Stephens Cinema

(1,80) (bic) (statuses) (update) Stephens Cinema Last Update November 2022 Zashiya (talk) 09:02, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

Stephens Cinema Foulkes Village [1, 80] the Brower Building (Nixbank) wasteland (Nixbank) a factory (Nixbank) the Buttle Building Stephens Cinema Clipper Drive the Deny Hotel Mockridge Cinema a carpark Basic Info: Cinemas are "shrouded in darkness" when unpowered. Cinemas are Dark buildings. In the presence of a fuelled portable generator, a Cinema's flavor text will change to one of the following: "…a black-and-white drama film still looping silently on its main screen." "…a recent horror film still looping silently on its main screen." "…an old horror film still looping silently on its main screen." "…a black-and-white documentary film still looping silently on its main screen." "…a recent drama film still looping silently on its main screen." "…a dramatic science-fiction film still looping silently on its main screen." "…a black-and-white science-fiction film playing on its main screen."

Stephens Cinema

Description

A small, ageing, single-screen cinema (remember those?). The facade has long since been vandalized, and the windows have all been boarded up.

Barricade Policy

As cinemas are dark and harder to reclaim from zombie occupation, barricades should be maintained at EHB.

History

Even in its heyday, Stephens Cinema was never intended to be a premier venue. At the time of its construction, a number of hastily constructed cinemas were also going up in Foulkes Village, to capitalize on a boom among movie-goers. However, as the cinema aged it lost its marketplace niche, as it had neither the ambiance to become a viable independent cinema, nor the size and amenities to compete with the larger "multi-plex" institutions.

The cinema had already closed its doors and boarded the windows before the quarantine of the city. Interestingly, survivors seeking solace in the boarded up building found a few odd reels in a janitor's closet. On strange nights the weary-worn traveler may be found reminiscing on better days, perhaps watching an old zombie movie...

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