work always captures a kind of decadent oddity that has become the signature of Conjurer’s Kitchen.

Black cat holding a heart next to Kitten Rescue in capital letters

Kitten Rescue Los Angeles. Kitten Rescue’s mission is to rescue homeless cats and kittens from the streets and city shelters of Los Angeles, to rehabilitate them, and to place them in permanent homes. In doing this, we save cats from dying outdoors or being euthanized in LA city shelters.
 

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Karie Bible, Film Historian, Hollywood Forever Cemetery Tour Guide, Cat Enthusiast. Karie was born on Halloween night, has two different colored eyes, and Bible is her real last name. She has been the in-house tour guide at Hollywood Forever Cemetery since 2002 and has appeared in segments for Turner Classic Movies, CNN, History Channel, NPR, and the PBS series World's Greatest Cemeteries. 

Dr. Christopher Schneider (“Dr. Kitty Boy”) is Medical Director at VCA Chatsworth Veterinary Center, with special interests in internal medicine, feline health, and behavior. A Wisconsin native and UW–Madison graduate, he also serves on the Hollywood Heritage board, preserving film history at the Lasky- DeMille Barn alongside his wife, Angie.

Angie Schneider combines a background in veterinary medicine and international lecturing with her passion for film history. As Museum Director and Treasurer of Hollywood Heritage, she curates exhibits, oversees archives, and stewards the historic Lasky-DeMille Barn. A classic Hollywood historian, she highlights the silent era and pioneering stars like Mary Pickford.
 

Stranger than fiction, Conjurer’s Kitchen was born when artist Annabel de Vetten married a magician. Her creation, their magic-themed wedding cake, was a show-stopper and the orders started to pour in. Since then, Annabel has turned her hand to all kinds of weird and wonderful projects. Each delicious design is ready to transport you to a realm of your dreams or nightmares, at first bite.  An established artist with a background in sculpture, taxidermy, and fine art; Annabel finds inspiration in all kinds of curious places, from her love of true crime through to 1960s wallpaper. Animals, anatomy, and the natural world regularly feature in her creations. She loves to explore, one particular series of cakes was influenced by a weekend exploring the cemeteries and crypts of Vienna. Her work always captures a kind of decadent oddity that has become the signature of Conjurer’s Kitchen.

Kitten Rescue Los Angeles. Kitten Rescue’s mission is to rescue homeless cats and kittens from the streets and city shelters of Los Angeles, to rehabilitate them, and to place them in permanent homes. In doing this, we save cats from dying outdoors or being euthanized in LA city shelters.
 

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